I have to say I am quite impressed with the people who have reached out to me after I posted that I was interested in collaborating. Over my 30 years working in healthcare -- with a focus of quality improvement -- I have recognized over and over that we are such a reactive society. BUT!!! You guys rock. So many people are doing AMAZING things. But we are mostly invisible, as the reactive seems to outshine the proactive prevention. BUT!!!! Not if we can collaborate and band together. Just...

Good morning! Did anyone see this study? https://www.inc.com/dana-severson/after-studying-lives-of-724-men-for-79-years-harvard-reveals-1-biggest-secret-to-success-happiness.html It is more supporting documentation to the Enjoy Life Community® concept that I had developed and would love to work with people of like mind as I have found here in the AcesConnection network to implement. I truly believe it is a solution for any community -- a school community, neighborhood or workplace. The...

In June it was reported that Heroin is now the leading cause of death in Americans under 50 years old. The article reported that 144 people will die from accidental overdose today. When you add that to the statistics regarding suicide: 121 suicides are completed a day, including 22 of our veterans, and also the fact that, for every one suicide completed, 25 are attempted, which equates to 3,025 / day = 3,146 suicides completed or attempted EVERY day in the US. For perspective, there are...

Some months ago I was privileged to attend a conference that focused on our veterans, the issues they faced after discharge from service, their expectations, their feelings of social isolation, and how, together, we could provide resources and opportunities to improve their quality of life. I came to a conclusion after just the first speaker at the event: The discussion presented described not only to the experience faced by our veterans, but could be applied to every member of our society,...