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Safe September

by Emily Vickerman, Family Mental Health Navigator Kids are back in school, there’s a briskness in the breeze, and apples are everywhere. Surely, it’s September! Hopefully, we’ve adjusted to the

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Navigating the holidays

by: Emily Vickerman, Family Mental Health Navigator What can we do for our kiddos and ourselves to prevent some of these difficulties and negative feelings around the holidays? For kids:

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Mental Health Services Lacking for Local Children

I’ve heard two comments in the past week that are disturbing. One was from a local pediatrician who lamented that there was only one pediatric psychiatrist (a different level of training than a psychiatrist who treats adults) in WNC who accepts Medicaid, leaving many of the children in her care without quick access to the help they need.

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