Up the stairway and behind two sets of locked doors, deep inside the residential floors at the City Rescue Mission, is Patrick Chesebrough’s office. Stepping inside, you are surrounded by walls hung with at least a dozen of his paintings [...]
January 22-28, 2018 marks National Drugs and Alcohol Facts Week. The goal of the week is to raise awareness about drug and alcohol use and abuse, especially among teenagers. According to the most recent Monitoring the Future survey, teen use [...]
Unlike most other drugs, people feel pretty ambivalent about marijuana and its uses. Some people view marijuana similarly to other drugs like heroin and cocaine - as a very negative and dangerous substance. Others think marijuana should be made legal [...]
Exercise: some people hate it, some people love it, but there's no denying that it's part of a healthy lifestyle. Then how come exercise can be #riskybusiness? As usual, it's all in the amount of exercise. Too little exercise, and [...]
The Internet is a pervasive part of life in the United States. It's easily accessible from just about anywhere, from schools to coffee shops. And in a lot of ways, it has become a necessity as Internet use becomes more [...]
2016 has seen the deaths of many influential and talented celebrities. But none have affected the mental health community like the passing of Carrie Fisher on December 27. In recent years, Carrie Fisher was known for her mental health advocacy. [...]
Photo by Pixabay This article was written for Mental Health America of Northeast Indiana by Cecelia Johnson of Recognition Works. Cecelia believes strongly in the power of good deeds and recognizing great work. That’s why she created Recognitionworks.org. The site [...]
