A 2023 APA survey revealed that while many U.S. adults enjoy the holidays, they also experience significant stress. Common stressors include financial strain, family issues, and the pressure to create special experiences. Mental health support is essential.
During the month of May, Mental Health Awareness Month gives us many opportunities to talk about mental health and its critical role in overall health. It’s through these open and honest conversations that the stigmas involved with mental illness are neutralized, and...
The World Health Organization aptly describes suicide as a “tragedy that affects families, communities and entire countries and has long-lasting effects on the people left behind.” In the U.S. alone, suicide is the eleventh leading cause of death. In 2022, 49,476...
Suicide Prevention Awareness Month was designed to prompt conversations about suicide and offer people preventive resources for seeking help for themselves and their friends and family members. As the National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI) says, “suicidal thoughts,...
I recently had the honor of being one of the people giving opening remarks at the eighth annual Nicholas J. Halias Safety Symposium at the University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH. The symposium was named for Nicholas Halias, UNH Police Chief from 2000 to 2012, who...
Recent statistics highlight the mental health epidemic our country is facing. The National Alliance on Mental Illness reports that one in five U.S adults experience mental illness each year and one in six U.S. children aged 6-17 experience a mental disorder each year....
I was surprised and humbled to have been chosen to receive the Erik Cogswell Memorial Award recognizing individuals helping to improve the lives of those with bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses. In 1999, Erik Cogswell, a young man from New Castel and...
Each year the month of May is set aside as Mental Health Awareness Month. Our most mission-sensitive message about general health and overall wellness is that oral health is essential to both. But let’s consider mental health. Is there any part of our lives that is...
Two decades ago, my work with Jeff Levin, a life coach residing in New Hampshire, began. With my extremely positive experience, Levin was subsequently invited to Northeast Delta Dental where he would speak to employees about family challenges and together, as an...
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, 17% of youth between the ages of 6-17 experience a mental health disorder. Recently we sat down for our very first Round Table Talk with Jeff Levin, Life Coach, and Justice John Broderick, Former Chief Justice of...
