Coping with Grief
By Tara Dale, LISW-S Happy New Year and hello, 2021! 2020 was a challenging year for all of us but we made it through it! As we all begin to look forward to positive changes in the New Year, some…
Happiness Hormone Hacks
By Regina Vogt-Purdon, LISW-S “I can’t wait for 2020 to be over.” It’s a sentence we’ve been hearing more and more now that this challenging year is coming to and end. People are cautiously hopeful that 2021 will bring about a shift…
Self-Injury Awareness
Regina Vogt-Purdon, LISW-S Self-injury or “cutting” is the intentional physical harming of one’s body to manage undesirable emotions, but with no intent to die. Of all age groups, self-harming is most prevalent among teenagers. While self-harming is typically not suicidal…
Managing Your Child’s Stress in the Midst of a Pandemic
Kyle Caldwell, M.Ed, LPCC Due to COVID-19 virtually all of us have experienced recent change in our lives, including our children. Much of what they know as normal has been turned upside down, and with that comes stress. Here are…
PTSD in Children
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,…