Added ByFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryMeet The Editorial TeamPublished: October 9, 2020Updated: March 3, 2021To help recognize the National Alliance on Mental Illness’s (NAMI) awareness efforts, Congress established the first week of every October as National Mental Health Awareness Week. This initiative aims to help educate people in all 50 states…
Added ByFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryMeet The Editorial TeamPublished: September 1, 2020Updated: October 15, 2020Seemingly in the blink of an eye, COVID-19 changed our world in dramatic ways. And though we’ve made progress against the pandemic, the impact is still revealing itself. However, there is one area to keep a close…
Added ByFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryMeet The Editorial TeamPublished: June 30, 2020Updated: November 8, 2021Although the causes of anxiety can lead to severe symptoms, anxiety is highly treatable. Anyone can develop an anxiety disorder, although causes of anxiety can include trauma and low self-esteem. When you are struggling with anxiety, it…
Added ByFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryMeet The Editorial TeamPublished: April 29, 2020Updated: April 8, 2020Mental health disorders are highly treatable, but managing symptoms requires help. That said, mental health stigma and teens struggling with emotional issues can create a barrier to treatment, as stigma can dissuade teens from reaching out for…
Added ByFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryMeet The Editorial TeamPublished: April 25, 2020Updated: April 8, 2020Mental health with teens and school-related stress can aggravate mental health symptoms. Academic and social pressures at school can lead to increased anxiety. Sometimes, symptoms of mental health conditions in teens are mistaken for typical adolescent moodiness.…
Added ByFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryMeet The Editorial TeamPublished: April 21, 2020Updated: April 8, 2020Anxiety disorders, which include conditions like Generalized Anxiety Disorder, PTSD, and OCD, can cause severe symptoms. These can prevent you from living a healthy and productive life. The prevalence of mental illness and the severity of symptoms…
Added ByFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryMeet The Editorial TeamPublished: October 31, 2019Updated: October 29, 2019You may have heard about art therapy recently in the news, at the doctor’s office, or maybe you are looking for art therapy in North Carolina for either yourself or a family member. Art therapy is a…
Added ByFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryMeet The Editorial TeamPublished: October 22, 2019Updated: May 11, 2021PTSD and children is a subject we have only recently begun to understand. It was originally believed that children can bounce back quickly from events and it doesn’t affect them like it does an adult, but that…
Added ByFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryMeet The Editorial TeamPublished: October 10, 2019Updated: October 29, 2019World Mental Health Day was established in 1992 by the Federation for Mental Health. October 10th was designated as World Mental Health Day and was created to help raise awareness and acceptance of mental health issues, and…
