mental health – April Fox

November 25, 2018

Four Windows.

Depression is pervasive; it gets deep into your head. It’s not a sign of strength or weakness or malignant character, it simply IS… Sometimes you just need to have acknowledged that yes, there really aren’t enough windows in this place.

asheville writers, depression, mental health

april fox, dark, darkness, depression, north carolina, winter
September 28, 2015

Asheville’s Helpmate Hosts a Vigil to Help End Domestic Violence

A portion of the royalties from my latest book, Spine, will be used to benefit Helpmate, a local non-profit organization that helps women and their children who are in, escaping, and recovering from domestic violence situations. There’s a popular myth that women stay because they love their abusers and think they’ll change. That is certainly…

asheville nc, children, education, family, human rights, local, mental health, news, parenting, politics, social issues

april fox, asheville events, asheville nc, buncombe county, enough, helpmate, Spine, spousal abuse, vigil, women’s shelter
February 3, 2014

Missing Man in Austin, TX May Be in Danger

Johnathon Falck is missing again. A little over a month ago, I posted about his disappearance; he was subsequently found in a hospital, where he was given medication for his mental illnesses and sent back out to fend for himself. Since then, his thoughts and communications have been increasingly disordered, he has stopped taking his…

Austin, Great Bend, mental health, Missing person, Uncategorized

austin tx, endangered, John Falck, missing, Missing person, schizophrenia
March 4, 2012

March 4, 2012: Silence

Today is March 4, 2012. You probably already know that, based on the little numbers on the bottom right of your screen, but I had to say it anyway. Today, two friends are celebrating their birthdays, and it’s snowing outside. It’s March 4, and it shouldn’t be snowing. The beautiful weather we had last week…

love, mental health, relationships, Uncategorized

love, margot and the nuclear so and so’s, silence
August 1, 2009

Love and Addiction

Love and addiction: two sides of the same coin, maddening, exhilarating, deadly.

mental health, social issues, Uncategorized

addiction, love
June 24, 2009

Understanding the High-Functioning Autistic Child

Understanding the High-Functioning Autistic ChildKids with high-functioning autism have some unique needs, but all it takes is a little bit of attention to make their lives, and yours, easier.http://www.associatedcontent.comarticle/1709565/understanding_the_highfunctioning_autistic.html

mental health, parenting, special needs kids

asperger syndrome, autism, hfa, high-functioning autism, parenting autistic child, understanding autism
June 24, 2009

Adolescent Depression

Adolescent DepressionRecognizing the signs of depression in adolescents and obtaining proper treatmenthttp://www.associatedcontent.comarticle/1761996/adolescent_depression.html

mental health, parenting, special needs kids

adolescent depression, depression, depression in teenagers, teen depression
June 19, 2009

The Olson Huff Center in Asheville, NC

The Olson Huff Center: A New Home for Children’s Therapy and Developmental Services The Huff Center, a leader in developmental pediatrics in Western North Carolina, gets a new home. Find out about the new building, what’s good and what needs work. http://www.associatedcontent.comarticle/148531/the_olson_huff_center_a_new_home_for.html

local, mental health, parenting, special needs kids

adrian sandler, asheville nc, asheville nc occupational therapy, asheville nc pediatric therapy, asheville nc pediatrics, asheville nc physical therapy, asheville nc speech therapy, huff center, mission children’s hospital, mission childrens, olson huff center, victoria sheppard
June 19, 2009

Regurgitate (notes from the psych ward)

Regurgitate (notes from the Psych Ward) waiting for the end of the world. http://www.associatedcontent.comarticle/1846705/regurgitate_notes_from_the_psych_ward.html

mental health

anti-social personality, borderline, mental health teenagers, mentally ill child, parenting mentally ill child, psychiatric ward, psychotic, raising mentally ill teenager

Category: mental health