May Is Mental Health Awareness Month
Anhedonia, Apathy and Depression May is Mental Health Awareness Month. A special month devoted to raising awareness and education about mental health. Mental health goes...
Category: Mental Health
Support Groups for Families
Having a loved one living with Mental Illness and/or an Addiction Disorder can be difficult. Fortunately, Akua provides many support groups that are available for...
World Bipolar Day: Rethink Mental Illness
Anxiety and Bipolar Disorder The hope and vision of World Bipolar Day are to bring world awareness to the world about bipolar disorder and to...
How Trauma Affects Everyone Differently
Traumatic stress and traumatizing events have a wide range of effects on brain function and structure. Trauma is defined as the perception that your safety...
How Unresolved Trauma Can Breed Addiction
Trauma is a six-letter word that affects an individual emotionally, mentally, and physically for a long period of time and sometimes a lifetime. Trauma comes...
National Sleep Awareness Month
“Get your beauty sleep” is an understatement, and we all need sleep to survive. Studies show that teenagers and all adults should get, on average,...
Family Support Groups: Military Spouses
A European study published indicates that binge drinking and depression are much higher in female military spouses than the general female population. According to another study, nearly one-third...
Four Ways A Significant Other Can Help With Depression
Depression Symptoms & Recovery Factors Sorrow and worthlessness are the cornerstone feelings of depression. Many individuals, often feel as though they have no energy, hope,...
Types of Mental Health Treatment
Mental health disorders can be described as any mental, behavioral or emotional disorder that results in impairment in multiple aspects of an individual’s life. According...
Mental Health Resolutions for the New Year
The New Year signals a new start, a whole new year to wipe your slate clean, and a chance to make lofty goals known as...