By Tre Gabriel Flawless Intern When I graduated from Columbia University this past spring, I thought my football career would end. Luckily, because I redshirted my freshman year, I still had an extra year of athletic eligibility left, which I decided to utilize by playing for Keiser University in my hometown in Florida. I’ve been…
On the first day of their senior year of high school, it begins. Your child leaves for school, maybe indulging you in one last photo before walking across the lawn, past the long-outgrown swing set, and into the car. You’re surprised by the powerful loss that accompanies the pride you feel, as you watch your…
The University of Michigan and Ohio State University may be sworn enemies on the football field, but in the mental health arena, they are on the same team. Both universities have developed unique programs to improve the mental health of their student-athletes. Other schools like The University of North Carolina and Oregon State are also…
By Tre Gabriel Flawless Intern This summer, Team Flawless was represented at the RULER Institute for a training called, “Creating Emotionally Intelligent Schools.” This highly interactive training provided administrators, teachers, and staff for grades pre-K through 12 with an introduction to skills to develop their own emotional skills as well as tools to implement the…
By Georgie Blenkey, Flawless Intern As a young person in this day and age, we’re constantly being told by our peers, teachers, and parents how important internships are for our resumes. At the same time, it can be tough to find an internship that is fulfilling and enriching. This may be true, but after interning…
By Tre Gabriel Flawless Intern Entering college at the ripe old age of 17, I had no problem admitting that I didn’t know stuff. I didn’t know what to major in, didn’t know where my classes would be, didn’t know my way around intimidating New York City. But none of these things worried me too…
By Tre Gabriel Flawless Intern There are more than 15 million kids with social, emotional, and behavioral challenges in North America alone. Most are misunderstood and being ineffectively disciplined. I learned this recently, when I attended a Tier 1 training for “Think:Kids in Collaborative Problem Solving,” led by Think:Kids Director & Founder, Dr. Stuart Ablon…
At Mental Health America’s annual conference in Washington D.C., the theme was “dueling diagnoses”— the experience of having multiple medical conditions, typically affecting all aspects of health. Many of the speakers at the conference shared what it’s like to live with a physical illness along with mental health issues. Depression and anxiety are two…
When a group of leaders comes together to talk about mental health, it is likely that the phrase “policy changes” is going to be batted around. In this country, we have so far to go before the complicated, interlaced, systemic problems related to mental health policy are solved, and many leaders in the field have…
By Tre Gabriel Flawless Intern “When sparks are flying the kids are changing” – Bob Zaccheo founder of Project Lift The Flawless team recently visited Project L.I.F.T. (Life Initiatives for Teens), a Florida-based non-profit movement, dedicated to improving the lives of at-risk teens and their families through substance use treatment, mental health counseling, mentoring, and…