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Dealing with Loss During the Holidays
Dealing with Loss During the HolidaysThe holidays are a time for relaxation and celebration with our loved ones, when we prioritize good times with family and pump the brakes on work and other obligations. Yet this warm togetherness can break your heart if you’ve...
Alfred Restaurant Group Returns for PDG’s 2021 Thanksgiving Meal
Alfred Restaurant Group Returns for PDG's 2021 Thanksgiving MealChef Ashish Alfred, owner of the Alfred Restaurant Group, returned for the 2nd year in a row to supply hundreds of hot Thanksgiving meals to Partnership Development Group Rehabilitation Services (PDGRS)...
Mental Health is a Community Project
Mental Health is a Community ProjectEffective behavioral healthcare starts with each of us. Community-based behavioral healthcare is one of the best advancements in mental health in the past century. It moved those with mental illness out of institutions and into...
October Mental Health Awareness
October Mental Health Awareness October is… National Bullying Prevention Month Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Awareness Month National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month This month is filled with unique opportunities to learn, raise awareness, and...
Anxiety Disorder
Anxiety DisorderGeneralized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is diagnosed when someone has extreme, persistent worries that they can’t control and that don’t always have a distinct cause. According to the Anxiety & Depression Association of America, GAD affects up to 6.8...
Crab & Go
Crab & GoEvery year, PDG throws a huge Crab Feast for our community. In 2019, we celebrated our 8th year in a row hosting this delicious summer fundraiser. This successful annual event always had great attendance and included fun activities, like dancing to a live...
Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
Minority Mental Health Awareness MonthRecognizing and Addressing the Disparity in Mental Health Care Mental health conditions can affect anyone, but whether or not you’ll get the right care and treatment might depend on your race or identity. For example, even...
Depression
DepressionDepression, also called major depressive disorder or clinical depression, is characterized by low mood lasting longer than two weeks and affecting one’s daily life. Symptoms can include sadness, anger, irritability, hopelessness, suicidal thoughts or...
Schizophrenia
SchizophreniaSchizophrenia is an often misunderstood illness. While it’s portrayed as scary or dangerous on TV and in movies, the reality is people with schizophrenia are more likely to harm themselves or be a victim of violent crime than others. The first step to...
Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar DisorderA Family of Diagnoses Explained About 2.5% of the United States, or 5 million people, have bipolar disorder. While the exact definition of bipolar disorder has gone through many changes over the years, a general understanding holds true: it’s...