• Why Veteran Mental Health is Important

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    Because of the stressors, challenges and situations people in the military face, it’s not uncommon for service members to leave the military with mental health [...]

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    How You Can Nurture Your Recovery Through Nature

    790 words|4 min read|

    Recovery requires addressing the mental, physical, emotional and spiritual consequences of addiction. Substance use affects relationships and all other areas of life. As a result, [...]

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    A Mother’s Support of Their LGBTQI Child During Pride Month

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    What is Pride Month beyond seeing rainbows everywhere during the month of June? Pride Month occurs every June and is the commemoration of the [...]

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    Teen Mental Health Vs Adult Mental Health: An Overview

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    We’ve made a lot of progress in Western culture when it comes to recognizing and normalizing mental health conditions and their various treatments, but there’s [...]

  • Adult and Adolescent Mental Health Statistics

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    May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness and promote education about mental health concerns. Mental health is an essential part [...]

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    How Should I Refer to Someone Struggling With Alcohol Misuse?

    773 words|3.9 min read|

    Have you ever been called a name that just rubbed you the wrong way? Did it make you feel suddenly boxed in, or associated with [...]

  • How Sexual Assault Affects the Mind and the Body

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    Sexual assault refers to sexual contact, coercion, behavior or forced conduct that occurs without the explicit consent of the other individual. It is a [...]

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    How to Tell the Difference Between Problem Drinking and Alcoholism

    709 words|3.5 min read|

    As a man, would you consider having four drinks in a day, consecutively or spread over a few hours, normal or a problem? As a [...]

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    Can Marijuana Be A Gateway Drug?

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    The conversation around marijuana is no longer black and white. In some states, marijuana is promoted as a borderline-miraculous plant in terms of its healing [...]

  • Can I Still Receive Telehealth Counseling?

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    Just a few years ago the world experienced one of the biggest shut-downs in modern times. As the coronavirus swept the globe, numerous businesses that [...]

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    What are Emotional Bids for Attention?

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    Every culture has their own unique beliefs and traditions around why social connection is important, as well as their own preferences around how to foster [...]

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    An Overview of Dual Diagnosis Statistics

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    Co-occurring disorders — also referred to as dual diagnosis — might sound unusual to some, but this dual-presence of disorders is actually incredibly common. Substance [...]