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Community Alliance’s Center for Mental Health integrates Safe Harbor services for individuals in crisis
As Community Alliance moves into our new Center for Mental Health, we are pleased to bring many of our programs and services together in a single, integrated location — including our Safe Harbor Peer Services, previously located at the Lasting Hope Recovery Center campus. Since 2013, Safe Harbor’s services have provided peer-led support to individuals…
Read MoreCommunity Alliance’s new program helps young adults transition to independent adulthood
Community Alliance is committed to comprehensively serving our community’s needs. While historically focused on adult services, we are expanding our reach with the support of SAMHSA’s Healthy Transitions grant. This five-year grant enables us to address the transitional needs of youth who are moving from adolescent to adult mental health or substance use services. The…
Read MoreHow Community Alliance supports clients’ employment to improve their mental health
Multiple dimensions contribute to mental well-being. That’s why Community Alliance provides integrated services for our clients — including employment support. Someone’s state of employment can have significant effects on their mental health, says Susan Lensch, Community Alliance’s WorkSource program manager. “Employment provides structure for a person’s daily routine, and we know that structure is one…
Read MoreCommunity Alliance president and CEO Carole Boye, champion of mental health care, to retire after 42 years of service
It is with heartfelt admiration and respect that Community Alliance announces our president and CEO of the past 42 years, Carole Boye, plans to retire this summer. Carole’s retirement will cap a truly remarkable, groundbreaking career in which she has served as our agency’s first and only CEO. During a period of evolving norms and…
Read MoreHow to manage the stress of media consumption to support our mental health
Constantly consuming news and information, especially through social media, can leave us feeling depleted and powerless. Even further, it can worsen mental health conditions like depression and paranoia. Stacy Ring, Community Alliance’s behavioral health and education manager, has witnessed how endless scrolling impacts people’s mental health. “If you already have depression, and you’re consuming all…
Read MoreRelationship health is mental health: Identifying supportive and detractive factors in our relationships
Friends, family, partners, colleagues, neighbors — our daily lives are filled with relationships that can impact our mental health for the better or worse. Learning how to identify healthy and unhealthy relationship signs, in ourselves and others, is a skill that can protect and benefit our mental health. “It’s very difficult to be a healthy…
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