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Eric Legette has a master’s in educational leadership. He was a 2022-2023 Resident Associate at the National Humanities Center, researching the Nurturing Leadership Approach (NLA/Legette Effect). NLA is based on the leadership he has provided throughout his professional career, not only as the Founder of Fathers with Voices (a non-profit that assisted non-custodial and divorced fathers obtain visitation rights and custody of their children between (1996 -2016) but also as an Elementary/Middle School Instructor and Teacher Assistant (2013-2018) and After-School Coach (2008-2011, 2021-present). He is the author of several books. Below are three, more recent texts: Classroom Management: When Class Rules No Longer Work-Adjusting to the Shift and Impact of Poverty in the Classroom(2018) Nurturing Leadership: Administrators and Teachers Working Together Post-Pandemic Era (2023) and Does Anyone See My Pain: For Teenagers Dealing with Depression and Anxiety (2023). 

According to the 2021 Health America report, a 9.7% increase in youth indicates bouts with severe or major episodes of depression. This is a 5% increase from the 9.2% reported in 2020. Does Anyone See My Pain? shares practical advice and coping skills for teenagers as they are dealing with anxiety and depression. Within the book, readers will take a journey through the life of the author from childhood to adulthood." I have struggled with anxiety and depression for a significant part of my life. However, as the years progressed I learned how to use depression and anxiety to help improve the lives of others and accomplish my goals." Implementing coping skills to deal with stress, the importance of setting goals and pursuing dreams are important keys to controlling anxiety and depression. A powerful line in the book says , “If Depression and Anxiety were a person, its enemies would be goals and dreams.”

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