By Tali Arbel, TampaBay.com The stresses of hard times can overwhelm someone without a support system of family and friends, psychologists say, sometimes even leading to tragedies at a work site. The Labor Department, for example, reported recently that suicides at a workplace rose to 251 last year, the highest since record-keeping began in 1992. …
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School shooting survivor shares five ways to keep kids safe this year
By Rebecca Powell, examiner.com When it comes to school safety, many parents wonder just what they can do to help insure their tween stays safe in what should be a danger-free zone: school. Missy Jenkins was paralyzed from the waist down in the 1997 Heath High School shooting that occurred in West Paducah, Ky. In …
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