- Jan2019
5 WAYS | How Yoga Can Positively Impact Your Mental Health
January 14, 2019
Yoga is a “no-brainer” for people that do and don’t like to exercise! Why? Yoga is like fitness, and it is not like fitness. It resembles fitness because it strengthens your body and tones it. It is not like fitness, because it is much more than that. Yoga is a...
NorthShore Unversity HealthSystem | Community Survey
January 10, 2019
NorthShore University HealthSystem is gathering information as part of developing a plan to improve health and quality of life in the community it serves. We are reaching out to community members to gather input so we may identify and respond to unmet health needs in the community. Your knowledge and familiarity with...
- Dec2018
Blue Christmas Service | An Invitation to Cure Holiday Depression
December 20, 2018
Have you ever felt blue or had depression during the holidays? It’s not uncommon and you are not alone! A Longest Night service / Blue Christmas Service may be the safe space you’re looking for this Christmas season. What is a Longest Night Service? The Longest Night Service marks the...
How to Fight Seasonal Affective Disorder
December 6, 2018
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) affects over 40.8 million Americans each year. While most of those cases are mild, about 6 percent of all people with SAD have symptoms severe enough to require hospitalization. Demographically, the condition is most likely to affect women between the ages of 18 and 30, but...
- Nov2018
While mental health issues affect individuals of every community and socioeconomic class, the LGBTQ community has an increased risk for mental illness, with three times as many individuals who identify as LGBTQ living with major depression and generalized anxiety disorder than their heteronormative counterparts. Many LGBTQ individuals do not receive...
Roberta Chernawsky | Life with a daughter that has mental illness
November 21, 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipw9qJSXpxM “We were heartbroken, lost and didn’t know which way to turn. Doctors can be very good at prescribing medicines but are not good at attending to the soul of a family. However, it was one of those doctors who, after my many incessant questions, said, “Have you ever heard...
Veterans Mental Health | Understanding Us
November 10, 2018
I was an American soldier and part of a brotherhood. Understanding Veterans and our mental health can be a difficult task, so I’d like to share something with you that brought me to tears and hit me in the gut. I’m going to expose something deep within me, the heart...
With one in every five adults worldwide living with a mental illness, there’s an ever-growing need for innovative and effective means of combating mental illness in the community. The National Alliance on Mental Illness – Cook County North Suburban chapter (NAMI CCNS) is Chicago’s leader in mental health support groups...
- Oct2018
Mental Health and Addiction Parity Month | State of Illinois Mental Health Proclamation
October 25, 2018
Since the inception of health care, mental illness has always been denied by insurance companies. That is changing fast as mental health parity laws have been the conversation among the many that have been denied the same services afforded to those with physical ailments for decades. However, Illinois Governor Bruce...
The Internet’s Impact on Our Mental Health
October 16, 2018
The internet has become commonplace and routine for many individuals at work and home each day. However, when the internet initially became widely known, it had many different purposes than what it is used for by millions today. Understanding both the positive and negative impact the internet has had on...