Communicare News Archive

2 Successful Ways We Can Help Our Children with Mental Health
May 7th is National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day - a day focused on the importance of supporting every child’s mental, emotional, and behavioral well-being. ADHD, anxiety, behavioral problems, and [...]
PTSD Awareness Month – Ways to Identify Symptoms and Get Support
About six out of 100 people will have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at some point of their lives, according to the National Center for PTSD; this means that in a given [...]
Men Need Help Too! How To Get Mental Health Support and Feel Good About It
The stigma surrounding mental health has long been a barrier to meaningful conversations about the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness. But because of gender stereotypes, it’s even harder for [...]
Drinking and Substance Abuse – How to Talk with Your Kids This Summer
Now that school is out and kids are on summer break, parents all over the nation worry about how their teens will spend all their free time. Some kids will [...]
How To Have Meaningful Conversations with Your Children About Social Media
Social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube are social channels meant to keep people connected, engaged, and entertained. For adolescents growing up in the digital age [...]
4 Ways to Help Prevent Underage Summer Drinking
In a Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 29 percent of high school students admitted to drinking alcohol in the past 30 days, with 14 percent of those respondents admitting to binge [...]
No. 1 Mental Health Illness Affecting Minorities Disproportionately
According to Mental Health America, 19.86 percent of adults in the U.S. are experiencing a mental health issue, accounting for nearly 50million Americans. Over 11.4 million adults have been estimated [...]
The Difference Between Hearing vs. Listening and How It Affects Mental Health
When you want someone to fully understand the emotion or message you want to communicate, would you rather the person you’re speaking to say, “I can hear you” or “I’m [...]
3 Reasons Why Naloxone is Essential to Save Lives
Naloxone, most commonly by the brand name Narcan, is a medication that works to reverse an opioid overdose. As an opioid antagonist, it rapidly attaches to opioid receptors, blocking the [...]
College Partying: How To Prevent Opioid Overdose and Death
Opioids have found their way into the list of party drugs as more college kids are misusing them. According to the American Addiction Centers, opioids are one of the most [...]
3 Things To Carry In Your Backpack That Will Improve Your Mental Health
Are you ready to head back to school? You may be looking forward to seeing old friends you didn’t get to spend time with over the summer, or you’re hoping [...]
7 Important Signs That Say, It’s Time for Family Therapy
Different family structures exist, and within those are different family dynamics, good and bad. Internal and external factors can disrupt family relationships, causing hardship, misunderstanding, and disconnection. When things become [...]