What is Mental Health?
Mental health refers to our emotional and social well-being and impacts how we think, feel, and behave. It plays a role in connecting with others, making decisions, handling stress, and many other aspects of daily life. Everyone has mental health, and it deserves your attention just as much as your physical health does.

People with mental health conditions deal with changes in emotions, thinking, and/or behavior. For some, this means extreme and unexpected changes in mood – like feeling much more sad or worried than usual. For others, it means not thinking clearly, pulling away from friends and activities you used to enjoy, or hearing voices that others do not. No matter what kind of mental health condition someone is facing, it's always possible to recover.
Risk Factors?

  • Social determinants of health
  • Financial Stability
  • Education access & quality
  • Health care access & quality
  • Living environment
  • Social & community life
  • Trauma
  • Genetics
  • Biology
  • Habits & Lifestyle
  • Substance Abuse
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Maintaining Good Health
Food choices and nutrition
  • The quality of food you eat can impact your overall physical and mental health. for more information, click here

Exercise
  • Making time for exercise and movement each day improves self-esteem, brain function, and sleep and has been found to lessen social withdrawal and stress. For more information, click here

Sleep
  • Sleep plays a role in your moods, ability to learn and make memories, organ health, immune system, and other bodily functions like appetite, metabolism, and hormone release.³ It also helps the body re-energize its cells and clear out toxins. Quality of sleep matters, not just how many hours you get. For more information, click here
Recognizing when you need help?
Take some time to think about your daily life
  • How is your typical mood? Energy level? Appetite? Sleep routine? Social life? Physical health? When one or more of these things changes significantly, it could be a sign of an underlying mental health concern.

Consider tracking your mood and energy to see if you can find any patterns
  • For instance, if you don’t have a regular sleep schedule, track the hours you spend asleep each night – you might find that waking up earlier makes for happier days than sleeping in.

Think about other factors that might relate to your mental health
  • These could be factors like the weather or spending time with certain people. Maybe you’ll realize that rainy days often mean your mood will be a bit lower than usual or that conversations with a certain friend have been draining you lately. Sometimes there’s nothing you can do to change your circumstances – but being aware of your triggers can help you manage your expectations and get ahead of taking care of yourself.
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We are here for you!
Our Services
  • 1:1 Counseling Support
  • Referral Navigation Support for those that need more intensive, wrap-around services
  • Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT). 
What is Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)?
  • A combination of counseling and medication management for Opioid Use Disorder (Suboxone) and Alcohol Use Disorder (Vivitrol)
  • Peer Recovery Coaching offered by a certified recovery specialist to provide insight into the recovery process and help to reduce the likelihood of relapse.
To learn more, contact Mayra at (401) 312-9891.
Is transportation a challenge?
We offer Virtual Visits!
VIRTUAL APPOINTMENT

  • Virtual appointment will allow you to video call your provider via your telephone, tablet or computer
  • Using your phone, tablet or computer, you will get an email or text message with a link to your visit
  • You will have to agree to all consents
  • Click “Join Visit” and your Virtual visit will begin.

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