October 19, 2020 Individuals with Mental Health Concerns are at Increased Risk for COVID-19 Infection and Death The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the drastic health disparities that exist in our country, especially for black and brown communities. Now, there is new evidence emerging from medical experts and health institutions showing that [...]
October 8, 2020 National Depression Screening Day: Depression 101 with Dr. Falk Today, October 8, is National Depression Screening Day. Dr. Neil Falk, Cascadia's Program Medical Director is providing a quick introduction to depression. Clinical depression affects at least 10% of US adults every year (disproportionally affecting women and Black and [...]
October 5, 2020 Mental Illness Awareness Week 2020: You Are Not Alone This week is Mental Illness Awareness Week! Mental health conditions are important to discuss year-round, but we'll be using this week to share more information on how mental illness affects our community, and what resources are available to help [...]
September 23, 2020 Self-Care Recovery Tips During COVID-19 Adapted from Oregon Recovers and Serenity Lane The pandemic and challenges brought about by it may cause increased stress, especially for individuals who are in recovery. Ultimately, each of us is responsible for ourselves and our families to maintain our recovery in the [...]
September 18, 2020 You Can #BeThe1To Help Someone Who is Contemplating Suicide You can #BeThe1To help someone who is contemplating suicide. The five action steps listed below are effective ways of communicating with someone who may be suicidal. These methods are supported by evidence in the field of suicide prevention and [...]
September 10, 2020 Today is World Suicide Prevention Day: How to Help Those Who Are Struggling Every 40 seconds, someone in the world takes their own life. That's at least 800,000 people a year, according to the World Health Organization, and the numbers are rising in some parts of the world. [...]
August 13, 2020 Portland Business Journal: A behavioral health CEO on why community health solutions are critical to combating COVID By Derald Walker, President and CEO of Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare. This article originally appeared in the Portland Business Journal. +++ Many Oregonians have been dealt a lousy hand of cards by [...]
July 29, 2020 Building Resilience in Children & Families Building resilience — the ability to adapt well to adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats, or significant sources of stress — can help children manage stress and feelings of anxiety. Amid the financial uncertainty, worries for health and safety, and other stressors cause by [...]
July 15, 2020 Talking with Children About Mental Health We are diligent in teaching children good habits for physical health, such as healthy eating, getting enough sleep, and practicing good hygiene. Why don’t we put equal emphasis on teaching children how to care for their mental health? Mental health challenges in [...]
May 6, 2020 Opinion: Surge of Mental Illness Will Emerge from COVID-19 Crisis This Op-Ed was published in the Portland Business Journal May 5, 2020, 9:51am PDT. Submitted by Dr. Derald Walker, Ph.D., President & CEO, and Dr. Jeffrey Eisen, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer of Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare, pictured. The [...]
