Tara Dale LISW-S, Psychiatric Intake Response Center Suicide has become a public health crisis in the United States. In 2017, more than 47,000 people died by suicide. The rate of suicide among teens is over 14%. Stigma around mental health…
Regina Vogt-Purdon, LISW-S July is Minority Mental Health Month and aims to bring understanding of the unique mental health struggles that minority groups face. When people consider the term “minority,” race and ethnicity typically come to mind. However, the term…
Tara Dale, LISW-S Psychiatric Intake Response Center (PIRC) Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety condition that can occur when someone experiences or witnesses a traumatic event which can include (but is not limited to): violence, sexual abuse or assault,…
by Jennifer McNiese, LPCC In May we celebrate Mental Health Awareness month! It is amazing that this movement to spread awareness was started in the U.S. back in 1949, yet continues to grow and gain momentum every year. There is…
Famous people who suffer from depression and/or anxiety that persevered and did/do great things: Charles Dickens, Michelangelo, Buzz Aldrin, Ernest Hemingway, Isaac Newton, Beethoven, Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill, Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Radcliffe, Lady Gaga. Myth #1…It doesn’t affect me. Actually,…
by: Regina Vogt-Purdon, LISW-S Cincinnati Children's Hospital There is an alarming trend of seemingly innocent online children’s videos switching midway through to disturbing content. The content involves challenges related to self-harm and suicide. (The current most well-known of these trends…
by: Regina Vogt-Purdon, LISW-S CCHMC March is both Child Life and National Social Work month, in which we celebrate the important work these professionals do to support children. But you don’t have to be one of these professionals to help…
by: Jenny McNiese CCHMC Robert Frost once said, “You can’t get too much winter in the winter”. However, when the outside temperatures drop so do a lot of people’s moods. It’s pretty common to hear people talk about the “winter…
by: Tara Dale LISW The New Year is a time for celebration, new beginnings and goal setting. It can also be a time of high stress and anxiety for teens as they transition back to school. It is estimated that…
Yellow, red and golden colored leaves falling to the ground. Cooling temperatures and Halloween decorations (next to the Christmas decorations) are the things October brings. But did you know that since 1990, the U.S. has recognized the first full week…