In 2011, a group of mental health experts from around the country created a list of 11 signs that may indicate that your child has an unmet mental health need. The goal of this list is to make it easier for parents, teachers and others who work with children to know when they should take steps to seek professional programming for a child or adolescent.

Diane Miller, director of nursing at Rogers Memorial Hospital-Brown Deer, explained how our Brown Deer location increased patients’ access to nature through purposeful design on The Morning Blend. Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, originally championed the connection between the environment and improving health in the 1800s.

By sharing personal experiences and stories of mental illness and addiction this Mental Health Month, it helps to reduce the stigma for those who battle mental health challenges every day. Choosing if, when, how and to whom to share your mental health story to is up to you. But by openly discussing mental health, it helps take away the shame, guilt and fear that many people experience. It can also be an opportunity for family members to network with others, find hope and realize that they are not alone.

Five clinical leaders from Rogers Behavioral Health will share their insights at the 2016 Anxiety and Depression Conference (link is external) in Philadelphia, PA, sponsored by the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (link is external) (ADAA).
“ADAA is one of the leading conferences that focuses on anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and depressive disorders where researchers and clinicians from throughout the world convene to share ideas,” says Eric Storch, PhD, clinical director of Rogers Behavioral Health–Tampa Bay and a Morsani College of Medicine professor.