How to Take Control of Your Health When Your Family Member has a Substance Use Disorder
It is not uncommon to hear about individuals being fearful of taking pain medication in the emergency room because their parent...
8 Tips on How to Talk with A Loved One About Their Mental Health Disorder
When a friend or family member expresses to you that they are struggling with a mental health disorder, you may feel...
Increasing Emergency Room Visits & Challenges African-American Youth Face in Mental Health
Researchers said approximately 17.1 million children in the U.S. have a mental health disorder. Furthermore, between 2% and 5% of emergency...
Understanding Mental Health Through Literature
Whether you are fighting a continuous battle with drugs and alcohol, currently receiving treatment for an eating disorder or struggling with...
Light Therapy for Seasonal Affective Disorder
Shorter daylight, colder temperatures and the beginning of fall and winter can trigger feelings of low mood, lack of motivation, loss...
Therapy Corner: “When to Refer Series” #1
Four Ways to tell it is Time to Refer Your Eating Disorder Client to a Treatment Program He or she has...
Self-Injury Awareness Day: March 1
Updated on 2/13/2023 Self-Injury Awareness Day (SIAD), is an international awareness day that takes place every year on March 1. This...
National Drug and Alcohol Week
National Drug and Alcohol Week is an awareness week that was started by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) in...
Panic disorders and Their Tie to Valium Addiction
Valium, diazepam, is a long-acting benzodiazepine, that is often used, against recommendation, to treat anxiety disorders such as panic disorder. Benzodiazepines...