Caring Community
Official blog of Coleman Health ServicesCaring Community is Coleman’s blog that reports on many aspects of the ever-changing world of behavioral health, recovery and social services. They include stories about wellness, support, new insights, what is happening globally, nationally and locally in the communities served by Coleman Health Services.
The Road to Recovery – Peer Coaching
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...
Coleman Data Solutions Staff Still Feeling the Impact of Government Shutdown
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...
The Importance of Finding a Dementia Support Group
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...
A Keen Glimpse into Our Employees New Year Resolutions
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...
Ohio’s Medicaid Expansion Supports Jobs
By: Nelson W. Burns, CEO, Coleman Professoinal Services Ohio has received federal funding since 2014 that has provided Ohioans with health insurance that previously eluded them. This initiative has helped put roughly 54,000 to work in full- or part-time capacities....
The Season of Thanks and Giving: Useful Tips to do Both
By: Nelson W. Burns, CEO, Coleman Professional Services On Thursday, we usher in Thanksgiving. The one day a year we pay tribute to the people that are most important to us. Amidst the food, fanfare and football, wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could take this day and...
Elder Abuse: How to Spot, Stop, and Prevent it
By: Nelson W. Burns, CEO, Coleman Professional Services According to the National Council on Aging, 10% of Americans 60 and older have experienced some form of elder abuse. Yet, per the Senate Special Committee on Aging, for every case of elder abuse reported, five go...
The 40-Year History of Coleman Professional Services
By Nelson W. Burns CEO, Coleman Professional Services On January 13, 1978, The Kevin Coleman Mental Health Center was formed in honor of Father Coleman who had died unexpectedly five years earlier and who had been an important advocate of community behavioral...
Nelson Burns TED Talk on if Passion can make Better Leaders
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJYBF0QyLSE
Accepting People of Disability in Your Neighborhood
By Nelson W. Burns CEO, Coleman Professional Services In the United States, people with disabilities have the right to live in any neighborhood they choose, as outlined in the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) which is 27 years old this year. This act was passed in...
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month Coleman Professional Services Encourages All to Participate
By Nelson W. Burns CEO, Coleman Professional Services What's the third largest demographic segment in the United States? The answer might surprise you; it is people of disability. The size of this population—57 million strong (19% of the population) —surpasses...
Ohio’s Opioid Crisis: What Can Be Done About It
By Nelson W. Burns CEO, Coleman Professional Services Ohio is in the throes of an opioid epidemic that shows no signs of abating. In 2005, 500 Ohioans died from opioid overdoses. Two years ago, 2,700 opioid overdoses occurred. That is a 440% increase in 10 years! ...