by Katie Gerten | Jun 20, 2020 | Blog, Featured, Foster Care
The statistics are alarming, those hard facts surrounding the American foster care system. The truth is, at any given time, there are over 400,000 children in care. In fact, to illustrate the magnitude of the problem, you could fill a football stadium with youth in...
by Katie Gerten | Jun 17, 2020 | Blog, Children's Mental Health, Featured, Mental Health, Trauma
Without a doubt, childhood trauma is a public health issue that’s entrenched in our society. The statistics surrounding the matter clearly illustrate the magnitude of the problem. By age four, 26% of kids will have experienced at least one traumatic event in their...
by Katie Gerten | Jun 13, 2020 | Blog, Featured, Foster Care
Currently, there are nearly 3,024 children in the Montana foster care system, and that number increases each year. With the numbers steadily rising, we find ourselves holding a lot of uncertainty surrounding where those kids can go. There aren’t nearly enough foster...
by Katie Gerten | Jun 13, 2020 | Anxiety, Blog, Featured, Mental Health, Mindset, Personal & Professional Growth, Professional Development, Self-Care, Wellness Toolkit
It’s a funny thing, how each day seems to blend into the next. How without even realizing it, we tend to fall into the same patterns, the same routines, and the same dynamics. The truth is, we’re creatures of habit, whether we realize it or not. We find safety,...
by Katie Gerten | Jun 6, 2020 | Blog, Depression, Featured, Mental Health
The statistics associated with men’s mental health in our nation are hard to grasp. What if I told you that 75% of all suicide victims in the United States are men? Would it shock you? How about the fact that the leading cause of death among men is the...
