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The Courage to Share So Others Get Help
Posted on: January 31, 2014 12:35 pm
Many thanks to Nicole Clark, The Enterprise and especially to "Carol" for telling the story of surviving domestic violence and programs and supports that can help victims.
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Healthcare Enrollment Bliz! March 1st & 8th, 2014
Posted on: January 26, 2014 10:50 pm
If you or anyone you know needs health insurance, tackle the problem at our Healthcare Enrollment Blitz. Coming to 2 locations in St. Mary's County!1st opportunity, Saturday March 1st, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Anchor of Charlotte Hall: 30007 Business Center
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New information cards about Walden to view, share and print!
Posted on: January 8, 2014 11:38 pm
Now available and just a click away! Information cards inclusive of frequently asked questions about Walden services. Check back for more information card albums soon!
Outpatient mental health, outpatient addiction and crisis and trauma:
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Walden sites will open 1/3 at 10 a.m.
Posted on: January 3, 2014 9:08 am
While the wintry blast of chilly air and snow has made for a beautiful scene around Southern Maryland, the wind chill and potentially slick roads have created some challenges. All Walden clinical sites normally open on Friday mornings will open at 10 a.m. today.
Thank you for your patience!
read more …A Holiday Message from Dr. Kathleen O'Brien
Posted on: December 3, 2013 2:38 pm
December 1, 2013Dear Friends:What a year 2013 has been at Walden! Close to 3,000 lives were touched by our services as we marked our 40th anniversary providing “help for today; hope for tomorrow.” We have been delighted and honored by the
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The Mary Kay Foundation Awards Walden Grant for Domestic Violence Services
Posted on: December 2, 2013 11:40 am
Walden sincerely thanks The Mary Kay Foundation for making Walden the recipient of a 2013 Shelter Grant to support our work providing hotline, crisis counseling, safety planning and sheltering services to victims of domestic violence. Without foundation and
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Gratitude Post 8: Grateful Teens
Posted on: November 27, 2013 7:30 am
Some folks may chuckle a bit to see a blog post entitled "Grateful Teens." After all, the moodiness and questioning characteristics of adolescence often challenge adults so much that they sometimes overshadow the way we think about teens. The fact is,
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Gratitude Post 7: grateful for the chance to see ourselves through others
Posted on: November 22, 2013 9:27 am
Many of us are our own worst critics. From our appearance to our personal strengths, talents or skills, we tend to underestimate ourselves. We may even beat up on ourselves, and this may prevent us from happier, healthier lives. This may be
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Day 6 Gratitude Challenge Post: grateful for life-long growth
Posted on: November 16, 2013 8:28 am
We are grateful for the human capacity to grow at any age, in big and small ways. Bob Dylan, songwriter and painter known to so many of us as a folk artist, is now expressing himself creatively with iron art. At 72, he uses found iron objects and welds
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From Day 5 of Gratitude Challenge: Thank you veterans, families and those who serve by helping them!
Posted on: November 16, 2013 8:09 am
We are grateful for all who serve, all who love a veteran, and all who support veterans.
From a June 2012 blog post of ours about veterans and PTSD:
For many Americans, living with PTSD is a daily reality-- for them and for their loved
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Gratitude Challenge Day 4 Post: Grateful for Courage
Posted on: November 6, 2013 7:50 am
Today, we are grateful for the opportunity created by the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention, Mary Kay Foundation, TJX Foundation and other donors who make possible our free crisis counseling, emergency assistance and support groups for victims
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Gratitude Challenge Day 3 Post: Grateful for the Capacity for Change
Posted on: November 4, 2013 7:36 am
Today, we are grateful for the capacity for change. The potential for change is a key component of hope. By the same token, having hope motivates us change our behaviors, living situations or other concerns that may be unhealthy for us. The
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Gratitude Challenge Day 2 Post: Rosalyn Carter's Work in Mental Health
Posted on: November 3, 2013 8:00 am
Today, we are grateful to Rosalyn Carter, for a lifetime of civil and determined work against stigmatizing and marginalizing persons with mental illnesses. Her 2010 book Within Our Reach: Ending the Mental Health Crisis with co-authors Susan
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Fit for Recovery- a free exercise class adds to wellness options at Beacon of Hope
Posted on: October 6, 2013 2:39 pm
We are very grateful to have volunteer and trained fitness instructor Paige Fletcher with us at Beacon of Hope Recovery and Wellness Centers most Saturdays from 1:30 to 2:30. Paige's free exercise class works out the muscles while being a chance to talk
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Enrollment Cargo Van Tour of Maryland Health Connection at St. Mary’s Hospital
Posted on: October 4, 2013 9:49 pm
The Maryland Health Connection Enrollment Cargo Van Tour came to St. MAry's Hospital on 10.3.13 to help kick off the enrollment period for the Health Exchange. As part of the Connect Southern Maryland effort
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Making Suicide Prevention an Every Day Matter
Posted on: September 11, 2013 7:33 am
Yesterday, September 10th 2013, was National Suicide Prevention Day. I was touched and grateful to receive the following text message from a colleague and friend: In light of National Suicide Prevention Day, I just wanted to let you know that I love you
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Expanding mental health and psychiatry services in Lexington Park
Posted on: May 19, 2013 8:52 am
Walden’s community mental health clinic service at Hope Place provides outpatient psychiatric and mental health therapy appointments. Appointments are available Monday-Friday, with daytime and evening options available. Our clinics accept Medicaid,
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Now Accepting Mental Health Patients in Prince Frederick
Posted on: May 19, 2013 8:42 am
Walden is pleased to announce a new partnership with Southern Maryland Community Network that has made it possible to offer mental health therapy in Prince Frederick. We welcome Patrice Duperval, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, to the Walden staff. Ms.
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Don't Neglect Your Behavioral Health: Walden on Comcast Newsmakers
Posted on: November 24, 2012 8:02 am
View our video with Comcast Newsmakers regarding services in Charles County and Charlotte Hall for substance abuse and mental health issues as well as our message regarding the importance of not neglecting behavioral and mental wellness.
read more …Video Pick of the Week: Dr. Vikram Patel on Mental Health for All
Posted on: November 5, 2012 7:02 pm
Walden's video pick of the week features psychiatrist Dr. Vikram Patel presenting a short Ted Talk on the need for mental health services world-wide, shortages of professionals world-wide, and alternatives that provide complimentary care utilizing lay health
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Facebook Depression? Mental Health On-Line
Posted on: October 12, 2012 12:32 am
As Newsweek writer Tony Dokoupil indicates in his article iCrazy, published 7/16/12, speculation about the potentially harmful impacts of internet use are “at least as old as hyperlinks.” Questions about the “link” between Facebook and depression
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AIDS International Conference & the Link between Drug Abuse and HIV
Posted on: July 24, 2012 10:36 am
Contributed by LS Webb, Community Engagement Manager for Walden SierraFor the first time in 22 years, the AIDS International Conference is being held in the United States. The conference is in Washington, DC from July 22-27th. The conference gathers
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About Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
Posted on: July 15, 2012 1:14 am
Contributed by LS Webb, Community Engagement Manager for Walden SierraPerhaps the first public figure to talk about self-injury was Princess Diana of England. For Diana, self-injury and bulimia were connected to depression and the overwhelming pressure of
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Music: a Mental Health Tool
Posted on: July 6, 2012 5:38 pm
Contributed by LS Webb, Community Engagement Manager for Walden SierraThose of us who play a favorite song to feel better-- or a sad song to reflect on a personal loss-- know that music and mood can go hand-in-hand. Dr. Galina Mindlin, MD, PhD has
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America’s Largest Preventable Public Health Problems: Addiction and Risky Substance Use
Posted on: July 2, 2012 6:26 pm
Contributed by L.S. Webb, Community Engagement Manager with Walden SierraThe newly published report from the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA Columbia, at www.casacolumbia.org) has declared what folks who have lost
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Loneliness, Getting Older and Potential Risks to Health
Posted on: June 29, 2012 3:24 pm
The Archives of Internal Medicine published two studies in mid June that point to loneliness as a potential risk to health. One of the studies looked at people aged 45 and up who had a high risk of heart disease or who had already been diagnosed with heart
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Honoring National PTSD Awareness Day June 27, 2012
Posted on: June 27, 2012 11:28 am
Today is National PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) Awareness Day. For many Americans, living with PTSD is a daily reality-- for them and for their loved ones. About 3.5% of American adults experience PTSD in any given year.Those impacted by PTSD,
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“No Time to Lose” to Understand Connections Between Behavioral Health and Global Health
Posted on: June 24, 2012 9:47 am
By L.S. Webb, Community Engagement Manager for Walden SierraAccording to Peter Piot, world re-known epidemiologist of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, the priorities of global public health are evolving to include greater attention to
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New Research on Hereditary Aspects of Alcoholism Sheds More Light on Risk Factors
Posted on: June 23, 2012 9:05 pm
By L.S. Webb, Community Engagement Manager for Walden SierraA new study authored by John P. Rice of Washington University, to be published in September 2012’s issue of Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, is the first to document a link between
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Powerful People Disclose Mental Health Issues to Break “Taboo”
Posted on: June 22, 2012 4:36 pm
Contributed by L.S. Webb, Community Engagement Manager for Walden SierraEarlier this month, two elected members of British Parliament, Kevan Jones and Charles Walker, spoke publicly about their personal experiences living with mental illness. Mental health
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New Study Finds Therapy for Depression over the Phone Helpful
Posted on: June 15, 2012 12:49 pm
Contributed by L.S. Webb, Community Engagement Manager for Walden SierraWe have known for some time that therapy is a very effective tool for people struggling with depression. We also know that people with a mental illness often delay getting help—the
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Positive Benefits of Professional Counseling — Too Many for One Post!
Posted on: June 12, 2012 8:44 pm
Contibuted by L.S. Webb, Community Engagement Manager for Walden SierraMany of us may have experienced the relief of getting something “off our chest” with a trusted confidante. We may also have experienced the disappointment—an even hurt-- when we try
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Recovery Block Parties - Taking Recovery to the Streets!
Posted on: June 10, 2012 8:45 pm
Contributed by L.S. Webb, Community Engagement Manager for Walden SierraFor people seeking recovery, finding a positive place within the recovery community can be life-saving. Removing the stigma of illness and helping people in recovery have positive
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