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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?
What is Mental Health First Aid…for Youth?
H. Jean Wright II, PsyD
Director
Behavioral Health and Justice-Related Services
Knowing the difference between typical adolescent behavior, and behaviors that should be cause for concern can be difficult to assess for parents, family members, and for those who care for our youth.
Help Us Help You!
Kathleen Fox
DBHIDS' Health Promotion Intern
Would you be surprised if we told you that only 13% of people who break their arm receive treatment for it?
