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National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month

minority mental health month

You may be pretty familiar with the statistic: one in five Americans are living with a mental illness. That's according to the National Institute of Mental Health, which says that in 2017, that meant 46.6 million

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Kids and anxiety
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kids and anxiety

June 28, 2019  |  Anxiety, Kids, Parenting, relationships

  In recent years, anxiety has taken top position over depression among our children’s behavioral health issues. Reporting of anxiety among kids 6 to 17 rose 13% in 5 years compared to depression levels,

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Does a loved one have a mental disorder?

How do I know it's a mental illness

How Do I Know if My [Parent, Child, Sibling, Friend, Co-Worker] Has a Mental Disorder? Many people with mental health disorders and their loved ones know that May is Mental Health Month and this year marks its 70th

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Parenting for Summer Break

parenting for summer break

June 19, 2019  |  Coping, Kids, Parenting, Stress

Summer's here, and the time is right ... for kids wondering "What am I going to do today?" Some parents are likely already hearing words to that effect. With the school year over and thoughts of taking a break from

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mens mental health

mens health month

June 6, 2019

Depression and gender   While women are more likely to develop depression, men are less likely to seek help for their behavioral health, meaning they are more likely to go undiagnosed or untreated. Often men also

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Dayton tornado damage
from Wochit News

mental health and natural disasters

When tornadoes struck the Dayton region over Memorial Day weekend, the lives and livelihoods of thousands of people were at the very least upended, if not destroyed. Days later, people are still trying to find basics -

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