Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, can be a long-term response to stressful ordeals. The National Center for PTSD declared June Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month, with a worldwide awareness …
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This Mental Health Awareness Month, we are looking at each of the four pillars of mental health: physical health, cognitive health, emotional health, and social health. On the surface, emotional …
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This Mental Health Awareness Month, we are looking at each of the four pillars of mental health: physical health, cognitive health, emotional health, and social health. Researchers are learning more …
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This Mental Health Awareness Month, we are looking at each of the four pillars of mental health: physical health, cognitive health, emotional health, and social health. Starting your morning with …
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In recognition of Stress Awareness Month, we’re featuring stories on the impact of stress on your wellbeing and healthy ways to manage stress. Stress can feel overwhelming. Fortunately, small steps can add up to big changes. In honor of Stress …
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Earth Day, April 22, is a perfect time to learn more about forest bathing. Known as shinrin-yoku in Japan, the term translates to “taking in the forest atmosphere.” National Geographic …
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In recognition of Stress Awareness Month, we’re featuring stories on the impact of stress on your wellbeing and healthy ways to manage stress. Not getting a good night’s sleep goes beyond …
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World Bipolar Day takes place each year on March 30, aiming “to bring world awareness to bipolar disorders and to eliminate social stigma and discrimination.” It starts with a thoughtful …
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LifeWorks NW nurse Gerald Peake creates healing for animals and humans alike.
In addition to St. Patrick’s Day, Monday, March 17 is also the first day of National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week. The annual observance brings a science-based approach to the …
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Learn more about the critical role of social workers as we celebrate the profession this National Social Work Month.
Ben Jones works out of all of LifeWorks NW’s locations, traveling between the sites doing anything from filling potholes to making sure the heat is working. “I fix whatever problems occur,” Ben says. His …
“Wraparound services” is a term you may see a lot in behavioral health care. It first emerged in the late 1970s and has grown in popularity in recent decades. But …
Join us in commemorating Black History Month this February. This year’s theme is “African Americans and Labor.”
Every year, the first day of Lunar New Year is the second new moon after the Winter Solstice, celebrating the arrival of spring.