by RefreshMH | May 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
By Kaitlin P. Ward, LCSW April is the National Child Abuse Prevention Month. This month, child welfare agencies and human service organizations help to increase awareness and implement strategies to prevent the occurrence of all forms of child abuse and neglect. Child...
by RefreshMH | Dec 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
This blog was jointly written by “The Older Dad,” Dr. Kevin D. Arnold, and by Ms. Theresa Gaser, MSSA, LISW-S of Trinity Family Counseling, Westerville, Ohio According to the VA, children who are exposed to higher amounts of TV coverage of a disaster develop more...
by RefreshMH | Dec 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
By Imani Byrd, MS, TLLP What we experience in our early childhood and our caregivers in learning about empathy, conflict resolution, and our self-worth cannot be understated. Think of this as a cap in the “nurture” argument in the timeless nature versus nurture...
by RefreshMH | Nov 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Resilience is the ability individually or collectively to maintain stability and experience positive emotions, with minimal disruption to normal physical and psychological function, despite experiencing a threat or trauma. Resilience exists in individuals and...
by RefreshMH | Sep 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — As we approach the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Americans are observing it by remembering where they were and who they were with. A Kalamazoo man with New York roots decided to make sure his brethren in the Big Apple were not alone. Though time...
by RefreshMH | Sep 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
By Imani Byrd, MS, TLLP Expectations of Invincibility and Immortality “I can handle whatever comes my way.” – “I was overwhelmed.” “Nothing bad will happen to me.” – “I almost died.” Expectations of Justice and Fairness “Justice always wins in the end.”...
