Pathway To Hope, a Johnson County nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering individuals living with mental illness, proudly announces the recent appointment of Dr. Jesse Barnes as its new Executive Director. Dr. Barnes brings a deep and diverse background in nonprofit leadership, education, community development, and fundraising to Pathway To Hope. With more than two decades …
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Legacies are about what you hope to leave behind once you are gone. Hopes, dreams and fears you have for the future of your children and grandchildren. We need to leave our girls and women a better legacy. Little girls, teens and young women are in crisis. Suicide rates for this group are the highest …
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Perhaps you’ve heard the popular mental health quote, “When you change I for WE, Illness becomes Wellness.” It’s the foundation for everything we are doing this year, because not only should “no one face mental illness alone,” but we know that we know that we can’t achieve that goal alone! We’re working hard this year …
My story is one of vulnerability, empathy, love and loss. It is a story that needs to be told, a story about mental illness. 1980’s Mental Health Services in Lincoln, NE Lincoln, NE in the 1980’s was not a good place to be if you had a mental illness. Community mental health resources were scarce …
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When was the last time you thought about your gut health? If you’re like most people, the answer may be … never. And yet, your gut health has a huge impact on your life, affecting your physical and emotional wellbeing. If your gut is out of balance, you may experience physical symptoms, such as GI …
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