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Counseling Resources
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This space is designed to educate and empower individuals on their mental and emotional well-being. Explore tools and expert advice that provide support and guidance to navigate life's challenges. Take the first step on your path toward a healthier life with these counseling resources.
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UAMS Health AR ConnectNow
If you are struggling, contact the AR ConnectNow call center at 501-526-3563 or 800-482-9921.
- Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week
- No insurance requirement
- No referral needed
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ADHD
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, “attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a disorder marked by an ongoing pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development. Some of the indicators may include inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Inattention means a person wanders off task, lacks persistence, has difficulty sustaining focus, and is disorganized; and these problems are not due to defiance or lack of comprehension. Hyperactivity means a person seems to move about constantly, including in situations in which it is not appropriate; or excessively fidgets, taps, or talks. In adults, it may be extreme restlessness or wearing others out with constant activity. Impulsivity means a person makes hasty actions that occur in the moment without first thinking about them and that may have a high potential for harm, or a desire for immediate rewards or inability to delay gratification. An impulsive person may be socially intrusive and excessively interrupt others or make important decisions without considering the long-term consequences.”
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Anxiety
Anxiety is the mind and body's reaction to stressful, dangerous, or unfamiliar situations. It's the sense of uneasiness, distress, or dread you feel before a significant event. Anxiety disorders are characterized by a general feature of excessive fear (i.e. emotional response to perceived or real threat) and/or anxiety (i.e. worrying about a future threat) and can have negative behavioral and emotional consequences.
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Bullying
Bullying is mean or hurtful behavior that keeps happening. It is unfair and one-sided. It is aggressive behavior that is usually repeated over time, occurs in a relationship where there is an imbalance of power, and intends to cause harm or distress and/or has a serious or distressing impact on the target.
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Depression
Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. Also called major depressive disorder or clinical depression, it affects how you feel, think and behave and can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems.
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Grief
Grief is the normal response of sorrow, emotion, and confusion that comes from losing someone or something important to you. It is a natural part of life. Grief is a typical reaction to death, divorce, job loss, a move away from family and friends, or loss of good health due to illness.
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Suicide Prevention
Suicide is the second leading cause of death for ages 10 to 24 in the United States and Arkansas. There is no single cause that leads to suicide. It most often occurs when stressors and health issues converge to create an experience of hopelessness and despair.
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Trauma & Violence
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration describes individual trauma as resulting from "an event, series of events, or set of circumstances that is experienced by an individual as physically or emotionally harmful or life-threatening and that has lasting adverse effects on the individual’s functioning and mental, physical, social, emotional, or spiritual well-being."
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Local ResourcesVALLEY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: / 479-494-5700WESTERN ARKANSAS GUIDANCE CENTER:/ 479-452-6650HOPE CAMPUS: 479-668-4764COMMUNITY RESCUE MISSION: / 479-782-1443FORT SMITH CHILDREN'S SHELTER: 479-783-1873Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-482-5964Department of Health-Sebastian County 479-452-8600SALVATION ARMY: 479-783-6145ANTIOCH FOR YOUTH AND FAMILY: 479-459-0669RIVER VALLEY REGIONAL FOOD BANK: 479-785-0582GOOD SAMARITAN CLINIC 479-783-0233Evans: 479-646-9519Goldtrap: 479-452-5779Jeffrey: 479-782-8126Stephens: 479-782-6392