The snow is loud as the wind whips it through the trees outside my window. The news is a steady stream of weather, reporting on the frozen precipitation already causing chaos, the temperatures that have plummeted to single digits, and pleas to stay home. Home – a word that so many of us use with […]
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A change in seasons means more in our line of work: more donation requests, more community calls for assistance, more celebration of our work and also more work. It means more boots on the ground. A change in seasons also means more valuable exposure to our work. Not only has our team at the Association
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“It’s a simple idea: whether it’s making someone smile, helping a neighbor or stranger out, showing up for an issue or people we care about, or giving some of what we have to those who need our help, every act of generosity counts and everyone has something to contribute toward building the better world we
Picture this: You’re on your couch after a long day of work or school scrolling through social media when you come across a picture of one of your friends on vacation at the beach. You keep scrolling and see another friend just bought a house. You keep on scrolling and see an acquaintance was gifted
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It’s that time of year again – when we don the fuzzy socks, enjoy the cozy warmth of hot chocolate, and laugh our way through holiday gatherings. What a magical season it is for many. For many others, however, this time of year is a greater exercise in survival skills. It is a nomadic period
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It’s of no surprise that the rates of suicide and mental health struggles, such as anxiety and depression, have steadily risen since the pandemic’s birth and are continuing to do so, still. In this age of prominent social media connection, economic struggle, and very real school safety concerns, available resources are increasingly important. We are
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Oklahoma City, OK – Programs and services that are addressing an increasing and ever changing mental health landscape in Oklahoma are critical in tackling mental illness, homelessness and a host of other challenges faced by Oklahomans of all creeds and backgrounds. Mental Health Association Oklahoma has been named as the 2022 Bank of America Neighborhood
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Make mental health and wellbeing for all a global priority. That is the theme for this year’s World Mental Health Day, fitting for an age flushed with pandemic, political, and social stressors. Recent years have inarguably highlighted an increase in mental health struggles. The latest data from Healthy Minds Policy Initiative shows that one in
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Mary Escue was a natural caregiver, spending her last ten years as a beloved home health case manager. She was a daughter, a sister, a mother, a grandmother. And she was fiercely loyal in each of those roles. She was a woman with an infectious laugh and a passion for her patients, and on December
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Housing First is more than simply moving people from the streets to the protection of four walls and a roof. It’s an evidence-based method that has been gaining traction since the 1990s in North America, with the key ingredient of harm-reduction, informed services – in other words, wraparound services that address the root of an
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