by Theresa Drass | Feb 8, 2026 | Community, Cultural Humility, Legal Nurse Consulting, Nurse Consultant, Public Health, Puerto rico, Social Justice
Puerto Ricans are some of the most jubilant, compassionate, generous, creative, and loyal friends, coworkers and fellow citizens with whom I have ever had the privilege and joy to befriend, work, and heal. I have been reflecting on the hundreds of memories I have...
by Theresa Drass | Feb 4, 2026 | justice system, law, Lawsuits, Lawyers, Public Health, Resilience, Resistance, Springsteen, Wellness
The autumn of 2001 is etched into my memory as another time of profound unrest. Just a few weeks after the devastating attacks of September 11th, the world felt fragile, shadowed by a collective sense of upset and fear. As we started to resume everyday life, and air...
by Theresa Drass | Feb 22, 2025 | Behavioral Health, justice system, Lawsuits, Lawyers, Legal Nurse Consulting, Mental Health, Overdose Prevention, Public Health
????????????I recently had a powerful conversation with my nursing students about the critical role of community support and continuing care planning in successful behavioral health recovery. ????⚕️ We discussed the ideal scenario – a comprehensive, patient-centered...
by Theresa Drass | Jul 7, 2024 | Community, Consultant, Nurse, Public Health, Risk Management, Trauma
????I’ve been white-knuckling it more than usual behind the wheel lately. ???? ????It feels like everyone else is too, this simmering, impatient tension in the air that explodes into aggressive swerving, tailgating, and near-misses. ????...
by Theresa Drass | Apr 7, 2024 | Climate Change, Environmental Health, Public Health
????“We have become great because of the lavish use of our resources. But the time has come to inquire seriously what will happen when our forests are gone, when the coal, the iron, the oil, and the gas are exhausted, when the soils have still further impoverished and...
