Congratulations to our lead instructor, Pam Tina. She has been recognized as a Summer Champion by the National Council for Behavioral Health. As a Mental Health First Aid instructor, she is reaching people and reducing the stigma associated with mental illness while she is helping people learn skills which they can use in their real lives to assist people they …
Lunch ‘n Learn Lecture: Using Hotlines to Help People Suffering from a Mental Health Crisis
Our Lunch n” Learn Lecture at Prime Life Enrichment Center in Carmel, this week, was about one self-help strategy we can offer to people suffering from a mental health crisis, such as suicidal thoughts or extreme anguish from depression: Crisis Hotlines. Offering a hotline number to people who just don’t want to leave their home or don’t want anyone they …
Traumatic Brain Injury 16-Hour Education
We will be starting the 8-week Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) course for those of you who have been suffering from a TBI and your care takers and loved ones. This class is for the person suffering from the brain injury and one or more caretakers. We meet for 2 hours a week for 8 weeks and cover the signs and …
Seasonal Affect Disorder
Do you know someone suffering from “SAD”? SAD stands for “Seasonal Affect Disorder.” We used to call it the “holiday blues.” We found, however, that SAD is much more than feeling sadness or depression during the holidays. It is usually linked to the seasons, but since we often see people we care about during the holidays, we may not notice …