Risk Factors

May 15-June 15 is Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month.

It was time for everyone in my 6th grade class to line up in the school gym for our annual weight/height measurements by the school nurse.

Bullying is defined as unwanted, aggressive behavior among school-aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance.

In the past decade, headlines reporting the tragic stories of a young person's suicide death linked in some way to bullying have become regrettably comm

Although bullying can occur among individuals of any weight, overweight and underweight children tend to be at higher risk for bullying.

Recent media publicity around suicides by youth who were bullied by their peers has led many to assume that bullying often leads directly to suicide.

Bullying can happen anywhere. It can happen in person, online, or behind your back. But there are some groups that are at higher risk.

On the surface, bullying and youth substance use may seem like separate problems.

Bullying can affect everyone - those who are bullied, those who bully, and those who witness bullying.

From a very early age, we pick up on important social cues that benefit us throughout school, and even into our working lives.