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Family Engagement: Joining Your Loved One on The Path to Recovery

Written by Maria Miller on January 14, 2022.

On January 20, 2022, Voice and Vision, Inc. will host What is Family Engagement?, a webinar to share the latest in best practice for family involvement in recovery. The webinar will provide an opportunity for family members and others to ask questions related to this very positive message: family engagement in recovery results in better outcomes. As evident shown in the responses to our question in the graphic above and the many family members who provided content for Help and Hope—families WANT...

Back to School: Wellbeing

Written by Olga Antonyuk on August 27, 2021.

Returning to the classroom after more than a year of virtual or hybrid schooling may be both exciting and stressful for everyone in the household. And for those still not able to attend school in person, the start of the school year may be filled with mixed emotions. Change is challenging for everyone, and it is essential to remember that not every person reacts to change in the same way. Children recognize that this coming school year will look different than past years, whether they...

Temporarily Pink

Written by Kathryn Lerro on May 5, 2017.

Our old neighborhood sat at the base of a mountain in the Chugach foothills in Anchorage, Alaska. It was a beautiful place to live, with stunning views of mountains and sky and forest. The houses were a mix of one and two-story homes, most of which were painted or stained rich, natural colors. Although we did not have a homeowner’s association dictating these colors, some of our neighbors expressed strong opinions as to what hues were appropriately robust for dwellings in the “Last Frontier.”...

Good Meddling!

Written by Kathryn Lerro on September 23, 2016.

I sent a text to my daughter Alison one morning last week. I use the Swype feature on my phone to make texting quicker and I often get a kick out of the way it—with help from Autocorrect—changes my intended meaning. My text was meant to begin with “Good morning!” But instead, the message that appeared on the screen said, “Good meddling!” It made me laugh because the reason I was texting her was to make sure she was awake and getting ready for work. I was, indeed, “meddling.” My daughter spent...

Overcomers: Parenting Multiple Children with Special Needs

Written by Kathryn Lerro on October 23, 2015.

The term “special needs child” is commonplace these days. It’s likely we all know someone who has a child with special needs. It’s understood that parenting a child with special needs is a huge undertaking and a labor of extreme love—the thought of parenting more than one of these unique children at the same time, however, is mind-boggling. Recently, I met Anne*—a wonderfully upbeat woman who has three children—all of whom have “special needs.” As if coping with her children’s difficulties was...

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Family Engagement: Joining Your Loved One on The Path to Recovery

Back to School: Wellbeing

Temporarily Pink

Good Meddling!

Overcomers: Parenting Multiple Children with Special Needs

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