It’s graduation season for high schools and colleges with dreams and trepidations about what’s next is consuming all the new graduates. It’s a time of stress. For high school graduates, the biggest changes in their lives are on the doorstep. Parents: Imagine you’re...
Since 1949, NAMI and Mental Health America have celebrated May as the month to raise awareness about the importance of having good mental health. Also, it’s their goal to stop the stigma associated with mental health disorders. From our beginnings in 1978, Coleman...
Do you ever wonder how you will be remembered after you’re gone? We all do. It is a normal part of living… and it really is about living. We want to live our life in a way that will leave a positive feeling in the minds of those who know us and, if we’re lucky, to...
April 12, 2019 Each year thousands of people face situations in life which require behavioral health care. More so than in any time in history, there is less stigma, more recognition and an evolving scope of treatment and therapy to help anyone who suffers....
March 29, 2019 By Nelson W. Burns, President & CEO, Coleman Professional Services The entire month of April is set aside to encourage and recognize volunteerism throughout our communities. Founded in 1991 as part of President George H.W. Bush’s 1,000 Points of...
March 15, 2019 By Nelson W. Burns, President & CEO, Coleman Professional Services Imagine you have a severe mental illness, medical impairment or co-occurring substance use issue and are at risk of homelessness. Your illnesses and lack of stable housing make...
March 1, 2019 By Nelson W. Burns, President & CEO, Coleman Professional Services One of the biggest struggles for persons with a substance use disorder (SUD) who are on the path to recovery is learning to live life without those substances. There are so many...
February 15, 2019 By Nelson W. Burns, President & CEO, Coleman Professional Services For many of us, uncertainty has become a way of life in our country. Having barely avoided another government shutdown today, uncertainty is still hurting those least able to...
By: Nelson W. Burns, CEO, Coleman Professional Services Today, there are approximately 5 million people living with dementia in the United States. It’s estimated that 16% of women and 10% of men living past the age of 55 will develop dementia. Today’s blog will focus...
By: Nelson W. Burns, CEO, Coleman Professional Services Would it surprise you to learn that 40% of Americans make New Year’s resolutions, yet nearly 80% stop following them by the end of February? Today’s blog will focus on key ways you to keep your resolutions, four...
