Mental Health Month: Awareness & COVID-19
Feelings of loneliness and isolation can be symptoms of depression or another mental illness; It can also be incredibly common during social distancing. May is mental health awareness month and this May it is especially important that you take an assessment of your mental health. Staying connected helps us feel a sense of belonging. Whether […]
COVID and Mental Health
While COVID-19 is the main health concern right now, we also need to be aware of the toll it takes on our mental health to go through a crisis such as this. Outbreaks can be STRESSFUL! Adults and kids alike have been impacted by COVID. Kids are doing school at home, lots of people are […]
5 Locations, 1 Community
In early August Park DuValle Community Health Center opened their 5th location (4th satellite location) in Henry County, Kentucky. The Henry County Community Health Center (HCCHC) is located in the Henry County Health Department in New Castle, Kentucky. The opening of the Henry County location means that Park DuValle Community Health Center now owns and […]
Long Acting Injectables May Be the Answer for Some with Schizophrenia and Bi-Polar Disorder
Many people with a daily medicine routine have trouble remembering to take their medicine. Whether it is because they don’t think they need it or simply forgetting, there can be a very real consequences to forgetting to take a prescribed medicine. Those taking medicines for mental health reasons are especially susceptible to not taking their […]
New Russell Neighborhood Health Center Now Open!
On the corner of 15th and Broadway, where many people might once remember as Whit’s Liquor, is now a brand new state of the art health center. Formerly known as Park DuValle at CityView and located on W. Chestnut, the Russell Neighborhood Health Center (RNHC) offers more services, with the ability to see even more […]
Knowing the Signs of Opioid Abuse
Opioids are an illegal class of drug that include things like herion, and fentanyl as well as prescription pain killers such as morphine, codeine, oxycodone and hydrocodone. These substances are extremely addictive and can cause long term damage to organs such as the heart. Drug overdose was the leading cause of accidental deaths in 2009, […]
Mental Health Awareness Month
It’s May y’all! Here in the Derby city we’re picking horses, and trying to convince tourists that Mint Juleps are not good. But May is not just about the flowers and Derby festivities, or even the end of school for the year. May is Mental Health Awareness Month and this year organizations such as NAMI […]
