Mental Health

When people ask if you are smart, do you think about the grades you get in school or do you think about the great friends you have made there? What does “being smart” mean to you? There are different kinds of intelligence and each serve their own purpose. Emotional intelligence can be defined as the […]

What is mental illness?  Mental illness can be defined as “… a disease that causes mild to severe disturbances in thought and/or behavior, resulting in an inability to cope with life’s ordinary demands and routines (Mental Health America, 2018).”  These illnesses can take emotional, physical, and spiritual tolls on those who face them on a […]

Suicide Prevention Week – September 9-15   Suicide: Thoughts of suicide are more common than you might think. Nearly everyone, at some time in his or her life, thinks about suicide. There are many reasons that people often decide to live. They may realize that the crisis is temporary, but death is not, they find […]

Men’s Health Week recognizes men’s health and what men can do to stay healthy. Men and women experience many of the same health issues, but there are a few issues that only men experience or are more likely to be diagnosed with than women. The average life expectancy of men in the United States is […]