As the conversation around race and equity continues to evolve, the concept of anti-racist healthcare has garnered significant attention. Anti-racist...
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Rachel Zaidman
Rachel is a certified peer support specialist with Ramsey County ACT. She started working with ACT in 2017 with RADIAS...
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Why Go to Therapy?
It’s not uncommon for people to experience stress, anxiety, and myriad other mental health concerns in today’s fast-paced world. However,...
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Co-Occurring Mental Illness and Substance Use: What You Need To Know
The relationship between mental illness and substance use is a complicated one. According to a 2021 survey conducted by the Substance Use...
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Recognizing Symptoms of Trauma
When we live through a traumatic experience, the effects of that trauma sometimes linger long after the experience itself is...
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A Beginner’s Guide to Mindfulness
The practice of mindfulness has become an increasingly popular technique to help cope with stress, mental health issues, and difficult...
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What Is the Harm Reduction Model?
The harm reduction model is a set of principles and strategies for addressing substance use and those who engage in...
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How To Support Someone Struggling With Substance Use
According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, in 2020, 14.5% of the population aged 12 and older (or...
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What Is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
Cognitive behavioral therapy, also known as CBT, is one of the most common and effective types of psychotherapy. It's an...
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Dealing With Seasonal Affective Disorder
Winter is a magical time—between holiday celebrations, cozy fires, and (if you're lucky) snow, there's a lot to love about...
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Tips for Coping With Grief
Grief is one of the most universally relatable human emotions. At some point, just about everyone experiences a significant loss...
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What Is Empathy Fatigue?
Ever turned on the news, only to be confronted by a seemingly endless list of crises and disasters, and felt…nothing?...
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How To Handle a Mental Health Crisis
Living with a mental illness is difficult even under the best of circumstances. Without proper treatment or in the face...
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Leonard Amundson, MH Prac
He has worked in a variety of roles in the mental health field including mental health practitioner, certified peer specialist,...
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The Importance of a Housing First Approach to Treatment
The conversation around the best way to address the often co-occurring issues of homelessness, substance use disorder, and mental illness is...
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What Does Trauma-Informed Care Look Like?
The goal of holistic healthcare is to take into account all aspects of an individual's well-being and history. This includes any past...
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Congratulations to Shandon Halland, APRN
Congratulations to Shandon Halland, APRN!! He was recognized by NAMI Minnesota at the MN NAMI State Conference this weekend and...
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Linking Stress and Mental Health
Stress is a normal part of life. In fact, some stress is even a good thing—for example, stress over a...
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How To Deal With Burnout
In a culture that values productivity and success above all else, it's no wonder that burnout is spiking at an...
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The Connection Between Community and Mental Health
Our mental health doesn't exist in a vacuum. It can be influenced by variables such as our environment, our physical...
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