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How You Can Support Your Community In A Greater Way

May 29, 2020 by Cindy Long, CEO

Dear Friend, Thank you so much for supporting the Samaritan Center. We could not do this critical work without you, and I want you to know how grateful I am. I hope you and your family are healthy and finding ways to cope during this pandemic and economic crisis. My heart goes out to all […]

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Charlie Mike

May 29, 2020 by Rajesh S. Harripersad, LPC, LCDC, Director of Military Programs

Can the lessons learned in combat or military service offer some strategies for us to cope with COVID-19? According to the 19th U.S Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murty Americans suffered from a chronic loneliness problem before the COVOD-19 pandemic. While social distancing guidelines can help reduce the spread of COVID-19, the rules and regulations can […]

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Memorial Day

May 22, 2020 by Cindy Long, CEO

When it comes to holiday celebrations, I feel fortunate that I grew up in a small city where nearly everybody came out to celebrate important events together. Memorial Day was one of those special times in my hometown of Jefferson City, Missouri, and I remember going downtown in the morning to watch the parade. I […]

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Quite the Insight, vol. 2

May 21, 2020 by Samaritan Center Client

A Poem By Myself, To Myself P.T.S.D. is it all in my head? this Perpetual Terror and State of Dread the weight of chains is heavy on my soul how can so much weight make me feel un-whole? always prepared to fight but this comes at a price why the need to […]

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Mental Health Awareness Month

May 14, 2020 by Shawna Moss

A note from Shawna Moss, LCSW, Clinical Director Every person is going to have their own unique experiences with how the pandemic is affecting their life and emotional state, and many are having some level of difficulty. Here is a nugget of information that, when you embrace it, can be life changing: There are things […]

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How You Can Support Your Community In A Greater Way

Charlie Mike

Memorial Day

Quite the Insight, vol. 2

Mental Health Awareness Month