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National Family Caregivers Month This November, we celebrate and honor the caregivers who lovingly bathe, shop for, clean houses, and provide comfort to the millions of elderly, disabled, or ill people across the United States. Often unappreciated, caregiving is an essential service for providing the necessary care and support that loved ones need to live a life full of dignity and pride. Caregivers make personal sacrifices to ensure that their loved ones are safe, healthy, and happy during difficult times of unanticipated struggle. This has been especially true during the pandemic as millions have found themselves facing unexpected changes to their daily lives. Take a moment this month to appreciate

Self Care for Mental Health Below are some ways to help you take care of your mental health on days where it can be really challenging. Attuning to your mental health needs is an essential part of self-care! Consider getting at least 7 or 8 hours of sleep – The amount of hours you sleep can have an impact on your mental health. Sleep is important for your brain to recharge and store all the information it gathered during the day. When we get an adequate amount of sleep, it helps our brains the next day to tackle any challenges we may face. Additionally, getting enough recommended hours of sleep

National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week October 17th-23rd is National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week (NCAAW). Held each year, this observance week is designed to bring campuses together to promote awareness and responsibility regarding excessive drinking among college students. According to a 2017 National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Survey, 53.6% of full-time college students indulge in binge drinking. This educational campaign offers promotions on education, prevention, research, network, and other initiatives. Impaired drinking not only can cost a student their college career, but it can also take an innocent life. Campuses around the globe provide programs on eliminating substance abuse, specifically targeting the effects it has around college campuses. Additional

World Mental Health Day Sunday, October 10th marked the annual World Mental Health Day, which serves as a day for international mental health education, creating awareness of mental disorders, and advocating against the social stigma. The theme for 2021 is “Mental Health in an Unequal World”. According to the World Federation for Mental Health, between 75% to 95% of people with mental disorders in low to middle income nations are unable to access quality mental health care. Globally, access to these resources remains unequal. Considering the deeply rooted stigma against mental health and the lack of access to treatment and other resources, those struggling with a mental illness are essentially

National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month October is National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month, and this means that we are working towards bringing more awareness to the needs around depression awareness and the need for accessible and affordable mental health screenings for everyone. According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIH), major depression is one of the most common mental disorders in the United States, and can result in one’s ability to take care of oneself and other important task each day. The NIH also notes that in 2017 that an estimated 17.3 million adults in the United States had at least one major depressive episode, and

How to Navigate Change As we approach the fall season, the leaves are not the only things that can experience change. Change could be happening in your life during any season. If change is difficult for you or you are resistant to different changes in your life, you are in good hands! Check out these 4 tools that will help you as you navigate change in your life. Identify what you can and cannot control. This could look like writing down what you can and cannot control on a piece of paper or other note taking platform. Being able to visually see and reflect on these thoughts and feelings can