Posts Tagged ‘mental health’
Managing Social Pressures: A Blueprint for Your Child’s Social Life
For many children, returning to school can be a mix of emotions, from excitement to nervousness, especially when thinking about fitting in and making friends. Social pressure and peer relationships impact school life and can sometimes feel difficult and overwhelming to navigate. Here are some ways your child can manage the effects of social pressure,…
Read MorePawsitive Impact: How Pets Help Support Our Mental Health
Are you considering getting a pet? If not, well, you might want to! An American Psychiatric Association Healthy Minds Monthly poll found that 86% of pet owners said their pets have a mostly positive impact on their mental health. While owning a pet comes with great responsibility, like dedicating time for daily walks, grooming, and…
Read MoreSkills, Confidence & Success: How Extracurricular Activities Support Youth Mental Health
As school-based therapists, we often encourage youth to participate in extracurricular activities that help create a healthy mental state. In the bustling world of academics and social media, it’s easy to overlook the importance of after-school activities for kids. Whether it is joining a sports team, participating in a drama club or volunteering, these activities…
Read MoreThree Tips Employees Can Focus on to Improve Their Health and Fitness
Mental health and physical health are closely interconnected, with each one impacting the other. When an individual is physically healthy, they are more likely to experience positive mental health outcomes. Likewise, when someone is mentally healthy, they are more likely to engage in behaviors that promote physical health. Three tips that employees can focus on…
Read MoreEmbracing the Journey: Finding Hope in Recovery
Often, we focus so heavily on preventing substance misuse that we can easily forget to stop and celebrate those who have made the brave choice to fight their addiction. September, which is known as National Recovery Month is the time to reflect on the positive transformation our loved ones and the millions of Americans in…
Read MoreKeeping Your Cool While Back to School
[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] We’ve all read stories and seen statistics on the rising rates of anxiety, depression and suicide in our youth and going back to school can put added pressure on students of all ages. But as kids across Metro Atlanta get back in the swing of things in the classroom, it can often…
Read MoreCulture, Community & Connection: Minority Mental Health Month
[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, and CHRIS 180 is focusing on raising awareness surrounding the struggles that underrepresented and minority communities face with mental illness. There are many factors that can prevent minority groups from seeking help including language barriers, cost and lack of mental health education. Minority groups include…
Read More12 Tips for Coping with Stress
Are you one of the 29% of adults who made a New Year’s resolution related to your mental health? Or are you among the 25% expected to feel MORE stress in 2023? Indeed, a lot can cause stress in our lives – continued inflation, increased cost of living and an uncertain job market. I could…
Read MoreHow to Support Moms in Need This Mother’s Day
For years, Susan battled drug addiction, even after she had a child. Once she became a mother, she faced one of the most challenging circumstances of her life, when she lost custody of her daughter. During the time that Susan’s daughter was in custody of The Georgia Division of Family & Children Services (DFCS), she…
Read More5 Black Leaders Making History at CHRIS 180
When we think about celebrating Black history, often, Black civil rights heroes, political figures or groundbreaking entrepreneurs come to mind. But another part of honoring Black History Month is celebrating everyday people in the community whose work may go unnoticed. History comes in all shapes and forms, from groundbreaking inventions to ending generational trauma, each…
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