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Easy Ways to Get Involved: Mental Health Awareness Month
The snow is long gone and the grass is getting greener every day. May is a time for baseball games, barbecues, flower blossoms, and most importantly . . . Mental Health Awareness Month!
The School’s Role in Mental Health
Today’s school age children face more external pressure and stress than they did years ago. It can come from a variety of things…trauma, poverty, the technology explosion, social media, and even standardized testing. All of these stressors can contribute to higher rates of depression, anxiety, and other mental health concerns.
Monthly Metro Area LOSS Team Update
April was a busy month for the Metro Area LOSS Team. Over the past few weeks I have been meeting with local chaplains, law enforcement, and funeral homes to discuss the LOSS Team. It is vital that our first responders know how to reach us and understand what kind of support we can provide the families.
April: Alcohol Awareness Month
Alcohol is by far the most commonly used and accepted drug among adults in America. While most people who drink are mild to moderate drinkers, nearly 16.6 million or seven percent, of adults in the United States 18 years old and over, have an alcohol use disorder. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, alcohol related deaths account for nearly 88,000 deaths each year, making it the third leading cause of preventable deaths.
The Kim Foundation . . . What’s Our Story
Recently we attended an anti-bullying assembly done by a local group associated with R5 Productions. It touched on many different topics including depression, anxiety, and suicide. It was at a local high school, and the energy in the room as the production staff got the assembly started was palpable.
Mental Health Crisis in Indonesia
More than 57,000 people in Indonesia with mental health conditions have been subject to pasung. Pasung is the practice of being shackled or locked up in a confined space for an extended period of time as form of “treatment.” Currently, there are an estimated 18,000 people in Indonesia who are victims to pasung, and nearly 57,000 people have experienced it in their lifetime.
15 Mental Health Facts
2016 marks the 15th year for The Kim Foundation as a local nonprofit and mental health advocate. We have dedicated ourselves to reducing the stigma associated with mental illness by being a supportive resource and compassionate voice for lives touched by mental illness and suicide. When you look at the 15 mental health statistics listed below, it is apparent that our work remains a priority for us to see positive change in the mental health field.
Metro Area LOSS Team Monthly Update
This month we had record attendance at our monthly meeting, which gave us a great opportunity to discuss as a group the direction of the team. We talked about some of the challenges we have been facing and came up with some solutions and possible alternatives.
In Like A Lion
You know those moments when you feel like you’re on the verge of something big? Or you can feel the tide changing for the better and exciting things are around the bend? We are feeling that way at The Kim Foundation these days! Or what about the saying that us Nebraskans know all too well with our ever changing weather patterns, In Like A Lion, Out Like A Lamb?
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