The Advocate is collaborating with Mental Health and Recovery for Licking and Knox Counties and Mental Health America of Licking County to host a short information session about a new Mental Health First Aid program. The free daylong training is…
NEWARK – The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance estimates that about 14.8 million American adults are affected by a major depressive disorder every year. Although some recognize their symptoms and get help, many don’t understand what’s happening to them or…
NEWARK - Mental Health America of Licking County is one of 226 charities from across Ohio to benefit from more than $6 million distributed Sept. 4 by the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. As part of a civil action heard…
NEWARK – In a medical emergency, those trained in first aid know what to do: Check the ABCs — airways, breathing, circulation. Stop the bleeding. Treat the victim until help arrives. A mental-health emergency, local professionals contend, should be no…
Click Here for a Gallery NEWARK – Aug. 16, 2009. Danielle Wood had a plan. She staked out the spot ahead of time. She remembers pacing back and forth, trying to get the nerve; pulling off the side of…
NEWARK – Bethany Stanley was sexually abused by someone she knew when she was a child and never told anyone until she was 16. Even then, she felt she was all alone and no one understood how much she was hurting.…
How Important Is Water & Hydration To Mental Health? Some of us go days, weeks or more without drinking any straight water, but get it in lesser amounts from other sources, such as coffee, sodas, or other drinks, and some…
Everywhere I’ve been since the news came out that Robin Williams died by suicide, people have expressed shock, dismay and disbelief that such a shining star of American entertainment could be susceptible to such a terrible demise. While Williams kept…
NEWARK – Behind the scenes of every nonprofit or community organization, there is a horde of volunteers donating countless hours of their time to ensure these organizations have success. Their tasks can include helping out around the office, coordinating events, helping…
NEWARK – It was about 12:30 a.m. May 31 when a corrections officer at the Licking County Justice Center saw an inmate heading toward the shower area with her sheets. The inmate was on suicide watch, and the officer intercepted her…
