Mental Health Matters Resources
Each of us experience a different mental health journey. Mental Health Matters explores topics we might face including resources we can use to support our mental health as well as those around us.


Celebrating Juneteenth
Juneteenth is a holiday celebrated every June 19. This day celebrates the news of emancipation reaching Texas in 1865, after the end of the Civil War and more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln first signed the Emancipation Proclamation…

Loving Day: A Legacy of Love, Justice, and Belonging
At Jefferson Center, we honor the different cultural traditions and histories that shape our communities. One of those important moments is Loving Day, celebrated every year on June 12. This day marks the anniversary of the 1967 Loving v. Virginia…

What Does Affirming Care Really Mean?
When you hear the word affirm, what comes to mind? For many of us, it’s “positive affirmations,” those short, encouraging phrases we repeat to remind ourselves of our worth. While those are powerful, affirming care means something deeper. It’s abou…

What Community Means for LGBTQIA+ Mental Health
We all want a place where we can feel safe and be ourselves. It should be no question for any of us to have a space to be listened to and stood up for. That is what we call community. But for LGBTQIA+ individuals—it can sometimes be hard to find th…

Standing Up for Our Community
Right now, our mental health is more important than ever. Mental Health Month begins this year as harmful changes are being made to both funding and our most vulnerable communities. Proposed cuts to Medicaid along with funding claw backs to SAMHSA…

Recognizing Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Day
Most people know the fifth day of May to be Cinco De Mayo when it comes to cultural significance. But while most people celebrate the overcoming of one indigenous struggle, a different one continues today. May 5th also marks Missing and Murdered In…

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Medicaid and SAMHSA: Just the Facts
In The United States, Medicaid is a government program that provides health insurance coverage to those of us with limited income. Medicaid was first established nearly 60 years ago, and since then has kept millions of Americans healthy and alive…

Celebrating Diversity Month
By Chevie Coronado April is Celebrate Diversity Month, a time dedicated to recognizing, appreciating and valuing the unique cultures, traditions and perspectives that shape our communities. Established in 2004, this observance encourages individua…

Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a mental health disorder characterized by persistent instability in mood, behavior, self-image, and functioning. It often Involves difficulties in managing emotions, relationships, and self-perception. BPD w…

The Importance of Being Informed while Staying Balanced
Change and transformation are one of life’s greatest guarantees. And now more than ever, we have the ability to keep track of these changes at our fingertips – from social media, online news sources, streaming and more. Click-bait headlines and sen…
Resource Categories
- Kiara’s Note – Blog
- Mental Health Matters – Blog
- Voices of Hope – Blog
- Humans of Jefferson Center
- Addiction & Substance Use
- Anxiety
- Child Mental Health
- Crisis and Trauma
- Depression
- Exercise
- Just The Facts
- LGBTQIA+ & Pride
- Medicaid
- Men’s Mental Health
- Parenting
- Recovery
- Senior and Older Adult
- Socializing
- Stigma
- Stress
- Suicide Prevention
- Support & Advocacy
- Teen’s Mental Health
- Treatment Options
- Women’s Mental Health
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