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The team and board members of the Oak Health Foundation

Behind the Scenes of Oak Health Foundation: Meet our Board Members

In this blog post, we’re excited to introduce you to some of the brilliant minds and servant hearts behind Oak Health Foundation. Our board members play a crucial role in guiding our organization’s mission, vision, and strategic direction. They bring a wealth of diverse experiences, expertise, and passion for our cause, making them integral to our efforts in creating positive impact and driving meaningful change in our community. Read on to learn more about some of our board members’ respective journeys with Oak Health Foundation.

Common Habits and Thinking Patterns That Cause Unhappiness and Depression

What are the behavioral and thought patterns that can cause unhappiness, and how can we break free from the unhappiness trap we build for ourselves? What are the habits we can build as Christians? Let’s explore unhappiness as a concept – and how to get back on the path to satisfaction and happiness.

Oppositional Defiant Disorder – Everything You Need To Know

It is perfectly natural for children to be rebellious and disobey parents from time to time. It is a normal part of development and also just a normal part of life – children can show a bit of attitude when they are hungry, tired, or stressed. However, a child who is constantly angry and defiant towards parents and authority figures to the point that it interferes with their daily life may have Oppositional Defiant Disorder.

Understanding Suicidal Thoughts and Ideation: How to Cope

Suicide is a major public health concern. Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the United States and has been on the rise in recent years. Understanding the issues concerning suicide and mental health is an important way to take part in suicide prevention, help others in crisis, and change the conversation around suicide. Here’s a list of FAQs we put together about suicide to help you keep informed.

Child Abuse and Domestic Violence: Recognize the Signs and How to Help

Child Abuse and Domestic Violence in Families: Recognize the Signs, How To Help

The sad fact is that child abuse is happening on a large scale all over the world. In the United States alone, approximately one million children are deprived of a safe, harm-free childhood. This is only an approximation as many children are often too terrified to speak up or too young to understand how to escape their situation. This is why we at Oak Health Foundation want to spread awareness on how to identify when it happens and what to do about it.

ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Those with ADHD may have difficulty in focusing on tasks.

What You Need To Know About ADHD – Top Questions Answered

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the mental health disorders that seem to be ubiquitous and one of the most self-diagnosed conditions out there. How many of us have gotten distracted while doing something else and then jokingly say “oh, I have ADHD!” Through this blog post we want to clarify what exactly it means to have ADHD and all the most frequently asked questions about this disorder:

Frequently Asked Questions for the Oak Health Foundation

Oak Health Foundation (OHF) is a non-profit organization established to raise awareness about mental health and reduce stigma associated with it, as well as to decrease the prevalence of suicide by incorporating the best practices of mental healthcare with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Here are all the questions we hear often from the community, as well as answers.

How to Set Healthy Expectations in Your Relationships

This blog post will explore how we can establish healthy expectations with those around us – our spouses, our parents, our children, our colleagues – and also with ourselves as humans and Christians. We will also dive a bit deeper into the psychology behind our expectations.

What You Need to Know About Panic Disorder

Panic attacks are surprisingly common. One out of three people will have at least one panic attack in their lifetime. However most of the people who experience a panic attack do not have a panic disorder and do not necessarily need to find professional treatment for it. Someone with a panic disorder on the other hand will experience repeated, frequent, and unexpected panic attacks. Read on to find answers to frequently asked questions about this disorder.

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