Mental Health

From the Winter 2013 Healthy Minds publication How Exercise Influences Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder One of the hallmarks of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is fidgety, restless behavior. That’s why many kids with ADHD...

Do you care for or about someone that is living with a mental health issue? Does this leave you feeling run down? Tired all the time? Irritable? You need to take care of yourself so that you can continue to care for your loved ones. Mental Health...

From the Winter 2013 Healthy Minds publication Enjoy the benefits of mindfulness and meditation Mindfulness can be broadly defined as paying attention in the present moment in a nonjudgmental way in order to achieve full awareness. Meditation is one...

Mental Health America of Porter County is joining our community in celebrating National Mentoring Month. We recognize that spending quality time with the youth in our community can foster an environment where these young people can grow up to become...

The winter holidays are here! Although this is a most joyous season, it is often accompanied by stress. Mental Health America of Porter County would like to draw your attention to some signs of holiday stress that the youth around you might be...

In celebration of this holiday season, Mental Health America of Porter County (MHAPC) is expressing an attitude of gratitude. MHAPC is a small, not-for-profit business whose purpose is to promote mental wellness throughout Porter County; this is...

Mental Health America of Porter County is joining our community in supporting National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month. Bullying is aggressive behavior. A young person is targeted by one or more youths with repeated negative actions such as...

The NAMI Porter County chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness will sponsor the NAMI Basics Education Program, specifically for parents and other caregivers of children and adolescents with mental illness. The 6 week series of classes will...

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI Porter County) will sponsor the NAMI Family to Family Education Program specifically for families of a person diagnosed with a serious mental illness. The 12-session series of classes will start in Portage on...

“You have a thought and it affects everything in your body,” shared noted scientist, researcher, and author Joan Borysenko at the 3rd Annual Living Health, Balance & Hope Symposium held by Porter-Starke Services on May 24, 2012. Borysenko...