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Mental Health Challenges Affecting the LGBTQ+ Community
September is Suicide Prevention Month and I wanted to shine a light on the LGBTQ+ community, the additional stressors they face, the challenges for acceptance, and how mental health is adversely impacting a large group. First, I want to make abundantly clear that...
International Overdose Awareness Day 8/31/20
Do you recognize the signs and symptoms of overdose? What is the impact of drug use and overdose on family, friends and those experiencing it? International Overdose Awareness Day is a global event held on 31 August each year and aims to raise awareness of overdose...
Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
July 31st, marks the end of Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. Any person of any race, culture, gender, identity, etc. can experience mental health challenges throughout their life. Despite this, minorities oftentimes encounter difficulty in receiving treatment....
National PTSD Awareness Day
In 2010, the US Senate designated that National Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Day be observed on June 27th. PTSD has long been recognized as a mental disorder resulting from a traumatic event experienced by an individual. In the United States, the...
Your Family and COVID-19
Like you, the talk in our family always circles back to COVID-19 and the news. We discuss strategies for staying safe, acquiring groceries, reaching out to loved ones to see how they are doing, and the reacting to the news. This pandemic dominates our thoughts and...
Finding Your Method to the Madness…Working From Home Edition.
Many of you have already been working from home with your careers and even the career of being a parent & raising children, many of you have recently had to learn how. I’ve worked from home for years and wouldn’t have it any other way. I personally don’t like the...
Connectiveness for Farmers
Connectiveness is a funny word… it is a recently coined word that refers to the quality and quantity of a person's connections to others, either personally or online. This speaks to the mental wellbeing of community support for an individual and for farmers in 2020,...
International Men’s Health Week 2020
At Apportis we are a custom telemedicine company based out of Dublin, Ohio. We take great pride in serving others a software platform that serves their needs. International Men’s Health Week 2020 is June 15-21. Led by Men’s Health Network, representatives from six...
Family Health & Fitness Day
Well I took this one right out of Joan Callamezzo's playbook: Gotcha! With my homage to NBC's sitcom Parks and Recreation, I wanted to take time to highlight tomorrow as 'Family Health & Fitness Day.' Celebrated the second Saturday in June each year, this special...