Early bird pricing for the virtual 2023 Zarrow Mental Health Symposium ends in just two weeks. This year’s theme is New Horizons in Brain Science – a simple name for what is inarguably a complex field. With educational sessions such as ‘Neurobiology and Eating Disorders’, ‘Why Opioids are Hard to Beat’, or ‘Getting Started with […]
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This month, we are celebrating the one year anniversary of 988 Mental Health Lifeline, a three-digit number implemented for anyone experiencing or assisting with a mental health crisis. Think 911, but for the brain. And also, you can text, which can be an actual lifesaver for someone unable speak in the deadlock of a mental
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Relentless forward movement. That’s how James is navigating life in recovery, life on the streets. That is how James has literally found “a better way.” It’s been just over a year since James committed to taking his life back. Weathered and weary and ready to dry out, he found his resolve anyway. He knows the
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Dictated by circumstance, Bebe Moore Campbell’s legacy is strong and it is necessary. She was an author, a journalist, a teacher. Moore was also a tireless advocate for mental health. Just now, just in this modernizing world are we opening up more about mental health struggles and fostering dialogue around what life with mental illness
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Along with so many others in Oklahoma, Mental Health Association Oklahoma marked Juneteenth with celebration and reflection. On Friday, our Oklahoma City peer-run drop-in center, Lottie House, honored that momentous 1865 day that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas learned they had been freed. The designation of Juneteenth as a federal holiday two years ago bolstered
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OKLAHOMA CITY – In celebration of Juneteenth Day of Observance, Mental Health Association Oklahoma (MHAOK) is hosting an afternoon of recognition and celebration from 1 to 4 p.m., Friday, June 16 at Lottie House Drop-In Center. Juneteenth, a marriage of the words June and nineteenth, became our nation’s twelfth federal holiday in 2021. The Lottie
Last month, MHAOK’s Veteran Peer Recovery Support Specialist (VPRSS) organized a day of relaxation for our veteran participants: a day at the lake. Our VPRSS has walked in the same shoes as the veterans we serve, and because of his shared experiences, he truly empathizes with this vulnerable population. His background enables him to build
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Imagine a bridge. One side of it is rickety, precarious. The area on that side of the bridge is derelict, but most don’t know it because most don’t see it. It could be hidden by trees or dilapidated structures, or it could go unseen simply because so many people don’t know or care to look.
In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, Mental Health Association Oklahoma joined Domestic Violence Intervention Services for a table talk discussion hosted by the Broken Arrow Police Department. Lucinda Morte, our Mental Health Assistance Center Clinical Coordinator, discussed the importance of support, mental health education and the invaluable resources available to Oklahomans. Within this, she
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We are so excited to close out Children’s Mental Health Acceptance Week with a party! Join us to celebrate at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 13 at the Capitol View Event Center in Oklahoma City. We’ll have free resources, snacks, and so much fun! Mental Health Superheroes will join the festivities from 11 a.m. to
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