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From Adversity to Advocacy: BIPOC Mental Health Month

2024-07-03T10:00:22-04:00July 3rd, 2024|Categories: Oaks Blog, Uncategorized, Home Page|

Mental health affects us all. Inspired by Bebe Moore Campbell’s legacy of addressing the mental health needs of underrepresented groups, July was designated Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month by the U.S. House of Representatives. The month highlights the unique mental health challenges faced by Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) communities. The 2024 theme by Mental Health America focuses on dismantling stigma, fostering generational conversations, and promoting mental health equity. Addressing Stigma and Cultural Differences in BIPOC Communities BIPOC individuals often encounter both internal and external judgment when it comes to mental health. Stigma can arise from cultural beliefs, fear of judgment, or limited access to information and resources. It manifests differently across cultures, [...]

Oaks Touch A Truck Event Rolls Into Camden

2022-09-20T19:16:57-04:00August 31st, 2022|Categories: Press Release|

Camden, NJ | September 2, 2022 - Oaks Integrated Care recently hosted its annual Touch A Truck community event in Camden at the Triad1828 Center. The free event gives kids the chance to see, touch, and explore their favorite trucks. Touch A Truck featured emergency response vehicles, construction trucks, tractor trailers, police vehicles and more. The Fire Department even turned on the hose to make sure attendees stayed cool in the summer heat. Every child deserves a great first day of school. Oaks distributed over four hundred backpacks filled with school supplies to children at the event. The nonprofit organization partnered with the Camden County Police, Camden County Public Works Department, Camden County Special Services District, Food Bank of South Jersey, New [...]

Oaks Integrated Care Hosts Annual Operation Fill-A-Backpack

2023-09-25T21:35:30-04:00July 19th, 2023|Categories: Press Release|

Donation Drive Gives Youth the Confidence to Succeed Mount Holly, NJ, July 19, 2023- Every child deserves a great first day of school. Now through August 11, Oaks Integrated Care is accepting donations of backpacks and school supplies for Operation Fill-A-Backpack, an annual program designed to provide children and teens with the confidence needed to succeed this September. Many parents of children in Oaks Integrated Care programs lack the financial stability to provide their children with basic school supplies. Each gift to Operation Fill-A-Backpack decreases the burden on families and helps students receive the tools necessary to start the school year off on the right foot. With the help of supporters, Oaks will collect, purchase and distribute over 1,000 backpacks [...]

Touch A Truck Rolls Out Fun-Filled Day in Camden

2023-09-25T21:52:28-04:00September 1st, 2023|Categories: Press Release|

Camden, NJ | September 2, 2022 - Oaks Integrated Care’s Touch A Truck event rolled into Camden for a fun-filled day at the Triad1828 Centre parking lot. The free community event gave kids the chance to see, touch, and explore their favorite trucks. The local nonprofit also held a backpack giveaway at the event, distributing over 300 backpacks and school supplies to Camden youth. Touch A Truck featured a street sweeper, construction trucks, tractor trailer, fire truck, police cars, armored response vehicle and more. Camden County Police, Camden Fire Department, Camden County Sheriff, Camden County Public Works, Camden County Special Services District and the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office were on hand to show off their vehicles and interact with attendees. [...]

Oaks Integrated Care Sends 900 Children Back to School Ready for Success

2022-08-30T22:44:47-04:00September 1st, 2017|Categories: Press Release|

Mt. Holly, NJ- Every child deserves a great first day of school. Thanks to the overwhelming outpouring of support from generous individuals, local companies, community groups and faith-based organizations, Oaks Integrated Care collected and stuffed 900 new backpacks for children and teens in need of support this upcoming school year. The backpacks were filled to the max with school supplies such as lunch boxes, binders, notebooks, pencils, glue sticks, crayons and more. For the last 10 years, Operation Fill-A-Backpack has helped thousands of children in Oaks Integrated Care programs. Chief Executive Officer, Derry Holland, says, “Unfortunately, many parents of children in Oaks programs simply cannot afford new backpacks and essential supplies. With the help of our local community, children [...]

7 Ways to Maintain Mental Wellness Year Round

2022-08-30T22:43:10-04:00May 30th, 2017|Categories: Oaks Blog|

As Mental Health Month comes to a close, it‘s important to continue to focus on mental wellness throughout the year. So often we place emphasis on improving physical wellness, that mental wellness does not receive the attention it deserves. Mental wellness, defined by the World Health Organization, is a state of well-being in which every individual realizes their own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and is able to make a contribution to the community. The state of one’s mental health can influence the ways in which they look at themselves, their life and others around them. Without a healthy mental state it can be extremely challenging to live life to the fullest extent. [...]

Stand Up Against the Stigma of Mental Illness

2022-04-29T09:13:23-04:00October 5th, 2017|Categories: Oaks Blog|

October 1-7 is Mental Illness Awareness Week, a week created in the hopes of educating and increasing awareness about mental illness. Mental health issues are important to address year-round, but highlighting them during this week provides a time for people to come together to support, educate and fight against the stigma surrounding mental health. Many people with serious mental illness are challenged doubly. Not only do they struggle with the symptoms and disabilities that result from the disease, but they are challenged by the stereotypes and prejudice that result from misconceptions about mental illness. Millions of Americans face the reality of living with a mental illness. In fact, there are more than 200 classified forms of mental illness. Some [...]

Creating An Impact: Program Expansion 2022

2022-02-03T09:01:56-05:00February 3rd, 2022|Categories: Oaks Blog, Home Page|

Oaks Integrated Care proudly offers numerous services and programs throughout New Jersey to create impact, hope and change. In 2022, Oaks will continue to grow our initiatives to better serve and support our community. Medication Assisted Treatment  New Jersey has seen an increase in overdose rates within the past year partly due to the pandemic, but also due to the presence of fentanyl and other synthetic opiates that are much more lethal and present in the substances being used. Oaks offers compassionate services for individuals and families living with an addiction or co-occurring disorder (mental health and substance use disorder). In fall 2021, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded Oaks a grant to expand the Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) [...]

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