For many, the third Sunday in June is anything but a celebration. Greeting cards and commercials suggest Father's Day is a uniformly happy occasion — a barbecue, a tie, a heartfelt card. For a significant portion of our community, that picture feels foreign or even painful. Some are ...
The summer solstice falls in late June, marking the longest day of the year. In Ogden, the sun rises before 6 a.m. and sets after 9 p.m., with twilight lingering past 10 p.m.. For an animal whose biology evolved to fall asleep when it gets dark, this presents a problem. Many people assume ...
When most people hear “PTSD,” they picture a combat veteran. That image, while real, leaves out the great majority of people who actually meet criteria for the disorder. According to large epidemiological studies, the most common causes of PTSD in the United States are sexual assault, ...
The American Red Cross of Utah is making sure that the public is aware of the risks of wildfires. This month, the American Red Cross of Utah announced that as part of Wildfire Awareness Month (May) and for the rest of the summer, it would offer free basic home wildfire risk assessments at ...
Pride Month, observed each June, began as a commemoration of the Stonewall uprising in 1969 and has become a broader cultural moment for visibility and community for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer Americans. Less often discussed is the mental health context: LGBTQ+ individuals, ...
The last bell rings and summer stretches ahead—three months of possibility that can become three months of screen time, boredom complaints, and parental exhaustion. The sudden loss of structure affects children more than many parents realize, and the freedom that seems like a gift can become ...
