Speak Up Arkansas: Why Voting in Every Election is Important
Episode Summary: On this episode of Speak Up Arkansas, we are joined by Senator Joyce Elliott with Get Loud Arkansas as well as Rebecca Zimmerman from Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families. We are doing to dive into voting, barriers to voting, and really discuss why voting in EVERY election is important. Topics Discussed History […]
Speak Up Arkansas: Back to School with IEPs
Episode Summary: This is an important time of year for parents, students, and educators – back to school! It can also be a frustrating and scary time trying to navigate your child’s Individualized Education Program, or IEP. In adding transition services into the IEP, and a NEW proactive curriculum coming out to aid you in […]
Database Sheds Light on State’s Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs)
This month on Speak Up Arkansas, we’re talking about the Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities, or PRTFs. These facilities are long term residential treatment facilities designed to address mental illness or behavioral health needs for youth under the age of 21. DRA believes all children deserve to be safe and to receive trauma-informed, intensive treatment in […]
Speak Up Arkansas: MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. It is estimated that close to 1 billion people worldwide have a mental health condition. The World Health Organization estimates that between 5.7%-8% of adults suffer from depression. Yet nearly 2/3 of people with a known mental health condition never seek treatment. Why is this, when mental health challenges […]
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY: RESOURCES, DISPARITIES, AND THE LONG JOURNEY BACK
An estimated 33,126 Arkansans are living with long-term disabilities as a result of traumatic brain injury. Every day, at least one Arkansan sustains a moderate to severe TBI, and every 3-4 days, one of them succumbs to their injury. Traumatic brain injury is the #1 cause of disability in the United States, accounting for 113.4 […]