Chartiers Center Celebrates Mental Health Awareness Night

Chartiers Center Celebrates Mental Health Awareness Night

Chartiers Center staff and friends celebrate Mental Health Awareness Night hosted by the Washington Wild Things on Tuesday, May24th, The Washington Wild Things invited local mental healthcare providers to come together in support and celebration of the importance of...
Creative Recovery Honors Mental Health Month

Creative Recovery Honors Mental Health Month

As a follow up to our #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth story, participants in the Creative Recovery Program are pictured distributing the bars of soap they made to residents in our Residential Treatment Program.  In honor and support of #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth, our...
Things Your Therapist Really Wants You to Know

Things Your Therapist Really Wants You to Know

Things Your Therapist Really Wants You to Know  Written By: Maria Wojtasik, MSCP, Chartiers Center Therapist Mental Health Awareness Month is celebrated in May. The stigma around mental health and treatment has long existed. People hesitate to seek help or even talk...

When Alcoholism Endures

When Alcoholism Endures  Written By: Jeffrey Morales, LSW, Substance Abuse Therapist, Chartiers Center When it comes to having a drink after a long day of work or enjoying the company of friends and family with a cold beverage, we just want to experience what life has...

March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

HISTORY OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AWARENESS MONTH Before the 19th century, people with developmental disabilities were treated violently and lived in poor, unhygienic environments. Many were ‘passed on,’ a practice of carting off people to be dropped in...