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Editors Note- This blog entry was written by a special guest blogger, Katie Mills Giorgio.  In this blog Katie describes her recent experience distributing donated…

Although social media can be a tool to share happy times with friends and family, it also provides an outlet to share life’s struggles and…

Proposed funding cuts for mental health services in Linn County will have a big impact on Foundation 2 services, especially our Mobile Crisis Outreach (MCO) program, which…

Monday, October 10th has been declared “World Mental Health Day.”  This year’s theme is “investing in mental health.”  But is investing in mental health worth…

On Saturday, September 17, 520 people participated in the 2011 Out of the Darkness Walk in Cedar Rapids.  This walk raised over $25,000 to support the American Foundation…

My thoughts are with those affected by the recent deaths by suicide in Mount Vernon.  Foundation 2 is working in conjunction with local school counselors…

Today is National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day.  As mom to a young child, I understand how important it is for parents to be aware of local resources,…

I walked for 65 minutes this afternoon on a treadmill at the Y. Perhaps that doesn’t sound like a big deal, but to me it…

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is most often diagnosed in children. As the following article notes, behaviors that accompany ADHD in children including restlessness and increased…

Social Work is predicated on looking at the whole person and what we term treating or being present to the “person in the environment”. This…