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Donna Volpitta, Ed.D.

Donna Volpitta, Ed.D.

Creating A Wellness-Informed Community: Strategic Use of ESSER Funds

A recent headline in Chalkbeat screamed to me: As schools hire teachers and counselors, a funding cliff looms. The unprecedented federal…

Aug 13, 2021

Creating A Wellness-Informed Community: Strategic Use of ESSER Funds

Aug 13, 2021

Donna Volpitta, Ed.D.

Addressing Mental Health Literacy in Schools

A difficult task, even for seasoned administrators

Aug 3, 2021

Addressing Mental Health Literacy in Schools

Aug 3, 2021

Donna Volpitta, Ed.D.

The Five Best Things You Can Do For Your Kids This Winter

This time of year reminds me of kayaking toward a waterfall. Things start to move faster as the holidays approach, knowing how much is…

Dec 14, 2020

The Five Best Things You Can Do For Your Kids This Winter

Dec 14, 2020

Donna Volpitta, Ed.D.

Schools that plan to reopen in person are likely in a race against time.

As we head into the fall, there should be three priorities for opening schools: mitigating physical health risks, evaluating and…

Aug 3, 2020

Schools that plan to reopen in person are likely in a race against time.

Aug 3, 2020

Donna Volpitta, Ed.D.

What Every Parent and Educator Needs to Understand About Marijuana and the Adolescent Brain

“Which is worse for you, alcohol or pot?”

Dec 3, 2018

What Every Parent and Educator Needs to Understand About Marijuana and the Adolescent Brain

Dec 3, 2018

Donna Volpitta, Ed.D.

Addiction, Depression, Anxiety & School Shootings: Does Anyone Want To Save The Children Anymore?

“Hey, did you hear that there was another school shooting today down in Texas?” my daughter casually mentioned as we were coming home from…

May 20, 2018

Addiction, Depression, Anxiety & School Shootings: Does Anyone Want To Save The Children Anymore?

May 20, 2018

Donna Volpitta, Ed.D.

Raising Healthy Kids: It’s Not Just the Cell Phones

Last week, I was at a talk about risky adolescent behavior and one of the parents asked, “So what makes this so different from when we were…

Dec 11, 2017

Dec 11, 2017

Donna Volpitta, Ed.D.

5 Ways We Are Priming the Brain for Addiction, Anxiety and Depression…

And 5 Ways We Can Stop.

Dec 10, 2017

5 Ways We Are Priming the Brain for Addiction, Anxiety and Depression…

Dec 10, 2017

Donna Volpitta, Ed.D.

Effective Evaluations: Motivating the Brain for Growth

From report cards to performance reviews, we get a lot of feedback throughout our lives. Some feedback leaves us feeling on top of the…

Feb 24, 2015

Feb 24, 2015

Donna Volpitta, Ed.D.

Brian Williams: The Grasshopper Made Him Do It

We all do it. In a moment of excitement, we exaggerate a story. Embellish just a bit. Sometimes, we are fully aware and consciously choose…

Feb 12, 2015

Feb 12, 2015

Donna Volpitta, Ed.D.

Donna Volpitta, Ed.D.

I make the brain science of building #resilience and fostering #mentalwellness easy to understand and apply.

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