by Joanna Jullien | Nov 21, 2018 | addiction, Children's Health & Mental Health, Children's mental health, Faith, Family, Parenting, Substance Abuse & Addiction, Substance abuse prevention, Teen drug addiction, Teen Drug Use, Uncategorized, Wisdom
As someone who has a passion for establishing open communication about the adult issues impacting the lives of youth and families, I want to share a community’s hopeful response to the opioid epidemic which has touched every family and community in some way. Last...
by Joanna Jullien | Nov 7, 2018 | addiction, Anxiety, Children's Health & Mental Health, Faith, Family, Internet addiction, Parent-child communication, Parenting, Prevention strategy, Recovery, Social Media, Substance abuse prevention, Teen Drinking, Teen drug addiction, Teen Drug Use, Teenagers, Uncategorized, Wisdom
Executive summary Suffering is a part of the human condition. And families have power to decide what to think about and how to respond to suffering. Brain science tells us that addiction is a form of suffering; it is a pathological relationship to intoxication* making...
by Joanna Jullien | Jun 4, 2018 | addiction, Anxiety, Children's Health & Mental Health, Cyber Safety, Discipline, Eating disorders, Faith, Family, Mobile Phone Use and Children, Parent-child communication, Parenting, Prevention strategy, Social Media, Substance abuse prevention, Teen Drinking, Teen drug addiction, Teen Drug Use, Teenagers, Uncategorized, Wisdom, Youth Suicide
This article features my remarks at the annual meeting of the Raising Placer/Coalition for Rocklin Youth, hosted at 180 Church in Rocklin, May 17, 2018. I am a founding member of Raising Placer, Coalition for Placer Youth and Coalition for Rocklin Youth, and currently...
by Joanna Jullien | Oct 24, 2017 | addiction, Anxiety, Children's Health & Mental Health, Children's mental health, Cyber Safety, Drug Abuse and Youth, Faith, Family, God's love, Internet addiction, Mobile Phone Use and Children, Parent-child relationship, Parenting, Recovery, Substance Abuse & Addiction, Teen drug addiction, Teen Drug Use, Uncategorized
There is something incredibly transformative and resilient about a person who suffers well. The person who seeks to know and do better in response to pain and then help others in their own suffering, brings forth a torch of resilience that can only be nurtured from...
by Joanna Jullien | Jun 28, 2017 | Anxiety, Bullying, Children's Health & Mental Health, Cyber Safety, Depression, Faith, Family, Internet Safety, Marijuna use by teens, Mobile Phone Use and Children, Parenting, Recovery, Relationship, Social Media, Substance Abuse & Addiction, Substance abuse prevention, Suicide, Teen drug addiction, Teen Drug Use, Uncategorized, Wisdom
(Below is the message Joanna shared with parents, educators, law enforcement, faith leaders and community leaders at the Coalition for Placer Youth, State of the Youth Community annual luncheon at 180 Church in Rocklin, last May 25. Joanna serves as the Chairperson...
by Joanna Jullien | Jun 22, 2017 | Abuse & Violence, Anxiety, Bullying, Children & Teens Problems & Pitfalls, Children's Health & Mental Health, Cyber Safety, Cyberbullying, Education, Faith, Family, Internet addiction, Mobile Phone Use and Children, Parent-child relationship, Parenting, Sex and sexual exploitation, Social Media, Substance Abuse & Addiction, Suicide, Teen drug addiction, Teen Drug Use, Teenagers, Texting, Uncategorized, Youth Suicide
On Sunday June 11, 60 Minutes aired a very revealing and insightful expose on how cyber tools and applications are designed to efficiently and proficiently engage the intellect and will of people so that they easily become addicted to the device – which then...
