Author: Overcoming Adversity | Buteau’s Odyssey

Ordinarily, when children under 18 years old need health or mental health services, the clinician requests consent from their parents or legal guardians (Maslyanskaya & Alderman, 2019; McNary, 2014).[1] Parental consent not only ensures that parents know about the services that their children are receiving, but also that the services are helpful and actively support treatment progress. In some situations, however, children—particularly older teenagers—may wish to engage the services of a clinician without parental knowledge or consent. These situations may arise when: there is an emergency situation and parents are not immediately available (e.g., a child with plans for suicide…

PITTSBURGH — From the first day of training camp, Jonathan Drouin and Bo Horvat have been stapled together on the second line, just the way Horvat and Mat Barzal used to be. Isles coach Patrick Roy’s plan to move Barzal back to center needs a lot to go right in order to work. Drouin and Horvat forming two-thirds of a productive second line may not be the top item on the list, but it’s high up. “I think really good,” Drouin told The Post of his chemistry with Horvat. “Especially that last [preseason] game, obviously we had zero points, but…

From its resurrection of EC Comics to intriguing creations such as Yuletide and Crownsville, Oni Press has consistently been at the forefront of excitingly innovative stories in the realm of comics, and they’re continuing to take the medium to new heights by teaming up with renowned production company SpectreVision for High Strangeness, “a five-part experiment in comic book storytelling influenced by real, documented cases of paranormal phenomena.” With High Strangeness Book One: 1967 now available in comic book shops, Daily Dead had the great pleasure of recently catching up with Oni Press President & Publisher Hunter Gorinson to discuss collaborating…

Page Six may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. The next stop on Taylor Swift’s late night tour is, well, “Late Night.” Swift will return to “Late Night with Seth Meyers” for the first time since promoting “Red (Taylor’s Version)” in 2021. It’ll mark her third time on the show, as she made her “Late Night” debut just a few months after the show itself debuted in August 2014. The singer will be the only guest on tonight’s episode, where she’ll sit down with Meyers…

President Trump announced Wednesday that Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the “first phase” of a peace plan expected to pause fighting in Gaza and lead to the release of hostages held by the terror group. “This means that ALL of the Hostages will be released very soon, and Israel will withdraw their Troops to an agreed upon line as the first steps toward a Strong, Durable, and Everlasting Peace,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “All Parties will be treated fairly!” the president added, calling it “a GREAT Day for the Arab and Muslim World, Israel, all surrounding…

He’s Mum-dani when his allies need him. Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani dodged and avoided taking a position on ballot measures going to public vote in November — as some would-be City Council allies are getting frustrated with his word-salad explanations for staying out of the fray. The democratic socialist’s latest dodge on Wednesday comes as a fight continues to brew over Measures 2, 3 and 4 on this year’s election ballots that would shift power to the mayor from the council on housing and zoning. Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaking at a press conference on East 54th Street…

When you grow up in your biological family, you rarely stop to notice the little familiarities surrounding you. A laugh that sounds just like your father’s. A facial expression that mirrors your grandmother’s. A talent for music that seems to go back generations. These reflections are examples of genetic mirrors, quiet reminders of who you are, where you come from, and where you might be headed. For adoptees and current foster youth, these mirrors are often absent. Without them, children may feel like explorers “without a map”, uncertain of where they belong. This absence can result in what psychologist H.…

Gold crossed the $4,000-per-ounce line this week; with nearly three months to go, the price is up 51% this year — the biggest jump since it soared 126% in 1979, deep in the depths of Jimmy Carter’s stagflation, gas lines and foreign-policy disasters. In other words, gold spikes historically indicate investor panic; the metal’s seen as the safest place to put money when everything else is going south. Yet the nation’s just seen two straight quarters of nearly 4% economic growth; the stock market’s hitting record highs. And whatever hit the economy’s taken from tariffs, the boost from President Donald…

Three men and a lawsuit. A gay throuple has adopted a 3-year-old baby girl in Canada and is fighting for their regional government to recognize the parental rights of all three men, according to a report. Eric LeBlanc, Jonathan Bedard, and Justin Maheu — who are in a polyamorous relationship — became parents to the 3-year-old girl last Thursday after more than two years of fostering the youngster, CTV News reported. “She’s perfect,” LeBlanc told the outlet. “She’s curious, she’s energetic. She loves to play, she loves to jump, she loves to dance.” Eric LeBlanc, Jonathan Bédard, and Justin Maheu,…

Mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani’s campaign paid the local branch of the Democratic Socialists of America more than $28,000 – days after group leaders boasted about their influence over the candidate, records show. The purpose of the Sept. 15 payment to the New York City DSA was simply listed as “Texting” on newly revealed campaign finance records first reported by Fox News Digital — bringing the total paid out by Mamdani’s camp to the uber liberal group up to $33,000 since the start of the election cycle. DSA leaders have bragged about their involvement in Mamdani’s campaign at a meeting of…