December 8, 2012 – 9:13 am
The federal government’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is creating free apps for iPhone and Android devices that help you track your health. From games to help idle teen hands trying to quit smoking, to apps about pregnancy, diseases, health hotlines and much more, new apps are being developed everyday. Here’s a link [...]
November 30, 2012 – 7:04 am
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched a new Be Tobacco Free website! The new website brings together the best information HHS has on the health effects of tobacco, quitting smoking, and more.
November 12, 2012 – 12:41 pm
Finding a sustainable, accommodating job can be difficult for someone with a disability; while the unemployment rate for those without disabilities is about 8%, for individuals with a disability, it is a whopping 15%. As with the general population, the level of education and training after high school that a person with disabilities receives is [...]
October 11, 2012 – 5:40 am
This week is National Mental Illness Awareness Week; NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) established this with Congress. It is always the first full week of October. This week is also my son’s birthday. Several years ago I had him in for a well-child checkup and while we were waiting I saw a poster on [...]
October 11, 2012 – 5:32 am
Clinical depression affects about 5% of the world’s population. You probably interact with sufferers each day without realizing it. On this World Mental Health Day, dedicated this year to depression, here’s six stories with video that share what people with depression would like you to know. Some last names have been omitted to protect individual [...]
October 2, 2012 – 5:02 am
Some peers in Georgia from the Cobb & Douglas Community Service Boards received a SAMHSA Million Hearts Initiative grant to create a peer-driven video for consumers and providers to use in combating cardiovascular disease and strokes. The video, called “One In A Million,” is 15 minutes long and contains information on ways to lead a [...]
September 25, 2012 – 5:30 am
I found this National Recovery Month newsletter very interesting. It has some tips regarding social media that were/are new to me. If you are reading this there is a good chance that you use social media too. You can subscribe to this newsletter if you want more information as it becomes available. You can also [...]
September 24, 2012 – 7:55 am
Physically, sexually, and mentally abused, I was raised in two different inner city ghettos where fear was a very alive, everyday occurrence. I learned no coping skills, life skills, or any other skills, period. What I did learn was to keep secrets, which developed into an overwhelming sense of shame. I learned that as far [...]
September 23, 2012 – 12:30 pm
Each day during SAMHSA‘s National Wellness Week, we are looking at one of the Eight Dimensions of Wellness. Today we look at Spiritual Health – Expanding our sense of purpose and meaning in life. Spirituality is the way you find meaning, hope, comfort and inner peace in your life. Many people find spirituality through religion. [...]
September 23, 2012 – 5:51 am
Each day during SAMHSA‘s National Wellness Week, we are looking at one of the Eight Dimensions of Wellness. Today we look at Social Health – Developing a sense of connection, belonging, and a well-developed support system. People who attended our September Action Group meeting shared a number of great ideas about improving our social health: [...]
