b5media.com

Advertise with us

Enjoying this blog? Check out the rest of the Health & Wellness Channel Subscribe to this Feed

Mental Health Notes - News, Education and Advocacy

November 29th, 2008

Saturday Sanity: O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree!

var iamInit = function() {try{initIamServingHandler(234,353,309413,”http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/Resources/Css/css2.css”)}catch(ex){}}()
It’s been a pretty hectic week for most of my American readers. A major national holiday and Black Friday, all in one week. Back to back, no less!
The only thing that could rival that excitement would be a brand new Saturday Sanity, right? (Well, it was worth a shot.)
As you read […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 0 comments

November 8th, 2008

Saturday Sanity: What A Busy Week!

var iamInit = function() {try{initIamServingHandler(234,353,245102,”http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/Resources/Css/css2.css”)}catch(ex){}}()
Wow, what a week it has been, my friends. The weather here has been sunny and in the upper 60s/lower 70s (which Chopper loved), I found a ridiculously inexpensive and surprisingly potent scented oil while wandering aimlessly around Wal-Mart (mmm, Christmasy cinnamon), and I finally found the name of the song […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 6 comments

September 13th, 2008

Saturday Sanity: The Good, The Bad, And The Smiley Faces

Saturday’s just don’t have the same magic they had when I was a kid. Saturday’s used to mean no school. Sleeping in. Hanging out with friends until all hours of the night. Going to the pool, or the mall, or some other such fun place.
Now, Saturdays mean catching up on work. Getting a quick call […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 3 comments

August 15th, 2008

Mental Health Freebies Galore!

I can’t believe I just discovered this.
And, in all honesty, I didn’t discover it. My mother, who’s obsessed with freebies, discovered it.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) offers tons of mental health publications, brochures, posters, notepads, and cards for you to order - for free.
I know, I was ecstatic, too.
And why I […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 0 comments

May 5th, 2008

Resources & Support For Children’s Mental Health Week

In addition to May being Mental Health Awareness Month (or, simply Mental Health Month, depending on where you read about it), the week of May 4-10 is Children’s Mental Health Week and it kicked off with a bang yesterday (May 4) with Childhood Depression Awareness Day.
To help you better understand children’s mental health, or - […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 3 comments