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Spotlight: A Q&A with EPIC – Every Person Influences Children
EPIC - Every Person Influences Children – is helping families, schools, and communities raise children to become responsible and successful adults.Q: Why did your...
Suicide Prevention Awareness Month – Our Role in Preventing Suicide
September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, a time for mental health organizations, survivors, allies, and community members unite to promote suicide...
Back to School During COVID-19
Uncertainty about the upcoming school year is causing mental health challenges for many students, parents, teachers and staff. Will students be able to safely return to the...
Facebook Live: How To Handle The Stresses Related To Going Back To Work
A recent Facebook Live about how to deal with the stresses of returning to work during the pandemic attracted 14,000 views (and counting). In our current environment,...
Spotlight: A Q&A with WNYHeroes, Inc.
The mission of WNYHeroes is to provide veterans, members of the armed services, and the widows and children of deceased veterans with access to essential services, financial...
Understanding PTSD
When the word “disability” is mentioned, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) might not readily come to mind. Yet, the American Psychiatric Association reports that PTSD...
African American Mental Health: The Impact of Collective Trauma
African Americans have endured centuries of harms that have recently boiled over into the events we have observed in the last couple of months, most notably the response to...
Spotlight: A Q&A with Harmonia Collaborative Care
We recently spoke with Valerie Nowack, LMHC, MPA, CEO of Harmonia Collaborative Care about the stigma of mental illness. Q: Why did your organization become a member of The...
Spotlight: A Q&A with American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
We recently spoke with Missy Stolfi, Area Director, Western & Central New York Chapters of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention about stigma and how the...
Facebook Live: Breaking Down Barriers & Learning To Be Comfortable Asking For Help
More than 900 people joined the Facebook Live event on Wednesday, May 27. A panel of mental health professionals talked about Breaking Down Barriers & Learning To Be...