We are so excited to announce that Interact will be partnering with our friends at Block Church to co-host a Back-to-School Community Event at our Henry Ave location on 8/13/22. We plan to have a resource fair with local community partners coming together to share resources including groceries, backpacks, and
Author: Alex Kohn, M.A. Over the past two years of the pandemic, we have often found ourselves living more sedentary lives, as we sit through remote classes, meetings, and social gatherings. While it can be easy to sit for an extended period of time without movement, it typically does not
Author: Hallye Rosenbloom, B.A. A recent survey completed by the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s Monitoring the Future Study found that, in 2020, 19.6% of high school students had tried an e-cigarette in the past 30 days. They also discovered that, in 2020, 4.7% of middle schoolers had used e-cigarettes
Author: Meredith Cola, B.A. April is Autism Acceptance and Awareness month. One of the important ways we can support autistic members of our community is by advocating for the funding that provides some of the supports and services autistic people need to live safely in our communities. Last month, President
Author: Mallory Inselberg, M.A. Struggling with self-confidence and self-esteem is very common. Many people struggle with self-doubt which then leads to self-criticism. This then contributes to our self-perception. A negative self-perception can negatively affect your life, including your education, your career, your relationships and friendships, and your health. Below are
Author: Laura Frank, M.A. Gender identity is defined as an individual’s internal experience of gender. This could include an internal sense of being a man, woman, both, neither, or another gender. For children, gender identity begins to develop around age three, and by age five children are seen expressing their
Author: Janessa Brown Much clinical and research attention is currently oriented toward studying the efficacy and utilization of mindfulness-based approaches and practices to offset various aspects of mental health pathology. The term “mindfulness” lends itself to numerous descriptions and tends to differ from psychological to traditional perspectives. Central aspects, in