After years of development, on Saturday, July 16, states will release a new National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number, 988, the shorthand number following the model emergency number 911. Also, all phone service providers must connect dialers to the lifeline if they use the 988. Maureen Iselin, National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention Spokesperson, says,…
The first annual Bringing Back H.O.P.E. (Healing Our People Everywhere) Summit will be conducted June 22-24 from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm at Herk Hall (Bldg. 980) at Little Rock Air Force Base. This professional development seminar is free and open to sexual assault prevention and response (SAPR) victim advocates, sexual harassment/assault response and prevention…
For Our Kids: Remedying the Youth Mental Health Crisis May is Mental Health Awareness month. What better time to highlight the mental health issues of our youth and adolescents? On Jan. 3, 2001, the United States Surgeon General released a report detailing that 12 percent of American children 18 and under have a…
Bravo’s Captain Lee Disembarking for Little Rock Recovery Gala Captain Lee Rosbach, the star of the luxury superyacht reality TV show Below Deck, will be in Little Rock Thursday, headlining the Wolfe Street Foundation’s Red Carpet Gala at the Arkansas Governor’s Mansion. The show, now filming its 10th season, follows the lives and…
Methodist Family Health has announced that Camp Healing Hearts will return this May after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. The free grief day camp, set for Saturday, May 21, will begin at 8 a.m. at Camp Aldersgate in Little Rock, and will be coordinated by Kaleidoscope Grief Center, a program of Methodist Family…
Wellness Wednesday: How to Communicate Your Feelings Do you know how to communicate your feelings when you’re in an argument? For the most part, we usually get caught up in the moment and blurt out some things, and leave the argument feeling hurt or misunderstood. Lauren English, a licensed professional counselor and…
Wellness Wednesday: ‘Everything Happens for a Reason,’ Toxic Positivity You’ve likely heard the phrase, “Everything happens for a reason.” This phrase is one of the best-known examples of toxic positivity and can be harmful when used around people who need our empathy and support. Lauren English, a licensed professional counselor and business…
Wellness Wednesday: Ways to Benefit Your Well-Being With the New Year, many of us are thinking about bettering ourselves, whether it’s through losing weight or getting in shape. Another way to better ourselves is by working on our mental health. Lauren English, a licensed professional counselor and business development representative with Pinnacle Pointe…
After celebrating the holidays, we may find ourselves feeling a little defeated. Maybe the holidays didn’t go as planned. Maybe we had high expectations, and those expectations weren’t met. Or, maybe this holiday season, some of our family members had COVID-19, or couldn’t be with us at all. Lauren English, a licensed…
A lot of us find comfort in controlling as many things as possible. But the sooner we realize that accepting what’s out of our control can bring us peace, the happier we will live and the more carefree we will be. Lauren English, a licensed professional counselor and business development representative with Pinnacle Pointe…
