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Allies in Recovery
September is Recovery Awareness Month which is an opportune time to remind ourselves of how to be allies to everyone in...
Alcohol Use Disorder: What’s next?
Treating My Alcohol Use Disorder Typically alcohol abuse treatment starts with detoxification, residential programming where individual and group therapy are utilized,...
6 Tips & Tricks on how to combat Holiday Blues
The holiday season can hold great expectations for any individual or family who partakes in them. Oftentimes there is a family...
Common Myths and Misunderstanding About Reactive Attachment Disorder
Reactive attachment disorder, a disorder that is seen in young children, results from the disruption of the attachment process by neglect,...
Famous You Tuber Loses His Life to Mental Illness
29-year-old Desmond Amofah, a popular YouTuber known as “Etika”, was found dead in the East River in New York after posting...
How Can I Treat My History of Trauma?
Updated 4/18/25 Trauma can be divided into two major categories: catastrophic events such as physical abuse or injury, sexual assault or...
Guide to Understanding RAD as a Parent
Parenting a child with reactive attachment disorder can be extremely challenging and at times, hurtful. It is common for these children...
Reactive Attachment Disorder: Signs and Symptoms
Attachment issues fall on a spectrum, from mild problems that are easily addressed to the most severe form, known as reactive...
Minority Mental Health Month
Content updated on 04/09/24 The Need for Inclusivity: Minority Mental Health Whether persons of color or persons in the LGBTQ community, many...