Adult Mental Health Initiative
Serving Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, & Roseau Counties
Suicidal thoughts or actions are a sign of extreme distress, not a harmless bid for attention, and should not be ignored. Get help as soon as possible. Talk to your doctor. You can also learn more by visiting www.nimh.nih.gov/suicideprevention You’re not alone. Confidential help is available for free. For Crisis Help call 800.282.5005 or Text: […]
December 20, 2019 at 5:00 am | By KIM ANDERSON Special to The Press North Idaho has a higher-than-average incidence of suicide. There is another obvious but perhaps less talked-about statistic that goes along with our high suicide rates. It is the fact that we also have a higher-than-average incidence of suicide survivors; the families, […]
This year, harness the power of optimism to manage stress. Discover possible health benefits, how to identify defeatist thinking and more. Positive thinking helps with stress management and can even improve your health. Practice overcoming negative self-talk with examples provided. By Mayo Clinic Staff Is your glass half-empty or half-full? How you answer this age-old […]
Chronic stress can be bad for your body and mind. It can put you at risk for health problems such as high blood pressure, stomachaches, headaches, anxiety, and depression. Using relaxation techniques can help you feel calm. These exercises can also help you manage stress and ease the effects of stress on your body. How […]
Photo by Taylor Grote on Unsplash Staffed by peers MN Peer Support Connection Warmline operators are available seven days a week from 5 p.m. to 9 a.m. By Andy Steiner | 12/23/2019 Feeling her anxiety rising, a Minnesota woman picked up the phone. It was the middle of the night, and she was certain that […]
The Federal Communications Commission announced December 13, 2019 that it was putting forward a proposal to designate 988 as a "suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline." It’s a lesson you learn as early as grade school: If you find yourself injured, threatened or otherwise in harm’s way, just break out your phone and dial […]
You can #BeTheDifference for someone living with anxiety. Anxiety disorders are the most common type of mental illness in the United States, affecting 40 million adults each year. Yet only 36.9 percent of people living with anxiety disorders receive treatment. The good news? In addition to seeking professional treatment, there are self-care tools you can […]
by Therese Borchard Stuck thoughts. Painful ruminations. Unrelenting obsessions. They are the curse of depression — among the most excruciating symptoms, in my opinion. “When a child gets lost, he may feel sheer terror,” explains Byron Katie in her bestseller Loving What Is. “It can be just as frightening when you’re lost inside the mind’s […]
REGISTER TODAY The NAMI National Convention is one of the largest community gatherings of mental health advocates in the United States. Each year, our convention connects and inspires people looking for resources, research, support services and recovery strategies. Join us as we embrace our theme — Together Toward Tomorrow — and celebrate NAMI’s 40 years […]
Exhausted with all the holiday festivities? This article by Leslie Becker, PhD provides some helpful tips to help manage your stress before, during and after the holidays. Feel the stress of the holidays yet? If not, consider yourself lucky… and prepare for the tension yet to come. While you might look forward to the obligatory […]