Help for Struggling Family Member

By Monica Nouvong and Mary Peterson – My family member is struggling with substance use but I really think the center of the problem is anxiety and depression. What can I do to help? What your family member is going … Continued

FCS Staff Helps Educate Community Professionals About Children with PSB

At the May Food for Thought session, FCS staff shared information with community professionals about children with Problematic Sexual Behaviors (PSB) and the new treatment program that is available to the community. Family Counseling Services is one of six sites … Continued

Risky Behaviors: Would You Know When You’ve Gone Too Far?

Would You Know When You’ve Gone Too Far? Mental health is essential to everyone’s overall health and well-being, and mental illnesses are common and treatable. But people experience symptoms of mental illnesses differently—and some engage in potentially dangerous or risky … Continued

Celebrate Wellness in Cortland this May

May is just around the corner and we are joining with other community organizations to recognize May as National Mental Health Awareness Month. A series of articles will run in the Cortland Standard throughout May, intended to inform and educate … Continued

Are you creative? T-Shirt Design Contest for Mental Health Month!

The Mental Health Association of Cortland County has announced a t-shirt design contest to recognize May as Mental Health Month!  Join the efforts to take away the stigma from mental illness by submitting a design for their annual t-shirt and … Continued