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Mental Health Awareness Month: The Effects of PTSD & Food Allergies

by Emery Gewirtz, M.A., FAACT Director of Behavioral Health May is Mental Health Awareness Month AND Food Allergy Awareness Month. While it is a coincidence that these two important issues share a month of awareness,

Compassion in a Time of Chaos: There is No Right Response

April 13, 2020 | Adolescents, Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Awareness, Behavior, Behavioral-Health, Blog, Caregivers, Children, Compassion, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Education, Emotional, Emotions, Family, Feelings, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Grandparent, Healthcare, Know-The-FAACTs, Mental-Health, Mom, Mother, Parent, Preparedness, Psych, School, Self-care, Support, Teens, Tips

by Emery Gewirtz, M.A., FAACT’s Director of Behavioral Health This season is temporary, and so are these feelings. Still, while they may be temporary, and will not last forever, some days it may feel like they will.