Clinic to provide mental health and substance use treatment to underserved populations
A new federal funding grant received by High Point Treatment Center is supporting the organization in reaching those people who need help...
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- Oct 1, 2020
- 2 min
Meet two local heroes: Cody and Francesa Swift
Meet two local heroes: Cody and Francesa Swift Today’s local heroes are the faces behind #ASwiftRecovery, offering compassion and...
- Sep 30, 2020
- 2 min
Five things to know about age-friendly communities
New England communities are aging quickly. According to the Center for Social and Demographic Research on Aging at the Gerontology...
- Sep 29, 2020
- 2 min
Ending loneliness starts with each of us
Loneliness is difficult to measure because it looks different for each of us. Some of us will feel lonely when we are socially isolated...
- Sep 28, 2020
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#ReachOutMA wants to help us be better neighbors
Hey, neighbor! Today’s Help and Hope Southcoast campaign is celebrating Good Neighbor Day today along with AARP Massachusetts and...
- Sep 25, 2020
- 2 min
Samaritan interns offer help and hope
UMass Dartmouth and Bridgewater State University students are offering hope while learning to help as interns for the Samaritans of...
- Sep 24, 2020
- 1 min
Don't miss this workshop opportunity on parenting "wired" children
Are you children participating in remote learning this school year? If so, you might want to participate in an upcoming workshop on...
- Sep 23, 2020
- 1 min
Recovery and recognition in New Bedford
A New Bedford treatment center for addiction made Newsweek’s 2020 list of best centers. The Women’s Addiction Treatment Center at High...
- Sep 22, 2020
- 1 min
Here’s what to say (and do) when talking to someone about suicide
“We know that every day, people are helping themselves and others get through their darkest moments.” That sentence about suicide...
- Sep 21, 2020
- 2 min
Hope, not Hopeless
Helpless and hopeless. When the group of Southcoast caregivers got together to talk about the creation of Help & Hope Southcoast, many...
- Sep 18, 2020
- 2 min
The #1 thing to know about suicide is that it is preventable
Yesterday, we looked at state information showing an increase in recorded deaths by suicide over the five years of most recent data. It’s...
- Sep 17, 2020
- 2 min
What people need to know about suicide
The first step to becoming part of any suicide prevention solution is understanding what the problem is, according to MassDPH, which...
- Sep 16, 2020
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Take these six steps to join the effort to prevent suicide
September is suicide prevention month and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health is working hard to raise awareness of suicide as...
- Sep 15, 2020
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Gratitude and what’s essential
If you’re like me, you can’t help but silently add your own words of gratitude as you drive by the highway signs that thank the essential...
- Sep 14, 2020
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5 Monday morning tips for easing into the work week
Monday mornings can be rough. Transitioning from personal to work time can trigger stress and bring out the blues in any one. Setting a...
- Sep 11, 2020
- 1 min
Six coping skills for correctional officers (and others in high stress positions) to stay mentally
Through her 28 years as a licensed therapist and position as clinical director for the Connecticut correctional systems’ employee...
- Sep 10, 2020
- 2 min
Corrections officers show increased openness to counseling, thanks to COVID
A Connecticut employee assistance program, modeled after one in Massachusetts, is helping correctional officers cope with the stress of...
- Sep 9, 2020
- 2 min
You can change the way the world sees mental health
It’s a powerful belief, isn’t it? That one person can shift the perspective of an entire world on mental health. Archimedes, the Greek...
- Sep 8, 2020
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September is Suicide Prevention Awareness month
Suicidal thoughts are not limited to any one kind of person. Based on data, we know that all ages, genders, and backgrounds are known to...
- Sep 7, 2020
- 2 min
Meet a local hero: Ashwini Sahni, M.D.
Dr. Ashwini Sahni is a cardiologist in Wareham who supports the use of yoga and meditation in response to anxiety and depression. He...
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