Chato Stewart, Author at Charlotte Behavioral

What Do Health Habits Mean To Your Mental Health?

April 8, 2016Chato Stewart Blog

Do we have good health habits? What does health habits mean to you? Some of us worry about not only our physical health, but our mental health as well…Well, one might say Health 360. We have to be worried about our health in total. Body, mind and spirit–so to speak to find balance. Not one […]

CBHC AND Sheriff’s Office Open Doors To Drug Addicts

January 29, 2016Chato Stewart Blog drug Drug Addicts

Please, first watch the above-video. If it does not load, use the links below the post. Drug addicts and drug users have never thought to walk up to a cop or sheriff and hand over their stash and ask for help. It sounds absurd, ludicrous, one would have to be…well, you get the point. Yet, […]

Homeless But Not Helpless

January 14, 2016Chato Stewart Blog

Do you understand what it feels like to be helpless? Or hopeless or homeless? (Or honest, hungry and hard working?) Many of us have experienced these states of fluctuating-varying circumstances. Oftentimes—our circumstances are beyond our control. How we cope or choose to deal with our circumstances is another thing entirely. We may be honest and […]

Anger Management 101: Are You An Angry Person?

November 24, 2015Chato Stewart Blog Anger Anger Management

Are You An Angry Person? Anger…Are you angry? Do you blow your top at the drop of a dime? Does spilt milk enrage you? Are you the first one on the horn when the light turns green if the car in found of you has not moved in the first 2 seconds? Anger – we […]

Treatment Team effective for Schizophrenia

November 3, 2015Chato Stewart Blog

Go Team! Have you ever been on a sports team or any work team for that matter? When a team functions well and is supportive of one another, success is certain. We are all on the same team: human. Some of our human team need extra support and cheer leading to continue on the road […]

Yet, Another Reason to Stop Smoking

October 7, 2015Chato Stewart Blog

NO Clean Air–doesn’t seem fair. NO Clean Air–doesn’t seem fair. How can we expect youth, who are the future leaders, to make it to adulthood without their fundamental human rights being respected? All of us, young and old, have the fundamental human right to breathe. All of us have absolutely no control over what family […]

Another Reason to Stop Smoking

October 1, 2015Chato Stewart Blog

Emotional, mental and physical health is a value of most of us. We’ve all heard countless times how smoking is bad for you. We’ve all heard countless times how second-hand smoke is bad for you, too. Recently, I read eye-opening article and research on the ill-effects of smoking on children. Whether we are parents or […]

One Group, Handling Two Problems For One Person

September 22, 2015Chato Stewart Blog

The follow group will be provide by NAMI of Lee, Charlotte & Hendry Counties @CBHC. Starting October Every FRIDAY: Charlotte Behavioral Health Care 1700 Education Avenue Punta Gorda, FL 33950 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. (Walk-In) in the Conference Room #1, Building A Two Problems One Person (2P/1P) One Group, Handling Two Problems for One Person; almost sounds […]

#take5: World Suicide Prevention Day September 10th

September 10, 2015Chato Stewart Blog

The Facts about World Suicide Prevention Day The World Health Organization (WHO), the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) co-sponsored the first annual World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10th, 2003 to focus public attention on suicide prevention efforts and activities. Since then, communities, individuals, practitioners, researchers and other professionals around the globe have responded each year […]

September Suicide Prevention Awareness

September 9, 2015Chato Stewart Blog

September Suicide Prevention Awareness Recent research reminds us of the importance of vigilance and knowing the signs for suicide prevention. What specific behaviors or moods do we look for IF we wish to help a loved one avoid suicide? Are there specific patterns of behavior that indicate a suicide attempt may be imminent? I found […]

Stages of Mental Health Conditions (Part 2)

July 8, 2015Chato Stewart Blog Charlotte Behavioral Health Care Chato Stewart mental health Mental Health Conditions

Stages of Mental Health Conditions Stage 3 Symptoms Worsen with Relapsing and Recurring Episodes Accompanied by Serious Disruption in Life Activities and Roles At Stage 3, symptoms have continued to increase in severity, and many symptoms are often taking place at the same time. A person may feel as though they are losing control […]

Stages of Mental Health Conditions (Part 1)

July 6, 2015Chato Stewart Blog Mental Health Conditions

Stages of Mental Health Conditions Stage 1 Mild Symptoms and Warning Signs At Stage 1, a person begins to show symptoms of a mental health condition. However, he or she is still able to maintain the ability to function at home, work or school—although, perhaps not as easily as before they started to show symptoms. […]

Recovery – Walking – Stage

July 2, 2015Chato Stewart Blog

I am just like you, maybe a little further along on my road to recovery then some or not so far as others. But in the end, I like you want to make living with my diagnosed psychological or neurological or addiction “condition” livable! We fight, for years and decades, an unseen battle that many […]

Listening to Gut Instincts: “Gut Feelings”

June 26, 2015Chato Stewart Blog

Do you listen to your gut? All of us, at one time or another, feel so strongly for or against something… we have what is commonly described as a “gut feeling” about the matter. Sometimes we “readily” listen to or obey our gut feelings, other times we don’t. I’ve heard it expressed after a decision that […]

Brain Awareness

June 11, 2015Chato Stewart Blog

We all have them, we all need them, our brains! What a vital organ or organization depending on your perspective. Every minute of every day, the billions of cells in our brains send and receive signals that influence everything from the memories we form to the emotions we feel. Upon receiving new information, a nerve […]

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