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If your family member or close friend is one of the 21 million people in the U.S. dealing with mental illness or substance abuse, then you know how heart-wrenching an experience it can be. Since only one in 10 substance abusers opt for treatment, and only 32% of people experiencing common mental health problems seek …
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Posted by Improving Lives Counseling Services, Inc. | Individual Counseling
Transgender individuals face numerous challenges in accessing quality healthcare. Unfortunately, the passage of anti-transgender legislation in many states across the US has made it even more difficult for these individuals to receive the care they need. Such legislation can have far-reaching implications for the mental and physical well-being of transgender clients, as well as their …
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Posted by Improving Lives Counseling Services, Inc. | Counseling, Depression, Individual Counseling
Feeling invisible, unseen, or unheard can happen in the home, the workplace, a classroom, a doctor’s office, social settings, or when supervising a team of subordinates. Middle children, very young children, women, victims of bullying, religious and racial minorities, the obese, the soft-spoken, and men short in statue often experience invisibility, “the inability to be seen …
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Posted by Improving Lives Counseling Services, Inc. | Articles, Counseling, Individual Counseling, Mental Health
It’s great to have long-term goals for self-improvement. But sometimes those long-term goals can feel so, well, long-term. So, don’t just think about where you want to be five or 10 years from now; ask yourself what’s getting in the way of making your life better right at this moment? Sure, there are some things …
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The Nation’s drug-related overdose and death epidemic are at an all-time high and Oklahoma is no exception. The CDC, and Oklahoma State Department of Health, show drug overdose deaths increased 23 percent in Oklahoma from March 2020 to March 2021, with each remaining month showing a continued increase. “A prevention specialist with the Tulsa Health …
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