Your Response to a Mental Illness Diagnosis is Important There are millions of Americans living with mental illness. Whatever their diagnosis, when a person receives a mental illness diagnosis, it…
Lack of Access to Nutritious Meals Associated With Greater Risks of Mental Illness A lack of access to nutritious food, or food insecurity, is not a small issue. Not only…
Close to One-Third of Americans Have an Alcohol Abuse History The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has published a new report which shows that nearly 30 percent of…
What Can be Done to Reduce Teen Suicide? In May, many families heard high school and college graduation speeches which encouraged young people to capitalize on their strengths in order…
The Importance of Treatment for PTSD Whether a person is experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a result of combat or some other type of life-threatening trauma, they may believe…
What Employers Can do to Encourage Getting Treatment for Mental Illness A recent article in The Wall Street Journal reported that employers can expect to have 20 percent of their…
More Americans Die from Prescription Drug Abuse Than Cocaine and Heroin Put Together Prescription drug abuse remains our nation’s leading drug problem. The Drug Enforcement Agency has just completed a…
Research Suggests Alcohol Abuse May be Linked to Adverse Childhood For many people drinking is used as a way to cope with stresses in their life. Too often, this leads…
June 27 is National PTSD Awareness Day – Do Your Part and Become Informed When a person experiences a traumatic event, the human body becomes stressed. Stress reactions could be…
Anxiety a Growing Mental Health Issue for College Students In addition to the recreational facility, the library and the mental health clinic, many college campuses also provide mental health services….