Tag Archive: #mentalhealth

Ways to Remind Your Child They are Loved

Making sure our children feel loved, safe, and happy are among our most important jobs as parents. While this was true before the pandemic, the difficulty that our children have encountered over the past year can make us feel like [read more...]

Supporting Teen Suicide Survivors 

With teens currently stressed about school and removed from their social circles, this can be a trying time at home navigating change in schedule and being near family for long durations, especially, at an age they are growing in independence. [read more...]

Meeting Mental Health With Grace: Spotlight on Anxiety

May is Mental Health Awareness Month.  For educational information about anxiety and more, visit: https://bit.ly/3npVdbj

How to Talk to Your Kids About: Bullying

Bullying is an age-old topic parents are faced with as their toddlers grow into school aged children and eventually into teenagers. But in today’s increasingly connected digital environment, Dr. Malcolm Vandrevala, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Physician for Advocate Children’s Hospital [read more...]

Spring Clean Your Way to a Clearer Mind

Spring is here and with that comes longer days, flowers in bloom and with it, an urge to spring clean! Dusting, vacuuming and organizing can make your home feel fresh and new. By eliminating the clutter, you can improve your [read more...]

The Archdiocese Commission on Mental Illness Invites You to: “Moving Forward in Hope”

The Archdiocesan Commission on Mental Illness Invites you to: “Moving Forward in Hope,” an evening of prayer, connection and hope on Tuesday, April 27th, 7:00-8:00 p.m. Moving Forward in Hope is a monthly series of evening prayer, connection, and hope. Our [read more...]

“Moving Forward in Hope,” an evening of prayer, connection, and hope

The Archdiocesan Commission on Mental Illness Invites you to: “Moving Forward in Hope,” an evening of prayer, connection, and hope. Tuesday, March 23, from 7:00-8:00 p.m. The Archdiocesan Commission on Mental Illness is pleased to offer “Moving Forward in Hope,” a monthly [read more...]

When should you seek behavioral help for your child?

A pandemic has no respect for the psychological wellbeing of children. But in times of COVID-19 or not, less-than-desirable behavioral patterns can crop up in kids for varying reasons. “We find that, because of the pandemic, many parents are putting [read more...]

Feeling Sad? How to Make it to Spring

The dark, cold winter seems to be dragging on, and although you know sunnier, warmer days are ahead, you might feel down and depressed. It might even affect your work. You’re not alone. For some it may simply be the [read more...]

Illinois Mental Health Warm Line: Peer & Family Support by Telephone

ILLINOIS MENTAL HEALTH COLLABORATIVE For Access and Choice The Illinois Mental Health Collaborative for Access and Choice is pleased to announce the opening of the Warm Line! Sometimes what is needed most in difficult times is someone to talk to: [read more...]