Mental Health Archives - Voice & Vision, Inc.

Accomplishments Fiscal Year 22/23

Written by Valerie Melroy on August 11, 2023.

Voice and Vision is honored to have impacted the lives of thousands of people in Fiscal Year 22/23 through all our programs, a podcast, Help and Hope Guide, and social media. The impact was accomplished through the work of wonderful employees, board members, volunteers, consultants, partners, funders, and donors. Thank you to everyone who makes our work a success! Let’s celebrate each other as we move into Fiscal Year 23/24. Here are a few of the highlights from fiscal year 22/23: Voice...

Awareness. Appreciation. Honor.

Written by Valerie Melroy on May 26, 2023.

May is a month with over 100 celebrations, some for a day, a week, and some for the month. Here are a few: National Blessing Day, Wordsmith Day, World Hand Hygiene Day, Brain Injury Awareness Week, Deaf Awareness Week, Sign Language Week, National Anxiety Month, National Blood Pressure Month, and Older Americans Month. The 100+ are focused on categories such as awareness, children, culture, education, food, health, history, religion, and more. Two of the many month-long celebrations are linked...

June is PTSD Awareness Month

Written by Olga Antonyuk & Valerie Melroy on June 25, 2021.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental health problem that some people develop after experiencing or witnessing a life-threatening event, like combat, a natural disaster, a car accident, or sexual assault. Often during these types of events, the person does not have any control over what is happening, and they may feel very afraid. In addition to a life-threatening event, a series of traumatic experiences can cause PTSD, such as with a child who experiences multiple Adverse Childhood...

The Importance of Family Involvement

Written by Amy Brower on May 7, 2021.

I recently completed an internship with Voice and Vision, which has been such an incredibly insightful and rewarding experience. I had the privilege of working alongside intelligent and compassionate individuals throughout my time with this agency. I acquired more knowledge and perspective about mental health and substance use disorder than I ever thought possible as a first-year intern. The following blog is written to share what I have learned throughout this past year regarding the...

Simple Ways to Practice Self-Care While Caring For Your Child with Special Needs

Written by Sheila Garcia on March 5, 2021.

Are you a mom caring for a child with special needs? Do you find yourself constantly exhausted? Do you experience bodily aches and pains? Are you feeling burnout or overwhelmed? If so, you are not alone. When you are a caregiver to your special needs child, it’s easy to overlook your self-care and put all of your time and energy into their needs—day after day. My healing journey began a few years ago when I realized that I couldn’t be my son’s supportive mom and caregiver if something didn’t...

Tag: Mental Health

Accomplishments Fiscal Year 22/23

Awareness. Appreciation. Honor.

June is PTSD Awareness Month

The Importance of Family Involvement

Simple Ways to Practice Self-Care While Caring For Your Child with Special Needs

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