The Graham’s Example of Service for Community and Personal Well-being
Bonnie and Gary Graham are two busy retired Philadelphians. They always knew their retirement would be anything but sitting around. With their professional responsibilities behind them, they have dedicated themselves to a life of service. Their missions? Supporting gun violence prevention in Philadelphia, and building homes for Native Americans living on reservations. "Volunteering gives our lives meaning," Bonnie explains, her voice strong with passion. “It is very important for me to connect with people who have different experiences because they enrich our lives." Garry agrees, "There is something incredibly fulfilling when you work with the community.” They attend meetings at Eddie’s House and learn about the impact of trauma among Black youth and families. “Gun violence in Philadelphia impacts some [...]
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The (Not So) Secret to Student Success: A Healthy Mind
Sarah Reyes
Content Manager - Graduation Coach Campaign - Philadelphia
in collaboration with
Dana Careless, LPC
Manager for Health Promotion - DBHIDS
Academic pressure. Report cards. Peer pressure. Detention. Test results.
When we think of ways to improve a student’s performance in school, improving his or her mental health isn’t always the first thing that comes to mind, but it may be one of the most important factors in student success.
Celebrating the Spectrum!
Carly Banes, MSW
Person First Community Based Services Coordinator
Community-Based Services Development Unit, DBHIDS
“I am so glad to see these conversations are happening amongst behavioral health providers.”
National Depression Screening Day 2015
Dana Careless
Manager for Health Promotion
DBHIDS
Picture Citizens Bank Park Stadium. Look around at all of the seats, row after row, filled with over 40,000 spectators. Now, I want you to picture dividing the stadium into four equal parts, each part containing over 10,000 individuals. Statistically speaking, that entire group of people is living with a diagnosable mental health challenge.
Active Commuting: A Route to Physical and Mental Wellbeing
Dana Careless
Clinical Operations Manager for Health Promotion
DBHIDS
Nur Atiqa Asri
Project Analyst
Center for Active Design
"Walk it off." How many times have you heard someone say that to a person who needs to blow off some steam? We have heard that getting some fresh air and exercising can be a great way to relieve stress. But are our cities designed to encourage this? And if they're not, what does this mean about our stress levels and emotional well-being?
Nur Atiqa Asri, from the Center for Active Design, tackles this head on as she explores what it means to "actively commute" to work and how this shift can dramatically improve our physical and mental well-being. Check out her blog contribution below:
The Power of Joining Together: Recovery Walks! & #UNITE
Andrea Brooks
Manager of Provider Development and Transformation Initiatives
DBHIDS
Brooke Feldman
Project Coordinator
PRO-ACT
When former DBHIDS team member, Brooke Feldman, passed the torch as lead captain of Team DBHIDS for PRO-ACT’s Recovery Walks! to Manager of Provider Development and Transformation Initiatives, Andrea Brooks in 2014, it signified the beginning of a partnership between two champions of recovery.
Worry too much? Take charge.
Kimberly Rymsha
Acting Director of Communications
DBHIDS
Do you worry about work? Finances? Your spouse or your children?
