Blog: Mental Health
Self-Care Awareness and Suicide Prevention: A Unified Approach to Addressing the National Suicide Epidemic
In recent years, the national suicide epidemic has reached alarming levels, affecting individuals and families across the country. LFCS has seen how impactful…
Finding Confidence & Success Through Therapy: Albert’s Story
The following story was submitted by an LFCS behavioral health counselor I met Albert when he was in 4th grade. His teacher referred…
LFCS Expanding In Kansas City
We are proud to announce that LFCS will be adding Behavioral Health to our services in Kansas City, and our team is moving…
Children’s Mental Health Checklist for a Happy, Healthy New Year
As the New Year unfolds, ensuring children’s mental health should be a top priority for every parent. To assist families in addressing this…
Resources for National Suicide Prevention Month
In 2022, 49,500 people took their own lives in the U.S., the highest number ever*. Suicide is currently the 2nd leading cause of…
Combatting the Mental Health Epidemic: Jasmine’s Story
By now, many of us have heard that anxiety and depression are on the rise. Study after study has shown that many Americans,…
Keep Calm and Holiday On: Self-Care Ideas for the Holiday Season
It’s that time of year; the long awaited holiday season is upon us and has been flashing its colors in stores since November…
Surviving the Holidays
The late comedian George Burns often said, “happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.” Ha! Keeping a good…
Physical Health / Mental Health
Did you know that by improving your general physical health by exercising you are less at risk of developing mental illness? According to…
Social Media’s Impact on Teens
Social media has very much changed the way that people interact and its use today is higher than ever. We have access to…