The 2020 holidays are behind us and many are applauding the fresh start of a new year. I know that as much as I enjoy decking the halls, sharing special meals, gifts and celebrating with my family, I’m weary when the last box of decorations is put away. This year more than ever, after an […]
Rhea Pierron Rhea Pierron is the Development Manager/Program Liaison for Mental Health America of Licking County. She helps each program coordinator/manager with promotional and planning needs, identifies funding opportunities, assists with writing grants for the programs, and performs administrative tasks. She is a member of the Newark Kiwanis Club. Rhea earned a BSBA degree from […]
Kitty Roahrig Kitty Roahrig is the Parent Support Program Coordinator for Mental Health America of Licking County. She is certified in multiple levels of the Triple P Positive Parenting Program as well as Parenting Inside Out. Prior to working at MHA, she worked as a Health Aide for the schools. Kitty has an associate degree in mental […]
How are you doing right now? No, really, how are you doing? We’re so quick in our society to say, “Great!”, “OK” or “I’m fine.” Right now many of us are just barely getting by. We’re collectively fatigued by all of what is going on – COVID-19 hovering over our world and affecting so many […]
NEWARK – Endurance and resilience have always been important to director Kevin Patrick Allen. It was evident in his Amazon documentary “What Comes Next,” about finding a meaningful future after loss. And it really hits home in “A Good Man – The Jim Tyrer Story,” his and Steve Hebert’s documentary examining the life of the […]
COVID-19 has brought challenges for parents and families, unlike any ever experienced. Some of you have been overseeing your children’s schooling from home since mid-March. Many parents have spent much of the past six months working from home while others are searching for new job opportunities. My hunch is that none of you planned for […]
Having Respect for Others to Improve Mental Health Respect, according to Webster, is to regard with special attention, to care for or to consider worthy of esteem. The goal of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris in 1948, was to grant status worthy of respect to all […]
Managing Stress Under the Coronavirus Quarantines As we all stock up on supplies, hunker down and try to keep ourselves and our families safe from COVID-19, one element to the uncertainty surrounding this global health issue that we can’t overlook is the effect on our mental health. MHA’s national screening data showed a 19 percent […]
The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (ACES), which looks at the impact of childhood trauma on health and well-being later in life, frequently comes up in talks about mental health and addiction. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s new Student Wellness and Success plan allocates funds statewide to school districts to provide services that students need to thrive, […]
Published in the January/February Volume 17, Issue 1 of Community Connections by Licking Memorial Health Systems.