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Things Have Changed: What Every Parent and Educator Should Know About the Student Mental Health and Substance Misuse Crisis
Written with a parent’s passion and empathy, Things Have Changed offers a clear road map for navigating painful struggles that many modern children and students face, including mental health issues, substance abuse, and more.
Today’s world can be a daunting one for parents. Anxiety, depression, addiction, eating disorders, loneliness, social media; the list goes on. Award-winning author, student wellbeing activist, and creator of The William Magee Institute for Student Wellbeing at the University of Mississippi, David Magee offers guidance on raising teens amid increasingly common challenges.
Magee shares research-backed insights on how to:
• Have conversations about mental health and drug and alcohol abuse
• Empower your child to ask for help when they need it
• Decide when and if treatment is needed
• Encourage your child to invest in healthy relationships
• Be intentional about social media use and interactions
• Foster your child’s desire to engage with your family
• Create and maintain healthy boundaries
• Advocate for your child’s wellbeing at school and with family
Now, more than ever, parents and educators need better information about the challenges facing their children, what sorts of issues to expect and when, and the warning signs to look for. You’ll find the guidance you need to feel prepared and tackle obstacles to your child’s wellbeing in Things Have Changed.
Today’s world can be a daunting one for parents. Anxiety, depression, addiction, eating disorders, loneliness, social media; the list goes on. Award-winning author, student wellbeing activist, and creator of The William Magee Institute for Student Wellbeing at the University of Mississippi, David Magee offers guidance on raising teens amid increasingly common challenges.
Magee shares research-backed insights on how to:
• Have conversations about mental health and drug and alcohol abuse
• Empower your child to ask for help when they need it
• Decide when and if treatment is needed
• Encourage your child to invest in healthy relationships
• Be intentional about social media use and interactions
• Foster your child’s desire to engage with your family
• Create and maintain healthy boundaries
• Advocate for your child’s wellbeing at school and with family
Now, more than ever, parents and educators need better information about the challenges facing their children, what sorts of issues to expect and when, and the warning signs to look for. You’ll find the guidance you need to feel prepared and tackle obstacles to your child’s wellbeing in Things Have Changed.
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About the author
David Magee
18 books30 followersDavid Magee is the bestselling author of the award-winning Dear William: A Father’s Memoir of Addiction, Recovery, Love and Loss, a Publisher’s Weekly bestseller featured on CBS Mornings, and other books including his forthcoming memoir is A Little Crazy (September, 2024), a sequel to Dear William, about mental health and finding purpose and joy written in his inspirational and vulnerable voice.
He's also host of the new podcast (launching Sept. 10, 2024) A Little Crazy. Learn more at www.alittlecrazy.com.
David is a sought-after speaker in communities, business, schools and universities, about mental health and substance misuse challenges and solutions, and he was involved in creating the William Magee Center and the William Magee Institute for Student Wellbeing at the University of Mississippi, named after his late son.
Previously, David was a daily newspaper publisher, a media company president, small business owner, a regular guest on CNBC, and once hosted a national cable TV and radio program (The David Magee Show).
He and his wife Kent, a yoga for addiction teacher, live in Oxford, Mississippi.
He's also host of the new podcast (launching Sept. 10, 2024) A Little Crazy. Learn more at www.alittlecrazy.com.
David is a sought-after speaker in communities, business, schools and universities, about mental health and substance misuse challenges and solutions, and he was involved in creating the William Magee Center and the William Magee Institute for Student Wellbeing at the University of Mississippi, named after his late son.
Previously, David was a daily newspaper publisher, a media company president, small business owner, a regular guest on CNBC, and once hosted a national cable TV and radio program (The David Magee Show).
He and his wife Kent, a yoga for addiction teacher, live in Oxford, Mississippi.
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July 29, 2024
Another wake up call from the talented Davis Magee. This book is a must read for parents, counselors and educators — as well as anyone concerned about the realities of what young adults are facing!
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