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Opioids in the Workplace
Individuals who sustain injuries at work may be more likely to develop opioid use disorder, which affects both their work and home lives....
DPS Staff
Sep 16, 20226 min read
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Back to School: 10 Ways to Nurture Your Child's Mental Health
It is common for parents to take their children to doctor or dentist visits, to immunize them, feed them nutritiously, and help them with...
DPS Staff
Sep 8, 20225 min read
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September is National Recovery Month
With the change of season to fall, September is National Recovery Month, a time to honor and support those in recovery. Various events...
DPS Staff
Sep 1, 20224 min read
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8 Co-Parenting Tips That Can Prevent Back-to-School Headaches
There are a lot of challenges involved in co-parenting. Communication and coordination are necessary. And, often, this may be with...
Katherine Elder, PhD, Licensed Psychologist
Aug 26, 20223 min read
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Preventing Opioid Overdose and Harm
Due to the lethal practice of mixing highly addictive narcotics with other drugs, opioid overdoses may increase in rural and urban areas....
DPS Staff
Aug 19, 20226 min read
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How to a Stop Panic In Its Tracks
What is a Panic Attack? A panic attack is a brief period of intense anxiety, accompanied by physical symptoms of fear, explains the...
DPS Staff
Aug 11, 20226 min read
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10 Mental Health Tips For Parents
Whether it's driving, cooking, or even judging, parents take on many daily responsibilities every day for their children. However, over...
DPS Staff
Aug 5, 20225 min read
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Parallel Parenting vs.Co-Parenting: What’s the Difference?
For good reason, family therapists praise co-parenting. ‌It has been demonstrated in numerous studies that children do better when both...
Katherine Elder, PhD, Licensed Psychologist
Jul 29, 20224 min read
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Why Time With Friends is Essential for Your Mental Health
Having close friends can be like having a second family. He or she can laugh with you, cry with you, and even share the most intimate...
DPS Staff
Jul 22, 20224 min read
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What Is Fentanyl and Why Is It So Dangerous?
Fentanyl, a dangerous and addictive opioid, is estimated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to contribute to 100,000...
DPS Staff
Jul 15, 20224 min read
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12 Signs You Need to Take a Mental Health Day
You know you need a sick day when you are under the weather with a fever, cough, or nausea. But when should you take a mental health day?...
DPS Staff
Jul 8, 20226 min read
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Social Anxiety? Here’s What You Need To Know And How To Deal
It is normal for people to feel nervous or self-conscious on occasion, such as when giving a speech or walking into a job interview....
DPS Staff
Jul 1, 20225 min read
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How To Handle An Uncooperative Co-Parent
There's nothing pleasant about divorce, nor the process. ‌Despite that, it's a thing that'll affect about half of all American...
Katherine Elder, PhD, Licensed Psychologist
Jun 24, 20226 min read
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Mental Wellness Statistics 2022: Being Kind to Your Mind
The importance of mental health has never been greater. ‌In the United States, one out of five ‌adults‌ ‌suffers‌ ‌from‌ ‌a‌ ‌mental‌...
DPS Staff
Jun 17, 20221 min read
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The Drug Overdose Epidemic Affects All Communities
As a country, the overdose epidemic continues to change and worsen. ‌It is now driven by fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, methamphetamine, and...
DPS Staff
Jun 10, 20223 min read
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The Difference Between an Addiction and a Compulsion
Addiction and compulsion are not synonymous, despite people's tendency to use the terms interchangeably. ‌There is a significant...
DPS Staff
Jun 3, 20223 min read
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10 Co-Parenting Communication Tips
To co-parent successfully, you need to maintain peaceful, consistent, and purposeful communication with your ex. However, when your...
Katherine Elder, PhD, Licensed Psychologist
May 27, 20226 min read
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What Is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or CBT?
What is a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy? A type of talk therapy (psychotherapy) is known as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). During a...
DPS Staff
May 20, 20224 min read
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8 Facts and Myths About Opioid Pain Medication and Addiction
Opioids were involved in 47,600 overdose deaths in 2017 and 46,802 deaths in 2018. In 2020, overdose deaths increased significantly to...
DPS Staff
May 13, 20224 min read
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10 Ways to Observe Mental Health Awareness Month
Did you know that May is Mental Health Awareness Month? Since 1949, mental health activists and experts across the country have held this...
DPS Staff
May 6, 20224 min read
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