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Breaking the Stigma: National Depression Screening Day
October 7, 2023 is National Depression Screening Day. As a day designated to shed light on this pressing issue, serves as a beacon of hope and an opportunity to break the barriers of misconception and fear that surround mental health challenges. Depression, a...
Emphasizing Hispanic Heritage and Mental Health: Celebrating Diversity and Bilingual Capabilities This Hispanic Heritage Month
As the leaves begin to change colors and the air turns crisp, the arrival of autumn marks the start of a special celebration in the United States – Hispanic Heritage Month. This month-long observance, spanning from September 15th to October 15th, is a time to honor...
The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Crisis: Addressing the Growing Concern
There is a growing concern in our field, and one that requires our immediate attention: a mental health crisis affecting children and adolescents. The American Psychological Association, for example, declared in January 2023 that “Kids’ mental health is in crisis.”...
Understanding Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: Types and Coping Strategies
Anxiety is a universal and necessary emotion, but when it takes root in the minds of children and adolescents, its effects can be particularly challenging. In a world where pressures from school, peer relationships, and the ever-present digital landscape continue to...
Preventing Suicide: National Suicide Prevention Month
Exploring Grief and its Impact on Mental Health: National Grief Awareness Day
Grief is a universal human experience that knows no boundaries of age, culture, or background. It's an emotion that touches us all at some point in our lives, leaving an indelible mark on our hearts and minds. As we come together to observe National Grief Awareness...
An Interview with Dr. Wendy Oliver-Pyatt: Part 3
Making the decision to seek treatment for trauma, anxiety, depression, anorexia, bulimia or any other eating disorder or mental health disorder isn’t easy. First, it can be hard to acknowledge that you have a problem. Second, you have to be willing to at least...
Treating the Whole Person: An Interview with Galen Hope Co-Founder Dr. Wendy Oliver-Pyatt: Part 2
Mental illnesses and eating disorders can take a devasting toll on people’s lives. Mental health conditions also impact the lives of family members, who may desperately want to relieve their loved one’s suffering, but aren’t always sure how to help. In Part 2 of our...
An Interview with Galen Hope Co-Founder Dr. Wendy Oliver-Pyatt: Part 1
Recently, we sat down with Galen Hope Co-Founder Dr. Wendy Oliver-Pyatt to discuss why Galen Hope came to be, and what makes us different. You have over 30 years of experience in eating disorders and mental health treatment. What were your goals in founding...
Diverse Cultures and Mental Health and Eating Disorder Treatment
Recently we have been thinking a lot about the things that prevent people with an eating disorder or mental health condition from getting well. These barriers are complex. There are some conditions that can’t be cured, and for which treatment is an ongoing part of...
Treatment Trauma
Picking up on a theme from our Pride Month blog, we want to talk about traumatic treatment and therapy practices. This discussion may be difficult, and it may be uncomfortable, but it’s necessary to address how treatment itself can be potentially harmful for patients...
The Power and Potential of Dads and Stepdads
As dads and stepdads, we are often the initial male influence in our children’s lives, setting standards for how they expect to be treated by boys and other men in our society. Yet, many of us are confused about how to parent, and seem content to take a back seat when...
Pride Month: Affirming care for the LGBTQ+ Community
June is Pride Month for the LGBTQI community. Pride Month is a great time to celebrate the wins for equality and acceptance. But since Pride Month started as a protest movement, it’s also an appropriate time to talk about the potential risks that LGBTQI folks face...
5 Things You May Not Know About Mental Health
May is National Mental Health Month, which (of course) is a topic that we feel very strongly about. As we have in some of our recent blog posts, we wanted to share some information that you may not already know about, or some things that we thought were well worth...
Happy Black History Month from Galen Hope
At Galen Hope, we recognize that the contributions of Black psychologists, psychiatrists, and other scientists in our field are all too often underrecognized and overlooked. Since February is Black History Month, we wanted to talk about some of the pioneers of...
Getting Better Versus Getting Well
Mental health care, as well as eating disorder care, is deeply concerned with helping the patient to feel better. Much of the time, especially in residential or inpatient settings, treatment centers on addressing and working through a crisis and then sending the...
Mental Health and the LGBTQ+ Community
At Galen Hope, we think that it is vital to work to understand the mental health needs within the LGBTQ+ community. A close inspection reveals some alarming trends, and some clear opportunities for intervention and increased support. Multiple studies show that...
Collective Trauma and COVID-19
Why am I so TIRED? I can’t seem to FOCUS. It’s hard to get anything done. I feel SAD and I don’t know why. Little things have been making me so MAD lately. Sound familiar? These feelings and realizations are more common than ever, and it’s time we talk about why—and...
recognized for the highest quality of care
The Joint Commission is the nation’s oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care.
A renowned mental health care and eating disorders treatment center, Galen Hope is the recipient of The Joint Commission’s accreditation, a prestigious designation awarded to health care organizations recognized for exceeding the highest national standards for safety and quality of patient care.