Red Ribbon Week
They say mental illness is hereditary. In my case, I have found that statement to be true. As a child mental illness was not something that was talked about in a positive way. [...]
The Game Changer
Marijuana/Cannabis (other names: Weed, Honey, Chronic, Loud, Ganga, Hemp, Sativa, and Indica) is now mainstream. Through a study done by Marist College in 2017, it was determined that there are over 55 million [...]
Screen Time Struggles
The school year is well underway and students are settling into this new world of virtual learning. Gone are the days of devices used for strictly ‘downtime’. It is quite the opposite, as [...]
10 Mental Health Practices to Help Your Household During the Coronavirus Pandemic
When the COVID-19 pandemic is over, what will be the state of Anne Arundel County households? Will families have a stronger emotional connection? Will married couples be more in tune with their spouses’ [...]
Fighting the Stigma of Substance Use
After finally seeing a decrease in opioid-related deaths in Anne Arundel County in 2019, the reports for the first quarter of 2020 show an increase from the same time last year. While the ongoing [...]
Recovery Month: Why It Matters
Recovery Month is an international observance held each September to celebrate the millions of people in recovery from mental health and substance use. The purpose of Recovery Month is to spread the message [...]
September is National Suicide Awareness Month
Make a Commitment to #BETHERE. During these unprecedented times suicide continues to be the 2nd leading cause of death among youth and young adults ages 10-24 in the United States. ‘The Trends in [...]
Resilience
Vulnerability to disasters, crises, such as the unforeseeable pandemic we are facing, social isolation, among others, causes an impact on the physical and mental health of its people. According to scholars, human beings [...]
Remembering Loved Ones
International Overdose Awareness Day. It's held every August 31st to remember all the lives lost to an overdose. It's also the start of Recovery Month. IOAD is the one day that we remember all the [...]
International Overdose Awareness Day
As August 31st and 2020 International Overdose Awareness Day approaches, I hope that you will all join me with the message that overdose death is a preventable misfortune that continues to plague our community. [...]