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The (Not So) Secret to Student Success: A Healthy Mind

Janine Monico2021-01-04T21:48:50-05:00November 23rd, 2015|Family & Youth, Suicide Prevention|

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!

Janine Monico2021-01-02T19:44:58-05:00November 4th, 2015|LGBTQIA|

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

Janine Monico2021-01-02T20:14:10-05:00October 6th, 2015|Community, Mental Health|

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

Janine Monico2021-01-02T20:14:28-05:00September 30th, 2015|Mental Health, Self-Help|

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: