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Mental Health Screenings: 'Sunscreen' for your mental health

Just as you put on sunscreen to help protect you from the sun’s powerful rays, we should also take precautions for our mental health. We take action to actively prevent the potential consequences of sun damage

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De-stressing the 'Back to School' Transition

Back to school can be a stressful time for the entire family. Lazy summer days are abruptly replaced by hectic mornings packed with new classes, practices, homework and a variety of other stressors. Being unprepared for

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From Despair to Hope: Changing the Consequences of Despair

As Mental Health Month winds down, it's clear that efforts to educate each other about the effects of mental illness must continue each and every day. Not just each May, but every day. I recently read a blog post from

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Anxious, Concerned and in Crisis? Good Listeners are a Call Away

Everyone experiences anxiety or depression now and again. Things happen - breakups, failing a test or not getting a promotion at work, for example - that just make us feel down in the dumps. It's when those feelings

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Eating Disorders: It's Not WHAT You Eat, it's How You See Yourself

February is Eating Disorders Month. If you didn't know that, you're probably not alone. But even if you don't hear much about what constitutes an eating disorder, they are very real and have a big effect on the lives of

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Dealing with December

There’s something about December that makes it harder to get out of bed. Maybe it’s because the mornings are so dark, or because the temperatures have started to drop; whatever the reason, environmental changes may

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