Posts by Community Alliance Staff
Recovery is a Family Journey
Certainly, mental illness challenges the individual with the diagnosis, but it also has a serious impact on family and loved ones. At the same time, the active support of those family members and loved ones can be vital to recovery. “Going clear back to the 1940’s, the stigma associated with mental illness has prevented people…
Read MorePracticing Positivity
Is the glass half full or half empty? Is it really a big controversy when we have the opportunity to take advantage of a free refill? Either way, there’s still a personal investment involved in changing your mindset. Sometimes the state of our emotional health can be impacted by how we’re treating our bodies. The good…
Read MoreLife with Mental Illness: One Family’s Story
No one is immune to the impact of a mental health disorder Mental illness is a disease that affects the whole family. And family caregivers are not immune to the impact the disease has on them as they strive to provide care for loved ones. The stress and isolation can be overwhelming. A NAMI study…
Read MoreReflecting on Gratitude in 2020 as a Healthy Practice for Community Alliance
According to the National Institutes of Health, practicing gratitude can have a positive impact on our wellbeing – something we could all use right now. And, if you make it an everyday habit, this daily dose of positive emotion helps people cope with stress and can even enhance physical health. That’s a strategy Carole Boye,…
Read MoreIntegrated Health Care Addresses the Whole Person
Much has been written about integrated health care over the past few years. At its core, integrated care offers a whole-person approach that addresses mental and physical health in a way that connects both, in order to coordinate a greater level of care. Integrated care can offer the following benefits: Greater access to a broad…
Read MoreBreaking the Silence in 2020 is more important than ever
Now in its 24th year, Community Alliance’s annual Breaking the Silence education and fundraising event, and those the event serves to support, face new challenges. Due to COVID-19, there will be no in-person event this year. Yet, there is an ever-increasing number of individuals and families in great need of mental health support, primary care…
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