For Dr. Mary Jo Podgurski, the mission is personal. As founder of the UPMC Washington Teen Outreach, Podgurski has spent nearly four decades passionately working to close the gap between kids in crisis and the care they need. And now, Teen Outreach is expanding one of its education ...
Q. Something really awful happened. My mom鈥檚 best friend has a daughter who committed suicide. I didn鈥檛 know the daughter that well, but I observed her mom grieve and my mom got all worried about me. I鈥檝e felt depressed off and on in my life but I鈥檝e never even thought of ending it all. ...
Q. My big brother says I need to stop acting so smart at school. I asked him to clarify and he said, 鈥淪top answering all the questions.鈥� I find that to be ridiculous. I鈥檓 at school to learn. I get excited when I know something, so my hand goes right up. He says I won鈥檛 be popular if ...
Readers reacted to my column from the 13-year-old dealing with parents who split up. The email below was the most poignant. Q. I鈥檓 glad that 13-year-old had you to talk with. My family isn鈥檛 big on communication. And they put down anyone who seeks counseling. I should know. My parents ...
Q. My parents split up two weeks ago. I feel lost. My mom moved us to another apartment right away because she said the one we lived in cost too much. My dad moved too. I鈥檓 supposed to split my time with them, but it鈥檚 very confusing right now. I don鈥檛 feel like I have a place of my own ...
Q. I鈥檓 a first-year student in college. It鈥檚 the college I wanted but now I鈥檓 not so sure. I thought I was ready to be this far from home, but I miss my family. Honestly, I miss everything 鈥� my bedroom, my house, my cat, my friends. I even miss my high school, and I was so excited to ...
