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30th Annual Zarrow Mental Health Symposium begins Wednesday

September 23, 2024  MEDIA CONTACT: Adi McCasland   405-250-6331 amccasland@mhaok.org  30th Annual Zarrow Mental Health Symposium: Life Stages, Mental Health Across a Lifetime begins September 25th    If members of the media would like to learn more or receive a complimentary code to attend, contact Adi McCasland at 405-250-6331 or amccasland@mhaok.org  NATIONWIDE – Mental Health Association Oklahoma […]

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Carrie Blumert Appointed Chief Executive Officer of Mental Health Association Oklahoma

Contact:  Adi McCasland  405-250-6331  amccasland@mhaok.org  Mental Health Association Oklahoma (MHAOK) has named government and community leader Carrie Blumert as Chief Executive Officer. A native Oklahoman, Carrie has spent her life and career supporting individuals with mental health challenges and has worked collaboratively with MHAOK for many years.  Since 2019, Blumert has served as the District

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The critical role of conversations in preventing suicide

For the nation, September 1st marks the beginning of Suicide Prevention Month, and now is a more critical time than ever to elevate the conversation around suicide and its preventability.    Suicide prevention demands a comprehensive approach that encompasses education, support systems and open dialogue. Central to this approach is destigmatization, as destigmatization is far too

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MHAOK partners with Metropolitan Library System to host suicide prevention training during Suicide Awareness Month

Mental Health Association Oklahoma (MHAOK) has partnered with the Metropolitan Library System to host a free Question Persuade Refer (QPR) training next month. QPR is an evidence-based suicide prevention training for lay people. Think CPR for the brain. The training gives attendees the skills and confidence to ask a question and save a life, and

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Zarrow Now: Dr. Claudia Black

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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Zarrow Now: Dr. Stuart Ablon

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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