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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Perfectly in keeping with the first two Zarrow Symposium keynote speakers, Elena Joy Thurston hooked the audience with her opening statement and didn’t let it go until the last question was answered 75 minutes later. “Think of a time where you believed that you belonged,” she instructed us. If that isn’t a doozy of an
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Dr. Claudia Black graced the screens of over 800 attendees for this afternoon’s Zarrow Symposium 2022 Keynote Speaker session. Her extensive work with children impacted by substance use disorders in the late 1970s created the foundation for the adult-child movement, lending international recognition for her contemporary work with family systems and addictive disorders. Though our
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MHAOK is honored to have Dr. Stuart Ablon as our first Zarrow Symposium 2022 Keynote Speaker. His presentation entitled “Rethinking Challenging Behavior: It’s about skill, not will” was compelling, educative, and filled with ‘aha moments.’ Dr. Ablon offered a paradigm shift in understanding challenging behavior in our children (and ourselves) that combines neuroscience, compassion and
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Hope, stability and a safe place to call home–all things our programs help bring to life. MHAOK brings light and love to so many of our neighbors in need. Join us for Carnivale, “The Best Party in Town,” and revel in fine dining, lively dancing and unmatched surprises at Cox Business Center in downtown Tulsa.
OKLAHOMA CITY & TULSA – Mental Health Association Oklahoma has opened registration for its annual Zarrow Mental Health Symposium, a three-day virtual event focused on exploring family constructs. “We are really looking forward to the opportunity to explore not only the evolution of what family looks like in today’s society, but how to nurture a
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