Why Gender Matters
by Leonard Sax, M.D., Ph.D.

Forget everything you think you know about gender differences in children. Boys and girls see and hear the world differently--not only figuratively but literally. These differences have major implications for education and parenting.

Boys Adrift

by Leonard Sax, M.D., Ph.D.

Something Scary is Happening with Boys Today
From kindergarten to college, they’re less resilient and less ambitious than they were a mere twenty years ago. But until now, no one has come up with good reasons for their decline—nor, more important, with workable solutions to reverse this troubling trend.

Walden
by Henry David Thoreau

First published in 1854, Walden provides insight to life of less want and more gratitude; a concept critical to healthy recovery.Thoreau's writing is beautiful.This is a favorite book of Aaron's.

No Man is an Island
by Thomas Merton

"We are created to will what God wills, to know what He knows, to love what He loves." This is Thomas Mertons reflections on aspects of a spiritual life.

Man's Search For Meaning
by Viktor E. Frankl

Nearly 100% of addicts and alcoholics in a study suffered from an abysmal feeling of meaningless. Frankl lived his theory that man can give meaning to his life regardless of his circumstances, in a WW II concentration camps and lived to deliver his theory.

Project Fresh Light Directory

This Directory represents the first comprehensive compilation of HFS 75-certified adolescent substance abuse treatment facilities in Wisconsin. It is intended to be a resource for behavioral health professionals, consumers, and policy makers. If you would like to receive a copy of the treatment directory by mail, send your request to Mary Unmuth at unmutmj@dhfs.state.wi.us