A while ago I heard someone say, "Whatever clutter is around you is a reflection of what's going on in your head." I didn't realize it at the time, but now understand this is necessary for our personal and spiritual growth.
In this story with the Southside Bethlehem-based mental health practice, Reset Outdoors, we include information about the positive physiological effects that human beings experience when they spend time outside.
While first responders excel at preventing harm, they rarely seek help to combat the emotional toll their occupation can have on their own mental health. St. Luke’s University Health Network is addressing this issue by launching a program that provides support and therapy for first responders who suffer on-the-job post-traumatic stress disorder and other trauma-related side effects.
Even with Biles’ removal of herself from competition, the team was still able to claim a medal, and a new American gymnast was able to win gold in the individual competition, which likely wouldn’t have been possible if Biles had decided to compete.
Many people who now work from home or in a hybrid model are missing the mental downtime they enjoyed during their morning and evening commutes, pre-pandemic. BAR40 author and Saucon Source columnist Eric Bartosz explains that you can still enjoy that mental space with a little planning.
Penn Foundation and St. Luke’s University Health Network announced last week that that the Bucks County-based foundation will join St. Luke’s, pending regulatory agency approval.
Tracy Hill, Ph.D., runs the Center Street Center, a Bethlehem-based counseling practice for individuals, couples and families in need of treatment for various emotional, mental and behavioral health issues.
This list of online resources was compiled by the Pennsylvania Recovery Organizations Alliance and circulated by the Bucks County Drug and Alcohol Commission Inc. to assist people in recovery with staying sober during the social distancing response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Phillip’s Law would require PA's Department of Education to investigate and report on the number of mental health professionals in schools in order to make recommendations on how to increase the number of school mental health professionals to meet nationally accepted ratios.
A standoff with a man who had reportedly barricaded himself inside a Cherokee Street home in Fountain Hill borough ended with the man in custody and without any injuries, but authorities feared that the man would find an AR-15 rifle in the house, according to a report.
