How many of you have read about Cleveland Cavaliers basketball player Kevin Love in the past month? I’d like to give a shout out to him for publicly speaking up about his recent experiences with panic attacks and anxiety for…
NEWARK - As school districts have conversations about safety in the wake of the Parkland school shooting last month, Heath City Schools Superintendent Trevor Thomas said another topic should be included: mental health. Like depression, anxiety disorders have been linked…
The past few weeks have been full of disturbing events close to our home in Licking County. As I’ve mentioned in past articles, MHA facilitates our Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors (LOSS) Team and we have been much too busy…
NEWARK - Mental Health America of Licking County will hold their largest fundraiser, Night of Hope, at The Midland Theatre on Saturday, March 10. This year’s event will feature two of Licking County’s own performers, Newark Catholic graduate and comedian Greg…
HANOVER - The Licking Valley community is reeling after the deaths of three recent graduates. Licking Valley Superintendent Dave Hile said the community is in shock after the deaths of 2013 graduate Tommy Wogan, 22, Jan. 27; 2012 graduate Andy Clark, 23, Monday; and 2016…
Most of us probably weren’t aware that the last week of January is National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week but it’s a perfect time to raise awareness of important information about drugs and alcohol. Let me share some of what…
Giving to the United Way was simply a thing most people did out of habit years ago, but changing generations and economic factors mean that is no longer the case. That is the issue laid out by Neil Parekh, director…
It’s a new year, and each January many of us resolve to make a positive change in our health behaviors like quitting smoking, losing weight, or exercising, and is when supplements from sites like https://www.molmed.org/ could really help for people…
What a year the Young Leaders of Licking County has had. As an organization that is 14 months old, reflecting on its first full year in operation is very humbling. The impact the group has had on Licking County in…
As we enter the holiday season, I want to remind each of you to focus on your protective factors to get through the festivities stress-free so you can enjoy making memories rather than being frustrated or unhappy. Protective factors are…
