June 15th, 2007 by Ann Walker
Schools for Troubled teens that incorporate animal assisted or equine assisted therapy as part of the curriculum for their population of troubled teens are creating an extremely valuable learning experience. The angry and shut down teen has the rare opportunity to rip the walls down from his heart, discovering a measure of safety in loving […]
June 15th, 2007 by Ann Walker
Teen help comes in unexpected ways. Teen crisis intervention sometimes is a huge production with fund raising campaigns and monthly meetings and earnest, dedicated volunteers
Then sometimes intervention comes in a dream. That one clear and lucid moment when a troubled teen first realizes the possibilities of a world outside their pain or sorrow. A promise […]
June 15th, 2007 by Ann Walker
Teens at risk need to quit listening to rap. It is amazing that such guttural language and images are foisted on America’s youth with impunity. Indeed, millions of dollars are earned by artists who are proud of their criminal backgrounds, who write lyrics that perpetuate racism and teen age drug abuse and malign women at […]