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Self-Harm. Substance Abuse. Eating Disorders.
By: Hannah Favorite (Editor-in-Chief of Happenstance) and Bailey Peacock (Marketing Manager) Self-mutilation statistics illustrate the reality of this problem and its present danger, especially in the lives of teenagers. When one thinks of self-harm the first things to pop into their mind consist of cutting and suicide. Within recent years it has become more visible in society how often teenagers bring physical pain to
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The Ugly Side of Beauty
By: Bre Jarvis (Web Editor) If you’re like the average human being, you’ve probably found yourself at one time or another in the checkout aisle of a grocery store, flipping through an issue of Vogue, Cosmopolitan, or the like. And if you’re like 75% of teenage girls, you probably ended up feeling “depressed, guilty, and shameful” about your body after finishing. While we often hear that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, it’s not hard to...
