Responses to current events

24 Nov Grieving Through the Holidays

Posted at 21:15h in Interesting facts about mental health, Marriage and family life, Mental Health Suggestions, Responses to current events, Uncategorized by Stephanie Winthrop 0 Comments

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Two years ago, a couple of weeks before Christmas, I lost my dad. The year before that, it was my grandmother. Just last year, my grandfather. To say I am familiar with the process of grieving would be a gross understatement. Grief and I have...

11 Sep Some Truths About Suicide

Posted at 03:32h in Mental Health Suggestions, Resources, Responses to current events by Emily Kahn-Freedman 0 Comments

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by Nathaniel Prentice, LCSW, CAS-PC September is National Suicide Prevention Month. As a way of honoring the importance of suicide prevention, I’m writing today to bring it out into conversation. Suicide is one of those extremely difficult conversations topics. There is a lot of stigma about suicide,...

09 May Mental Health Awareness Month seeks to reduce stigma

Posted at 12:15h in Interesting facts about mental health, Mental Health Suggestions, Responses to current events by Emily K F 1 Comment

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May is Mental Health Awareness month, established in an effort to help reduce the stigma that is so often still attached to the idea of having a mental illness or emotional problem. Too many people avoid getting help because they don't want to be seen as...

15 Dec One therapist’s personal response to the Connecticut tragedy

Posted at 14:48h in Responses to current events by Emily K F 0 Comments

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Nate Prentice, LCSW, CAS-PC is a therapist at Psych Choices who recently completed a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Pastoral Counseling. We invite you to read his own recent blog posting where he muses about the recent tragedy in Connecticut. Nate discusses what we can...