SMI – Serious Mental Illness The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), which defines SMI (Serious Mental Illness) as: A mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder (excluding developmental and substance use disorders); Diagnosable currently or within the past year; Of sufficient duration to meet diagnostic criteria specified within the 4th edition of the Diagnostic…
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A fathers thoughts about Steubenville.
It is easy for someone to make armchair assumptions about a situation. Steubenville has been in the headlines lately because of incidents that occurred their which involved the football team, some cheerleaders and a party. To say that a lack of social responsibility occurred is an understatement. What possessed this reportedly bright stars of their…
Now is the time to come together.
When I started this blog, I swore that I wouldn’t post a lot of political commentary. That said, I view this as more a philosophy than a commentary. ============= An election is over. Well over 1 billion US dollars was spent on the Presidential Election alone. Right or wrong. That is the reality that we…