Many abilities are lost as time passes with Alzheimer’s disease. Cognitive functions decline, behaviors become unpredictable and communication deteriorates to the point in which the individual can no longer express…
Author: Dr. Jim Collins
Activities and Quality of Life
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said “It is a happy talent to know how to play”. How appropriate is this for activity professionals? To not only know how to play but…
Death by Heroin: Ohio’s Heroin Epidemic
This is a shocking title to an even more disturbing presentation that I provide all over the state of Ohio. After a good deal of contemplating the name of the…
Human Trafficking & Mental Health
Individuals who are trafficked suffer greatly, not only physically, but mentally, behaviorally and emotional as well. They will develop what psychiatrists call “Co-Occurring” disorders, meaning the occurrence of two or…
Human Trafficking: Physical Health Consequences
Physical and medical health problems of trafficked persons can range from minor to severe. Unfortunately, they can also lead to death. Many injuries, illnesses and infections including hepatitis, HIV and…
Human Trafficking: Support and Care
Human beings are recruited, harbored, moved or obtained by traffickers around the world and right here in the United States. They are then trafficked into the commercial sex industry, agriculture…