According to Mental Health America, a national nonprofit dedicated to the promotion of mental health, well-being, and illness prevention, approximately 50 million Americans are currently experiencing some form of mental illness. In addition, over 12.1 million adults have reported serious thoughts of suicide at some point. While it is abundantly clear that there is a
I thought I would take a break this week from my usual topics of health and the occasional sports story and veer just a little off my usual path. As I may or may not have mentioned in past articles — I honestly can’t remember — I work full-time in community health education and outreach.
For most young athletes, playing a sport at the college level is their dream. However, getting noticed by college coaches and recruiters today takes more than simply being good at a sport. Often, athletes — even stars — coming from small towns never get on the radar of the teams they would like to play
Local Strongman Adam Grimes is not only an inspiration to strength athletes in Pennsylvania but also got a chance to motivate Special Olympians in New York earlier this year. In April, Grimes received an invitation from Mike Murray, Director of Powerlifting for the New York State Special Olympics, to put on a special strength presentation
As a parent of five, I can confidently say that those early years put quite a financial squeeze on parents. Children’s clothes and shoes are expensive. Add to that those things needed for infants, such as highchairs, cribs, bouncers, and other things, and it is almost impossible for a young family to make ends meet.
According to FBI statistics, violent crime is down approximately 6%, which is an encouraging trend. However, we still have a long way to go. In 2023, there were 22.5 violent crimes per 1,000 people aged 12 or older in the United States. Questions many of us would ask are “Where, specifically, does violence originate?” and
