Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services is recruiting mentoring volunteers for children and adolescents who stay in a residential program. These volunteers are needed to be a long-term supportive role-model, to walk alongside of our residents through their journey in…

Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services is working to reduce the risk of postpartum depression among women/couples in the West Michigan area, by offering a Postpartum Depression Prevention Group at its Northeast, North Shore and Portage Clinics. This one-time group…

Our society often tells us that happiness comes from outside of ourselves…marrying Mr. or Miss Right, landing the promotion, affording a dream vacation, getting chosen for the lead in the school play or winning the championship. However, “happiness is an...

By Carolyn King, MD In today’s digitally connected and social media obsessed world, bullying is more pervasive than ever before. Many of us live with it every single day as do our children and teens. We live in a follower-leader…

Good news for all of us who like to color, doodle and sketch--coloring isn't just for kids! And it shouldn't be viewed as only a guilty pleasure, either. In fact, the pastime is therapeutic for people of all ages. Many...

Parents, teachers, and other adults go to great lengths to protect teenagers from harm. Yet, within any group of adolescents, statistics indicate one of every five females and one of every seven males either are currently engaging or have engaged...