by Rania Mankarious | Jul 29, 2018 | Blog
It doesn’t matter if you know the families or knew the girls. Tragic doesn’t even begin to describe the incomprehensible deaths of 16-year-old Salma Gomez and 16-year-old Chloe Robison. And the unbearable events that unfolded on July 25, 2018 remind us of the need to...
by Rania Mankarious | Jul 22, 2018 | Blog
We are all on social media – it is so deeply ingrained with how we live, think, spend our time, connect, message, market and socialize. We use it to keep up with family and friends, to watch what others are up to, to find romance or to market our businesses. I...
by Rania Mankarious | Jul 8, 2018 | Blog
The other day, I, along with 25 of my female colleagues and friends received a terrifying “warning” email. It sent something like this: two women went out for dinner at a well-known and liked Houston hotspot. During the course of their time out, they were allegedly...
by Rania Mankarious | Jul 1, 2018 | Blog
It’s a deeply emotional time. A time in which complex issues and hard images are hitting us daily. In just the last week, we have been traumatized by loss in Maryland, concerned over two young teens missing from The Woodlands Mall, and watched officers with Constable...
by Rania Mankarious | Jun 24, 2018 | Blog
I long for the days of summer. Literally. The thought of not having to get three kids up and out in the morning is more liberating than I can articulate. Not to mention getting a break from school nights filled with afterschool activities, homework and early bedtimes....
by Rania Mankarious | Jun 10, 2018 | Blog
The numbers are sobering. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide is the second leading cause of death among individuals between the ages of 10 and 34 and the fourth leading cause of death among individuals between ages 35 and 54. Those...
by Rania Mankarious | May 31, 2018 | Blog
Elder abuse comes in many different forms. One form of elder abuse is financial fraud. It may be disturbing to discover how vulnerable an older friend or loved one can be to old-fashioned con games that arrive over the internet, through the mail or by phone....
by Rania Mankarious | May 27, 2018 | Blog
As the community struggles to deal with the tragedy of last week’s Santa Fe High School shooting and, on Friday, the shooting at Noblesville West Middle School in Indiana, one big, trying question remains on most of our minds: “What now?” If you are...
by astoundz | May 18, 2018 | Blog
The situation is both terrifying and a terrifying reminder that at any time, any of our children, is at risk for facing an active shooter threat while at school. While law enforcement is trained to handle these situations, are you as a parent? What about the teachers...
by astoundz | May 7, 2018 | Blog
Crime Stoppers of Houston is proud to partner with Adult Protective Services to help bring awareness to elder abuse and protect the elderly population of Houston. Adult Protective Services’ Mission is to protect older adults and people with disabilities...