Month: January 2018
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Senior’s Program
The number of ‘elderly’ in our population is growing rapidly. With increasing health care technology, the average life expectancy has steadily climbed to nearly 79 years of age. This brings many important issues into play. How do we support this growing population of people, most of whom have retired and are living on a small,…
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Why an Increase in Mental Health Issues for Millennials?
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Millennials are typically described as those born in the 1980s through the early 2ooo’s. That make them in their late-teens through their early 30’s today. And yes, we are seeing a rise in reports of anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts in this age group. There has been a lot of speculation as to why this…
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How Lack of Sleep Impacts Mental Health
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We all know that we can become irritable and don’t function as well if we do not get enough sleep. But for some people dealing with chronic sleep issues, it is much more serious. It may be that they struggle to fall asleep, have troubling dreams or can not stay asleep/fall back to sleep, but…
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College Offers Many Challenges
Winter break will be finishing up soon and college kids around the country will be going back to campus. They have enjoyed a respite with friends and family and at this point know how they are doing academically. Perhaps all their hard work has paid off and their grades are good, or perhaps they find…