Three Things to Know for Mental Health Awareness Month
May is National Mental Health Awareness Month and you may be wondering exactly what that means for you. It’s actually quite simple. You need to know three basic facts.
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.
