BrainWise Blog

Rotary Youth/Interact Club Members Teach BrainWise

In 2012, Denver Mile High Rotary started an Interact/Young Rotary Club at the Career Education Center—Early College of Denver (CEC). CEC is a public high school, with a largely Hispanic population, that offers dual enrollment for college, with a variety...

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BrainWise and Rotary Collaborate to Serve Others

Seventeen years ago, Dr. Barry met with two members of the Denver Mile High Rotary (DMHR)Club. Patricia Fiske was starting a local school/community project and Susan Henderson was a nursing colleague of Dr. Barry who knew about BrainWise and wanted...

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BrainWise Helps Families in Crisis

Kristin Green and her team of child and parent advocates support families in crisis through the Lawrence County Community Action Partnership in New Castle, PA. In 2017, she introduced BrainWise to help parents regain custody of children who have been...

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How to Be a BrainWise Parent

The latest data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) show that mental health issues are continuing to increase in children and youth. “These data echo a cry for help,” said CDC’s Debra Houry, M.D., M.P.H, “but science shows the...

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Pilot Test: BrainWise Taught to Previously Homeless Veterans

To address the multiple needs of previously homeless veterans with serious mental illness (SMI), the Veterans Administration (VA) offers a number of specialized services, some which are imbedded into transitional housing programs that offer treatment for mental health and substance...

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