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
Curing the Valentine’s Day BluesAh February, the month when aisles at grocery stores are filled with pink and red candy, hearts,balloons and stuffed animals. The month when restaurants are showing off their limited edition,three-course Valentine’s Day menu and magazines are featuring the best dates to take yoursignificant other on. But, there’s only one “problem” –
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Hope as defined by Oxford Languages is a feeling of expectation and desire for acertain thing to happen. They also define it as grounds for believing that somethinggood may happen. But what happens when you don’t have any hope or when all hope is stripped away bycircumstances or past experiences? If someone were to ask
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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