During the 2021 – 2022 school year, Positive Education Program took several occasions to celebrate its 50th anniversary. To cap off the year, kids and staff from each Day Treatment Center and PEP Connections had the chance to celebrate together at special PEP birthday parties. Central Office staff, including PEP Early Childhood Plus and PEP
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PEP Phoenix Student Featured in Statewide News Story On Monday June 13, Spectrum News Channel 1 ran a story as part of its “Building Resilient Communities” series that featured a student from Positive Education Program. Omar El Sabe, a PEP Phoenix student in eighth grade who is in the process of transitioning back to his
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Juneteenth – A Celebration of Freedom A year ago, on June 17, 2021, 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 of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed, a full two and a
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Three Simple Ways to Promote 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 may, for
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