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World Mental Health Day 2021 Advocates “Mental Health Care for All”

October 1, 2021 World Mental Health Day 2021 will be recognized on Sunday, October 10, with the campaign theme "Mental health care for all: let's make it a reality." (World Health Organization, 2021.) According to the World Health Organization, close...

CEO Mark Eastburg Makes GRBJ’s “Top 200” Business Leaders in West Michigan

October 7, 2021 The Grand Rapids Business Journal has again named Pine Rest President and CEO Dr. Mark Eastburg one of the Top 200 "most powerful and influential" Business Leaders in West Michigan. CEO of Pine Rest since 2006 and...

DAISY Award Goes to “Knight in Shining Armor” Nurse Silas Kukaewkasem

October 4, 2021 Patience, prayer and positivity are three personal and professional qualities that earned Silas Kukaewkasem the September 2021 National DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses in Patient Safety at Pine Rest. Silas is an RN with Admittance Team. He...

Pine Rest Seeks Emergency Approval for Adolescent Unit: WOODTV Interview with COO Bob Nykamp

September 27, 2021 Bob Nykamp, Pine Rest's vice president and chief operating officer, was recently interviewed by WOODTV8 for a story on Pine Rest's recent request to the state for emergency approval of a 40-bed adolescent psychiatric care unit at...

Dr. Evonne Edwards Discusses Pine Rest’s Zero Suicide Initiative on WZZM

September 27, 2021 Dr. Evonne Edwards, Outpatient Clinical Director at Pine Rest, recently had a chance to discuss our organization's participation in the Zero Suicide Initiative with Catherine Behrendt of WZZM13. The Zero Suicide Initiative is a framework of evidence-based...

Activity Therapists Kayla Jeltema & Kadison Mills Featured on Maranda ArtPrize Segment

September 22, 2021 Pine Rest activity therapists were recently invited to join Maranda live on the set at ArtPrize for a special segment on the mental health benefits of art therapy. Kayla Jeltema and Kadison Mills led an art project...

September Declared Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month in Michigan

September 2021 In an effort to bring awareness to the issue of substance use disorder while also celebrating people living life in recovery, The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer have officially declared September...

Jean Holthaus, LMSW, Offers Maranda Viewers Tips for Simplifying Family Life

September 13, 2021 Jean Holthaus, LMSW, was recently interviewed by WOODTV8's Maranda to talk about strategies for families who are struggling to make the adjustment to a busier, post-quarantine world while continuing to cope with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In...

Dr. Chad Percifield Awarded “Best Clinical Case Report” by American Psychiatric Association

September 10, 2021 Dr. Percifield's presentation and research poster, 'Suicidality and Psychosis Following Vaping Related Lung Injury', explores how using e-cigarettes to vape tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) "places individuals at a significantly increased risk for the development of psychotic disorders" and "compounds...

Pine Rest a Finalist for 2021 West Michigan Woman’s Readers’ Choice Awards

September 8, 2021 Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services has been selected as one of the finalists for the First Annual West Michigan Woman's 2021 Readers' Choice Awards during its first round of voting. Pine Rest placed in the 'Mental...

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