The Role of Community in Suicide Prevention
It’s often said that you might not fully understand a feeling until it hits close to home. That was true for me when my brother confided in me that he had attempted suicide a couple of times in the past week. I was both shocked and scared, unsure how to process the gravity of what […]
How It Could Have Been Prevented
Hear the saddening childhood of an autistic boy and how it could have been prevented. “If my grandparents had taught him how to feel, he wouldn’t be so cruel.”
Our Neutral Stance
Neutral and Diverse: Unbiased Emotional Wellness At curaJOY, we aspire to reduce the suffering of as many people as possible. Our digital social-emotional learning and behavioral health support programs are designed to broadly apply to all humans, regardless of their identity. Our outreach is centered on addressing the unique stigmas carried by diverse groups which […]
Community Guidelines
Be Happy Don’t we all want to be happy? curaJOY is all about joy, and long-lasting happiness, and we are a non-profit formed to build and support children’s inner strengths—emotional fitness—in fun yet effective ways so they experience and fulfill their maximum potential. To make sure curaJOY’s community is a happy, safe and supportive place, […]
Why Won’t You Admit You’re Autistic Like Me?
My Journey with Autism: Learning Empathy and Finding Understanding I have autism, it’s not a sercret I try to hide. Growing up with autism, I didn’t really understand other people and their views, and I had a hard time expressing my ideas. But I didn’t see it that way. When it was my turn to […]
Can ABA Be Harmful
Understanding the Complexities of ABA: Positive Impact and Potential Harms Short answer? Yes, it can potentially be, but it’s a lot more complicated than that. While the application of the science of ABA can be positively life-changing for many individuals and their families, there are a number of ABA recipients who have been harmed by […]