I spent time on a suicide unit & also on a youth crisis unit. Their parents were lucky these kids survived & many tried again. I was very successful there. Those who worked with me, did not come back. They moved on to make a difference in their lives…because the one thing I could give

TEACHERS, ALEX WAS A KID AT RISK!  Do you want him in your classroom?  ALEX was a kid at risk. But, he is different. He is an example of fortitude & hope for all At- Risk Kids because he told us about all he had done to get the help he needed from FVYD. Who

WHY WE CHOSE MENTAL ILLNESS instead of READING FOR OUR KIDS! FVYD BLOGS —Three (3-part) Series:   (1) Let’s let our kids avoid mental illness in Elementary school;   (2) It only gets worse in Middle School: but… FVYD can help!   (3) Alternatively, death or dying in High School- Parents & FVYD choose life!  Part 1 Let’s

When a DONATION means much more….  Future Visions Youth Dev. Inc FVYD  Boy do I “strongly dislike” asking all of you for your money these 28 years. That is probably why I have not done it more than once or twice. I ask—only, when our program is in a school!  (So as you look through,

Let’s talk about the fall & Pumpkin time. IT was the end of the school year, second half of second grade: My 7-year-old child’s teacher called to suggest my child go to bed earlier at night-as she frequently covered her head and put it down on the desk. I always do my best to support