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Seasonal Affective Disorder: Should Floridians Be Concerned?

December 23, 2014Chato Stewart Blog

Seasonal Affective Disorder: Should Floridians Be Concerned? In Florida, we usually enjoy temperate and/or balmy comfortable weather…unless, it’s hurricane season. Northeners (among others from various places) don’t always have the luxury of predictably warmer/comfortable/sunny weather and year-round. So, should us Floridians be concerned whatsoever with Seasonal Affective Disorder? Here is one definition of SAD from […]

Charlotte Behavioral Health Care Restoring Hope and Changing Lives in Fiscal Year 2013-2014

December 22, 2014Chato Stewart Blog

Charlotte Behavioral Healthcare, Inc. (CBHC) is committed to providing hope and dedicated to enhancing the lives of the members of the community that we serve. Our aim is in providing quality mental health and substance abuse services that will enhance the quality of life of the individuals receiving services. In order to ensure the quality […]

Charlotte County NAMI

December 3, 2014Charlotte Behavioral Blog

The Charlotte County NAMI is now up and running with monthly peer and family support groups! The next meeting is December 9th. Dear NAMI Charlotte County Updates, NAMI Charlotte County will hold its December meeting and its peer and family support groups on December 9 at 7 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship building […]

Published in the Florida Weekly: Foundation awards proceeds of Summer Ball to CBHC

November 10, 2014Chato Stewart Blog

Re-Published with the Permission of the Florida Weekly: Issues 2014-10-30 / Arts & Entertainment News: Foundation_awards_proceeds_of_Summer_Ball_to_CBHC The Fred Lang Foundation awarded Charlotte Behavioral Health Care with a $30,000 grant to be utilized for children, adolescents and family services. Donna Worthley, president of the foundation, presented the grant to CBHC CEO Jay Glynn. This grant was […]

Are The Mentally Ill Bad Parents?

November 3, 2014Chato Stewart Blog

If You Think You’re a Great Parent, then Your Focus is on the Wrong Family Member! Many parents, okay, most parents work very hard to provide financially, emotionally, spiritually for their kids. Every parent wants to give their kid “a better life then they had,” right? Yet, families today are facing more economic, emotional and […]

Ebola – Don’t Panic!

October 23, 2014Chato Stewart Blog

Many are enduring different health crises in their lives with their mental and physical health. Don’t panic! Take precautions for the protection of your health. The Ebola outbreak in Africa is horrific with more than 4,000 losing their lives thus far in: Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. Here in the sates, in Texas, a […]

The BAKER Act Topic at NAMI Charlotte County Meeting

October 21, 2014Chato Stewart Blog

Tuesday, October 7th was NAMI Charlotte County meeting. It was standing room only at Charlotte Behavioral Health Care (CBHC) in Punta Gorda. With a panel from the F.A.C.T. Team, CBHC and Riverside Behavioral Center for a Q and A open format on a hot topic…The BAKER Act. The Baker Act was set up in 1971 […]

What is Needed to Control Mood Swings?

October 9, 2014Chato Stewart Blog

Bipolar mood swings and all mental health moods swings have many of the same characteristics. Experts define mood swings related to mental disorder as a “significant dysfunction in a person’s thinking, emotional control, and behavior.” The point where you “swing from one emotion to the next, some times as fast as the time it take […]

Dealing With Mental Disorders 9 Things to Do

October 6, 2014Chato Stewart Blog

When a physical illness strikes a family, It’s difficult. When mental illness strikes a family, it’s distressing. When both strike at the same time, it’s devastating. Yet, we all know through experience, that illness is a temporary state of affairs.. The worse days don’t last all too long. Before we fully realize, wellness is back […]

Charlotte County Walked for Suicide Prevention 2014

September 11, 2014Chato Stewart Blog

On the evening of September 10th, I joined others from Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda and Charlotte County to walk for suicide prevention at Gilchrist Park, Punta Gorda. After the walk, there was a Yellow Rose ceremony for those loved ones lost to their illness. Being a big guy, with bad knees, I was not able […]

Warning Signs of Suicide

September 9, 2014Chato Stewart Blog

It is Suicide Prevention Awareness Walk time! Please join us at Gilchrist Park, Punta Gorda at 7:00 pm. All of us must be vigilant to prevent suicide. How do we know if our loved one is suicidal or not? Do You know the warning signs for which to look? Keep on the watch..all night if needed. […]

Suicide Prevention: You Can Intervene Up Until The Very Last Breath

September 2, 2014Chato Stewart Blog Charlotte Behavioral Health Care Charlotte County Health Department Charlotte County Medical Examiner’s Office Chato Stewart Firearm Owners’ Privacy Act mental health recovery Suicide Prevention Vicki D’Agostino

The following suicide prevention article is being republished with permission by staff writer Brenda Barbosa attributed to Charlotte Sun. All the Staff here at Charlotte Behavioral Health Care thank the Sun and Brenda for highlighting this important topic. We hope by doing so a dialog can be formed that makes talking about the subject of […]

Suicide Awareness Candlelight Walk

August 25, 2014Chato Stewart Blog

September 10, 2014 is national suicide awareness day. We are walking in memory of those who have lost their lives to depression and suicide. We would like to honor those who have suffered and those who continue to fight against symptoms of suicidal ideation and depression. All of us as a community are negatively impacted […]

Charlotte County Suicide Rate Is too High – But We Are Not Alone: Saying Good Bye to Robin Williams

August 22, 2014Chato Stewart Blog addiction drug Mental Health Advocate substance abuse TREATMENT

Port Charlotte Suicide Rate Top 5 in Florida One report 2013 Florida Stats on Suicide: Suicide TOTAL WHITE BLACK OTHER MALE FEMALE Suicide# 2,892 2,648 156 80 2,206 686 Was Robin Williams bipolar or was he depressed? He […]

Is Self-Assessment Important For Our Recovery?

August 7, 2014Chato Stewart Blog Chato Stewart friends and family mental health recovery Recovery Center self evaluation Self-assessment

Prior to making a doctor’s visit or shopping trip or visit to a friend, it’s a good time to assess ( self-assessment ) our needs before we take that first step out the door. Yes, self-assessment is paramount in our day-to-day recovery necessities. If we survey what are our top priorities are by utilizing a […]

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