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“No one should be ashamed to get help”

“In every story there’s strength” is this year’s Mental Health Awareness Month theme for the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Dawn Blackburn, who receives services
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Outpatient Treatment a Valuable Tool

For Stacey Snape, Mental Health Awareness month is an opportunity to spread the word that seeking treatment is an important and proactive step for people
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Leo’s Odyssey

Abandoned by his family as a teenager, Leo became socially isolated and severely withdrawn. Then CHD’s Adult Mental Health-Connecticut staff began working with him—patiently and
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“This place was perfect”

Omar is a former resident of The Retreat at Hampshire Woods, CHD’s respite program in South Hadley, which provides a nontraditional, innovative, and individualized support network
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From Hopeless to Hopeful

On September 20, Steve Wright marked one year of sobriety. “My birthday was on September 23, and I wanted to be clean and sober for
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“Here, you’re not alone”

Sam’s face broke into a broad smile when he was asked what Aster House, CHD’s residential recovery home in South Hadley, has done for him.
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“If nothing changes, nothing changes”

Krissi, from Westfield, MA, is a resident of CHD’s Two Rivers Recovery Center for Women in Greenfield, which has been providing clinical and supportive services
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A Second Chance

Briana credits her eight-month stay at CHD’s Grace House with turning her life around. “What has Grace House done for me?” she said. “Where do
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A Proud CHD Foster Family Grows

Jeremiah, a seven-year old boy served in CHD’s TLC Medical Foster Care Program, was adopted in late August by his foster parents Carmen McKenzie and
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Reaching New Heights

At times, it was a bit of a struggle, but when 17-year-old Cenk climbed to the top of the 42-foot-high wall, his happiness and pride
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