By: William Waters, Division Director ACT: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy When I first immigrated to the USA from Australia, I was overwhelmed by the potent messaging in the environment. My immediate response was of choking on air thick with cultural messages. Having lived here sometime now, I have become desensitized and acculturated to some of […]
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Sep
Sep
¿Qué significa para usted la prevención del suicidio y la salud mental? La Fundación de Comprehensive Healthcare’s se está asociando con U.S. Bank y otros socios comunitarios para donar un mínimo de $15,000 a las clases dentro de nuestras comunidades ubicadas en el área Sur Centro de Washington. Estamos invitando a los jóvenes en los […]
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Sep
Sep
Comprehensive Healthcare’s Foundation is partnering with U.S. Bank and other community partners to donate a minimum of $15,000 to classrooms within our communities located in the South Central Washington area. We are inviting youth in grades six to nine to participate in an art contest to win at least $5,000 for their classroom to help […]
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Sep
Sep
Comprehensive Healthcare will continue to provide housing for veterans under a new U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-VA Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) agreement. The Veterans Initiative Project (VIP) began operating in 2001, and in June, Comprehensive Healthcare was notified that the funding received to operate the Veterans Initiative Project would be ending on September 30, […]
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Sep
Sep
By: Jodi Daly, Ph.D., President and CEO September is National Suicide Prevention Month, but it is important to call attention to this serious public health concern all year long, and show-case efforts to reduce the risk of suicide. According to the CDC, one in four adults between 18 and 24 have considered suicide in the […]
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Sep
Sep
For many of us in areas with high infection rates of COVID-19, our last 6 months have required a lot of drastic changes. With stay at home orders limiting travel, cancelling activities, and forcing work-from-home arrangements for those who are able, many people have seen a steep drop-off in the amount of interaction they have […]
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Aug
Aug
By: Ron Gengler, Chief Clinical Officer During this time of ever changing and 24/7 information through traditional news sources and social media we can and are flooded. We are tasked with determining what is accurate, what is embellished, what is sensationalized and what is just plain wrong. I was listening to a news station and […]
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Aug
Aug
Colin Kelly, ARNP with Comprehensive Healthcare is now accepting new patients at their Benton/Franklin County location at 2715 Saint Andrews Loop, Suite C in Pasco. Kelly is a psychiatric nurse practitioner and obtained his nursing degree from East Tennessee University and his Masters of Science in Nursing with a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner certification from Vanderbilt […]
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Aug
Aug
Maryrose Gonzalez (Ahna-Nai-Pum) has joined Comprehensive Healthcare as their Cultural Competency Liaison. This new position at Comprehensive Healthcare was made possible through the provisions of the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Grant. The Cultural Competency Liaison will assist in ensuring behavioral health treatment provided by Comprehensive Healthcare is culturally-appropriate for all diverse communities within […]
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Aug
Aug
En estos tiempos de pandemia es muy común que personas padezcan de etapas de sobre pendiente y preocupo. Sin tomar atención a estos síntomas es muy fácil de que la persona desarrolle un trastorno de ansiedad o pánico. Ha este tiempo hay pocas revisiones así a los datos del impacto del COVID en la poblada […]