by MHA | Sep 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
As I’m sure most all of us would agree, when the people we love are hurting, the thing we want most is to be able to make their pain go away. We want to be able to fix it. Unfortunately, situations don’t always have a quick and easy fix. While every individual and...
by MHA | Jul 9, 2019 | Awareness
It was a simple concept… at first. We wanted to run one mile every hour for 24 straight hours. I’m not really sure what the genesis of the idea was, but we knew we wanted to do it. And we knew we wanted people to know about it. The positive mental health benefits of...
by MHA | Jun 4, 2019 | Awareness
MHA Harm Reduction Series, Part II One of the principal objectives of harm reduction is to reduce the spread of infectious disease. Harm reduction data reveals a compelling inverse correlation between harm reduction methodology and HIV & Hepatitis C rates —as a...
by MHA | May 13, 2019 | Self Care
Did you know that In 2015 the amount spent on stress-related health care costs in America was 160 billion to 256 billion (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016; Goh, Pfeffer & Zenios, 2016). Moreover, it is estimated that for all physician office...
by MHA | May 13, 2019 | Awareness
MHA Harm Reduction Series, Part III You’ve likely heard of healthcare parity—the initiative to treat mental health and substance use disorders with the same quality and coverage of care as physical illnesses. Parity, despite being written into law, is far from the...
by MHA | May 13, 2019 | Awareness
MHA Harm Reduction Series, Part I Harm Reduction refers to innovative, evidence-based interventions aimed at minimizing the harmful, negative consequences of substance use, untreated mental illness, associated high-risk behaviors, and systemic injustices. Harm...
by MHA | May 1, 2019 | Awareness
What You Can (And Shouldn’t) Do To Help A Loved One Deal With Mental Illness Many of us in recovery have experienced the well-meaning interference of friends and family. But what really helps and what actually might make the situation even worse? Most people mean...
by MHA | Apr 25, 2019 | Awareness
Please consider sponsoring or participating in one or more events to help us continue our important trainings to help people recognize the signs of someone thinking about suicide and what to do about it. We must end the stigma tied to mental health issues in order to...
by MHA | Apr 25, 2019 | Personal Stories
In 2013, I joined the Mental Health Association in Delaware’s Wednesday Pike Creek Depression and Bipolar Support Group. At the time, I felt like not only was I struggling to fire on all cylinders, I wasn’t firing on any cylinders. My mind raced night and day with...
by MHA | Apr 17, 2019 | Personal Stories
My entire life I struggled with depression, and in my adult years that descended into a dark battle against alcoholism. I quit drinking in April of 2017 and the past two years I have been prioritizing my mental health and my recovery. Because of this, my whole...
