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Alcohol & other drugs

Anxiety and stress

• Coping with holiday stress
• Fitting it all in: how to manage your time
• Guidelines for coping with change
• Helping children cope with holiday stress: tips for parents
• Managing change with resilience
• Relaxation: the anti-stress

Depression

• What is seasonal affective disorder?  

Earthquake 

• In the Aftermath of the Haitian Earthquake

Family care & education

• Technology and young children: what parents should know
• Tips for monitoring your teen's use of digital technologies 

Flooding 

• Flood - Preparation and Recovery Handbook 
• What To Do Before and During a Flood 
• After a Flood: The First Steps

Health and wellness

• Fitness: steps to a healthy lifestyle
• Getting real about diet and exercise
• How does dementia differ from normal aging?
• Pennies for prevention: high-return investments in your health
• Take care of your brain
• When a family member has Alzheimer's disease

Military

• Active duty to civilian life: how to ease the workplace transition
• Children's needs in the face of war
• Coping when a family member has been called to war
• Helping our children deal with war
• Military deployment: first considerations
• Military duty? Help is available

Money & legal

• Coping with Financial Stress
• Protecting yourself from identity theft
• Trim unnecessary expenses tip sheet

Relationships

• Adjusting to single fatherhood
• Caring for older relatives from a distance
• Enriching your life through relationships
• Helping your parents plan for the future
• How the sandwiched generation manages work and family demands
• How to talk to children about war and terrorism
• Long-distance caregiving for elders
• Safety benefits of getting to know your neighbors
• The sandwiched generation: are you feeling the squeeze?
• Use humor to enhance your relationships
• Why friends matter

Work

• Balancing work/life is a two-way street
• Let's get civil: good manners nurture good relationships
• The balancing act