May 21, 2024
4 Things Likely Affecting Your Mental Health
“Where to Start: Mental Health in a Changing World,” this May’s Mental Health Awareness Month theme from Mental Health America, brings to light various environmental...
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May 14, 2024
How Negative News Can Impact Your Mental Health
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to focus on the importance of overall mental health and well-being. This year, Mental Health America’s theme...
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April 29, 2024
Breaking Down Stigmas: Fostering Understanding and Inclusion for Autism Spectrum Disorder
April is Autism Awareness Month, a time to celebrate neurodiversity and promote understanding and inclusion for individuals living with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Autism...
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April 17, 2024
Understanding the Long-Term Impact of Childhood Trauma on Mental Health
Childhood should be a time of innocence, growth, and discovery. However, for many individuals, it is shadowed by experiences of trauma that can have lasting...
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April 11, 2024
Oaks Integrated Care Announces Christianna Lynch as Chief of Quality and Healthcare Integration
Mount Holly, NJ | April 11, 2024 — Oaks Integrated Care, a leading behavioral healthcare organization committed to delivering high-quality care to 19 counties in...
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April 03, 2024
Five Strategies to Manage and Cope with Stress
Stress is an inevitable part of life, but how we respond to it can make all the difference in our overall mental health and well-being....
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March 27, 2024
Transitioning to Adulthood: Challenges and Opportunities
This year’s National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month theme is “A World of Opportunities” — a time to celebrate people and work together to remove obstacles....
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March 06, 2024
Silencing the Inner Critic: Strategies for Positive Self-Talk
We all have that little voice inside our heads—the one that’s quick to criticize, doubt, and undermine our confidence. This inner critic can be relentless,...
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February 27, 2024
Tackling the Unique Mental Health Challenges of Gen Z
Generation Z, those born between the mid-1990s and early 2010s, face unique mental health challenges growing up in an era of interconnectedness. The complexities of...
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Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth: What Parents and Caregivers Should Know
June 22, 2026
Research has shown that LGBTQ+ youth have higher rates of anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, and emotional distress than heterosexual youth. But they’re not more prone ... Read more
How Mental Health Affects the Mind and Body
June 16, 2026
Mental health and physical health are no longer viewed as separate parts of a person’s well-being. Because all systems within the human body are connected, ... Read more
How to Set Healthy Technology Boundaries as a Family
June 8, 2026
Technology touches every part of family life and offers plenty of benefits. We use smartphones to communicate throughout the day, manage family calendars, find information, ... Read more
How to Know When It’s Time to Seek Mental Health Support
May 25, 2026
When we experience physical pain, we sometimes dismiss it as normal. It’s just normal aches and pains. I’m just getting older. It’s not that bad. ... Read more
Why Stigma Prevents People From Seeking Help
May 19, 2026
While much has been done to overcome the stigma surrounding mental health, we as a society have a long way to go. According to the American ... Read more
The Connection Between Basic Needs and Mental Health
May 4, 2026
Sometimes the underlying causes of mental health disorders are practical, like food, housing, and sleep. If your most basic needs aren’t being met, even the ... Read more
What to Expect When Starting Therapy for the First Time
April 24, 2026
You might feel a little nervous, intimidated, or skeptical about starting therapy for a lot of reasons, and that’s okay. It’s a different experience with a new ... Read more
CMS ACCESS Model Accelerates Behavioral Health Value-Based Care
April 17, 2026
Oaks Integrated Care Selected as CMS ACCESS Model Behavioral Health Provider April 17, 2026 | DistilINFO: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has launched ... Read more
How Stress Affects Sleep, Mood, and Focus
April 15, 2026
Stress is the human body’s natural response to life’s challenges. Stress can even be productive in short bursts when it helps you stay alert and ... Read more
CMS announces 150 participants for upcoming ACCESS model launch
April 14, 2026
Oaks Selected as ACCESS model Behavioral Health Provider April 14, 2026 | Healthcare IT News: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said it has ... Read more
Is It Stress or Anxiety? How to Tell the Difference
April 7, 2026
Stress and anxiety are closely related. They may feel the same and have overlapping symptoms, like feeling overwhelmed, irritability, and difficulty sleeping or concentrating. But ... Read more
What to Say (and What Not to Say) to Someone Who’s Struggling
March 25, 2026
If you suspect a loved one is struggling with their mental health, or they open up to you about thoughts and feelings that are causing them ... Read more
