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Stand Against Suicide: Nurturing Mental Health and Support
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, presenting another opportunity to focus on our mental health and well-being. Suicidal thoughts can affect anyone. Just the thought of not being alive not due to your own doing has crossed the minds of many. But, there are steps we can take to help ourselves or others who may…
Read MoreMay is Mental Health Month: Would You Know When You’ve Gone Too Far?
We must acknowledge that there are still various communities with cultural stigma and bias towards mental health. The negative beliefs make it difficult for those who are suffering to receive the necessary support needed. Mental health is essential to everyone’s overall health and well-being, and mental illnesses are common and treatable. However, people experience symptoms…
Read MoreDealing With Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
The countless feelings you may go through when diagnosed with cancer can be overwhelming. You may ask yourself, “How will my family and I get through this?” or “How much do I tell my children about my illness?” While there are many developments being made in cancer treatment, it is understandable that you and your family…
Read MoreSuicide Awareness in the LGBTQ Community
Did You Know? Suicide attempts among LGBTQ youth are 20-40% higher than non-LGBTQ youth. Suicide attempts are four times greater for LGB youth and two times greater for questioning youth than that of heterosexual youth. Each time LGBT victimization occurs it increases the likelihood of self-harming behaviors by 2.5 times on average. Almost half of…
Read MoreWhat You Should Know About Living with PTSD
Are you aware of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)? Is it affecting someone in your family who you are close to and you’re not sure how to handle the situation? PTSD is ongoing, so it’s good to be informed, recognize the symptoms and other problems that may arise, and the recommended treatments. The information below…
Read MoreMay is Mental Health Month – Spread the Word!
Research shows that 1 in 4 adult Americans live with a diagnosable mental health condition. Up to 50% of those people living with a mental health condition never seek or receive help due to stigma, lack of information and/or cost or lack of health insurance coverage. Many people may be reluctant to ask for help…
Read MoreWinter Blues
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), also called or referred to as “Winter Blues” and “Hibernation Reaction,” is a type of depression that commonly begins and ends, recurs, during the same time yearly for those who are affected by the symptoms. There is a tendency for the symptoms to occur as the days shorten and the sun…
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