Posted by Walden Wise on August 8, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Aug. 31, 2017, will be a day for remembrance, reflection, and hope for the future as the community marks International Overdose Awareness Day with the help of Walden and the St. Mary’s County Health Department.
Category Leader Features, Nonprofit News · Tags addictions, Beacon of Hope, Compass House, Dockside, domestic violence, Dr. Meenakshi Brewster, Hope Place, Kathleen O'Brien, Laura Webb, Time to Remember. Time to Act, Walden, Walden Behavioral Health, Walden Sierra
Nonprofit leaders and the people who support them came to the College of Southern Maryland Nonprofit Institute Conference at the College of Southern Maryland on April 28. The conference attracted more than 150 people to hear from local experts on the issues faced by nonprofits and community leaders.
Category Leader Features · Tags addictions, Barbara Ives, Beacon of Hope, Bernie Fowler Jr., Bill Buffington, College of Southern Maryland, college-southern-maryland, Compass House, CSM, CSM Nonprofit Institute, Dockside, domestic violence, Dr. Kathy O, Dr. Kathy O'Brien, Ellen Flowers-Fields, Hope Place, Kathleen O'Brien, Kathy Franzen, Walden, Walden Behavioral Health, Walden Sierra
Posted by Walden Wise on June 29, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Walden Behavioral Health’s COO Gary Lynch is leaving the organization after 33 years of service.
Category Community News, Leader Features · Tags addictions, Beacon of Hope, Compass House, Dockside, domestic violence, Dr. Kathy O'Brien, Gary Lynch, Hope Place, Kathleen O'Brien, Walden, Walden Behavioral Health, Walden Sierra
Posted by Lexi Leader on June 1, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Young people will conduct a block-by-block inventory of resources in the Lexington Park area this summer. They will comb the community, surveying the public in commercial areas, and interview representatives of agencies and local businesses to collect information on the community’s need for a youth center.
Category Community News, Leader Features · Tags Basketball4LYFE, Bright Futures Enlightenment, Community Mediation, Community Youth Mapping, Laurel James, Lexington Park Business & Community Association, Lexington Park civic association, Lexington Park MD, LPBCA, Marcia Greenburg, Mark Pinekenstein, Pride in Park, Showtime Deli, St. Mary's County NAACP, St. Mary’s County Community Development Corporation, Tri-County Youth Services Bureau, viki volk, Walden Behavioral Health
Posted by Lexi Leader on May 15, 2017 · Leave a Comment
A steering committee campaigning for a youth center in Lexington Park is launching a summer project, Community Youth Mapping, to inventory local resources for young people and families and inform the community about plans for the summer.
Approximately 25 young people between the ages of 15 to 20 will conduct a block-by-block inventory of resources in the Lexington Park area.
Category Leader Features · Tags Basketball4LYFE, Bright Futures Enlightenment, Community Mediation, Community Youth Mapping, Laurel James, Lexington Park Business & Community Association, Lexington Park civic association, Lexington Park MD, LPBCA, Marcia Greenberg, Mark Pinekenstein, NAACP St. Mary's County, Pride in Park, Showtime Deli, St. Mary’s County Community Development Corporation, Tri-County Youth Services Bureau, viki volk, Walden, Walden Behavioral Health, Walden Sierra
Posted by Walden Wise on April 18, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Dr. Kathleen O’Brien of Walden Behavioral Health will be a member of the panel at the College of Southern Maryland Nonprofit Institute’s 2017 conference, Jump-Start Your Leadership, to be held Friday, April 28, in La Plata.
Category Community News, Leader Exclusives, Leader Features · Tags addictions, Beacon of Hope, Bernie Fowler Jr., Bill Buffington, College of Southern Maryland, college-southern-maryland, Compass House, CSM, CSM Nonprofit Institute, CSM’s Nonprofit Institute, Dockside, domestic violence, Ellen Flowers-Fields, Hope Place, Kathleen O'Brien, Kathy Franzen, nonprofit institute, Walden, Walden Behavioral Health, Walden Sierra
Opioid addiction is a serious and growing concern. College of Southern Maryland’s Student Association at the Leonardtown Campus is hoping to educate the community and expand the dialogue about this problem by hosting a Community Heroin/Opioid Forum at 6 pm April 25. The forum will include a free screening of the documentary “Chasing the Dragon.”
Category Community News, Leader Features · Tags addiction, Beacon of Hope, College of Southern Maryland, college-southern-maryland, CSM, Hope Place, Kathleen O'Brien, opioid, performance series, Walden, Walden Behavioral Health, Walden Sierra
Posted by Walden Wise on April 13, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Elizabeth Lenhart-Cooksey, clinical services operator at Walden Behavioral Health, joined a panel at the recent Health Awareness Seminars on Substance Abuse at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River in March.
Category Leader Features, Pax River News · Tags addictions, Beacon of Hope, Compass House, Dockside, domestic violence, Elizabeth "Betsy" Lenhart-Cooksey, Elizabeth Lenhart-Cooksey, Hope Place, Kathleen O'Brien, Opioid abuse, opioid addiction, substance abuse treatment, Walden, Walden Behavioral Health, Walden Sierra
Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership selects new steering committee at annual meeting.
Category Community News, Leader Features · Tags addictions, Andrea Hamilton, Beacon of Hope, Bella Dean, Compass House, Dockside, domestic violence, Dr. Meena Brewster, Dr. Stephen Michaels, Gerry McGloin, Health Connections, HealthLink, HEZ, Hope Place, Jimmy Stone, Kathleen O'Brien, Lori Werrell, medstar st. mary's, MedStar St. Mary's Hospital, Nat Scroggins, Rebecca Jackson, Sue Veith, Tammy Loewe, Walden, Walden Behavioral Health, Walden Behavorial Health, Walden Sierra
Posted by Walden Wise on December 10, 2016 · Leave a Comment
Sgt. Michael Boyer, Correctional Officer 1st Class Michael Labanowski, Jr, Correctional Officer Melissa Dodson, and Correctional Officer 1st Class Nick Alioto were among the attendees of Critical Intervention Team training, which focuses on dealing with residents who may be experiencing a mental health crisis.
Category Community News, Leader Features · Tags addictions, Beacon of Hope, Compass House, Dockside, domestic violence, Hope Place, Kathleen O'Brien, Lexington Park Business & Community Association, Lexington Park civic association, LPBCA, Mark Pinekenstein, Melissa Dodson, Michael Boyer, Michael Labanowski Jr., Nick Alioto, Pride in Park, Sheriff Tim Cameron, Showtime Deli, St. Mary’s County Community Development Corporation, Walden, Walden Behavioral Health, Walden Sierra
