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Adopting a Proactive Approach to Promote Your Mental Wellness

Adopting a Proactive Approach to Promote Your Mental Wellness Often, when we hear the phrase “mental health,” our mind turns immediately to mental illness. Yet, the truth is, just like all of us have physical health, we also have mental health. Those who have physical health challenges must still focus on their overall health. They
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Global Strife Reinforces Commitment to Protecting Children at PEP

Global Strife Reinforces Commitment to Protecting Children at PEP By Habeebah R. Grimes, CEO, Positive Education Program I desire to live in a world that is free from violence. My own childhood and choice to work in service to children, many of whom have experienced or witnessed abhorrent forms of violence, inform this desire and
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Juneteenth Freedom Day 2023

Juneteenth Freedom Day 2023 This story, originally authored by PEP CEO Habeebah R. Grimes, is an updated version of one published on June 17, 2022. On June 17, 2020, President Biden proclaimed Juneteenth a federal holiday. Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) marks the day federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control
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