by Kandice | Apr 1, 2025 | Blog
Written by: Amanda McMillen, LCSW, with support by AI Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept—it’s here, shaping how our children learn, play, and interact with the digital world. AI is becoming an integral part of everyday life, from AI-powered...
by Kandice | Feb 26, 2025 | Blog
Written by: Lisa Konick, PhD, Licensed Clinical Psychologist February 21, 2025 Social media is deeply embedded in the lives of today’s teens, influencing their social interactions, self-image, and even mental health. It serves as a space for self-expression,...
by Kandice | Feb 24, 2025 | Blog
January 21, 2025 Amanda McMillen, LCSW, Executive Director, Alive Center Social media has become integral to teens’ lives, offering platforms for connection, creativity, and learning. Yet, while it meets some of their needs, it often leaves significant gaps that...
by Alive | Jan 25, 2021 | Blog
The Alive Center has been open 5 ½ years now and we hear all kinds of wonderful things from the parents and guardians of the teens we support. From the teens that come to drop-in day in and day out, we hear one consistent theme. They all say that the Alive Center...
by Kandice | May 5, 2020 | Blog
By Kandice Henning We live in a dualistic world of opposites, hot and cold, dark and light, good and bad, etc. But is bad really all bad? Or it is interlaced with silver linings, with learnings and growth? Life is not meant to be an endless string of pleasantries. I...
by Kandice | Jan 20, 2020 | Blog
By Jared Mason I reached a surprising milestone this year. I have been drawing for a quarter of a century. When I was a little kid, most of my drawings came in the form of doodles in the margins of notebooks or church programs. I would tear out the little corners and...
