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Northeastern Center promotes and expands outpatient teams to better serve clients, community

KENDALLVILLE, Ind. – In order to better meet the needs of clients and the communities it serves, Northeastern Center recently promoted five clinical leaders and added five new members to its outpatient teams. Two former outpatient office directors were promoted to newly created roles of clinical services director. These leaders will focus on clinical

Northeastern Center promotes and expands outpatient teams to better serve clients, communityjosie2025-06-09T11:43:52-04:00

Mental health: a lifelong journey and community effort

Mental health: A lifelong journey and community effort By Steve Howell, CEO, Northeastern Center Mental health – it’s a term you may hear or use often, but it can be difficult to define. That’s because mental health is fluid and dynamic. It includes our emotional well-being, social relationships and inner sense of self. It

Mental health: a lifelong journey and community effortjosie2025-05-28T11:02:56-04:00

Being Your Best Self – Self-Care for Mental Health

Being your best self – self-care for mental health Almost everyone is looking to improve their mental health and well-being. One of the main ways to support your mental and emotional health is easier than you might think – it’s self-care. Dottie Fuentes, chief clinical officer for Northeastern Center, offers some tips and

Being Your Best Self – Self-Care for Mental Healthjosie2025-05-19T09:03:36-04:00

Residential Services: providing homes and a helping hand

Northeastern Center Residential Services provides a safe and supportive environment for adults living with mental health conditions and substance use disorders who need additional support with day-to-day functioning. In each home, residents receive education and training on “activities of daily living,” also known as ADLs. This training includes tasks such as paying bills, making

Residential Services: providing homes and a helping handjosie2025-05-15T10:04:47-04:00

Stress – how can we manage it?

Stress – how can we manage it? Stress – it’s impossible to avoid and affects millions of people daily. In fact, a survey conducted in 2021 reported that 53% of Americans report experiencing a large amount of stress. We asked Jeremy Lewis, M.S.ED., LMFT, Clinical Services Director for Northeastern Center, to give us some

Stress – how can we manage it?josie2025-05-08T10:26:36-04:00

Northeastern Center breaks ground on new Stepping Stone location, creating path to independence in brand-new home

KENDALLVILLE, Ind. – Later this year, residents of Northeastern Center’s Stepping Stone program will get a fresh start at life in a brand-new home. In a groundbreaking ceremony today, area leaders celebrated the start of construction on a new location for Stepping Stone, a transitional home for residents on the path toward independent living.

Northeastern Center breaks ground on new Stepping Stone location, creating path to independence in brand-new homejosie2025-05-02T08:46:16-04:00

Four simple questions to pinpoint alcohol abuse

Four simple questions to help pinpoint alcohol abuse The arrival of the spring and summer seasons typically brings thoughts of sitting by a pool or lake with a cold drink in hand. For many people, however, the use of alcohol extends beyond recreation, and it negatively impacts their daily lives, relationships and careers. You

Four simple questions to pinpoint alcohol abusejosie2025-04-25T07:36:21-04:00

Get the facts about alcohol use

Get the facts about alcohol use Alcohol addiction, also referred to as alcohol use disorder or substance use disorder, is far more common than people may think. And, it can have devastating impacts. Alexis Shepherd, one of our mental health and addiction therapists, provided some important facts in honor of Alcohol Awareness Month. Indiana

Get the facts about alcohol usejosie2025-04-22T08:09:43-04:00

Ask an addiction therapist: what you need to know about alcohol & substance abuse

Ask an addiction therapist: What you need to know about alcohol and substance abuse In honor of Alcohol Awareness Month, we asked Alexis Shepherd, mental health and addiction therapist at Northeastern Center, to answer some questions about alcohol and substance abuse. Alcohol is a legal substance that a lot of people use, so how

Ask an addiction therapist: what you need to know about alcohol & substance abusejosie2025-04-18T08:19:08-04:00

Q&A with NEC Peer Support Professionals

Q&A: How peer support plays a key role in recovery You might call them a peer support coach, peer support specialist or maybe even Certified Peer Support Professional (CPSP). But their title doesn’t matter as much as their purpose. To learn more about the role of peers in addiction and mental health recovery, we

Q&A with NEC Peer Support Professionalsjosie2025-03-17T14:05:33-04:00