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Tuesday, August 30th, 2022Turning Mental Health Awareness Month to Personal Awareness
Tuesday, May 15th, 2018Written by Emmy Crouter, MSW. As it’s Mental Health Awareness Month we at the Pennock Center find ourselves thinking about what we can do on a day to day basis to combat the stigma surrounding mental health. This year, we challenge ourselves and those around us to turn inward and examine our own actions that […]
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Thursday, September 15th, 2016By Laura Gutierrez, MA Statistics on Suicide Major depression is the foremost cause of disability in the United States and it is often referred to as the “common cold” of mental illness and a condition that typically precedes suicidal ideation. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention the rate of suicide is highest among […]
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Monday, October 12th, 2015By Lauren Johnson, MSW October is Domestic Violence Awareness & National Bullying Prevention Month. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV), violence in intimate relationships accounts for 15% of all violent crime. Many still think of domestic violence only as it relates to physical assaults, however violence in intimate relationships often also includes […]
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