Reading Time: 4 Minutes This summer seems like the first “normal” summer since the COVID-19 pandemic when the world shut down. People travel again, take family vacations, and enjoy time outside with their loved ones. This may be the first time you have taken a vacation since the start of COVID-19 or taken a vacation since you have been […]
Month: July 2022
AKUA Overview of Mental Health Services and Programs
Reading Time: 4 Minutes Mental health refers to an individual’s well-being regarding their psychological and emotional state. Mental health affects how we think, feel and act. An individual’s mental health is fluid, meaning that it can change. Stressors, milestones, unhealthy lifestyles, and past trauma affect our mental health. Depending on the individual and the extent of the stressors, mental […]
BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month
Reading Time: 4 Minutes “July was first declared as National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month in 2008. Since then, July has been a time to acknowledge and explore issues concerning mental health, substance use disorders, and minority communities. It is also important to destigmatize mental illness and enhance public awareness of mental illness among affected minority groups across the United […]
International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
Reading Time: 4 Minutes We continue to raise awareness in June by introducing the next important awareness day: International Day Against Drug Use and Illicit Trafficking, June 26th. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, nearly 275 million people used drugs worldwide in 2020, up by 22 percent from 2010. It added that the number of […]