Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Blog

The Benefits of Exposure Therapy and EMDR
Emotional and psychological trauma is the result of extraordinarily stressful events that shattered an individual’s sense of security, making them feel...
Common Myths About Bullying Debunked
Bullying is more than name-calling on the playground; it is a form of verbal, physical and emotional abuse that can lead...
National Depression Screening Day: October 11
Mental Health Awareness Week is held every year in October to raise awareness about mental health disorders in an effort to...
Trendy Alcohol Tag Lines May Be Trivializing Alcoholism
Trendy Alcohol Tag Lines May Be Trivializing Alcoholism It is hard to escape the aisles at a department store, social media...
National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day: Trauma
National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day: Trauma National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day is nationally sponsored by Substance Abuse and Mental...
Common Medical Illnesses That Mimic Depression
Who is Affected? Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a type of depressive disorder that affects more than 15 million adults in...
Trigger-or-Treat: Halloween in Recovery
October is officially here which means that Halloween is right around the corner! Most individuals spend their time thinking about costumes,...
National Bullying Prevention Month: Understanding the Bully
National Bullying Prevention Month is a nationwide campaign founded in 2006 by PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center. The campaign is held...
National Bullying Prevention Month: Successful Tips on Managing Adult Bullies
Unless you were homeschooled in the wild or have some type of supernatural luck, you’ve probably tangled with a mean girl...