Black Pioneers in Mental Health

The Gooden Center prides itself on being an all-inclusive organization.  Some one once told me that Alcoholics Anonymous was intergrated before Major League Baseball and the U.S. Army.  It's important for us all to understand that, when attempting success in [...]

  • Battling Mental Health & Alcoholism

Battling Mental Health & Alcoholism

Patti is a widowed mother of three sons who has been treating her depression and OCD for the past four decades. She has had some degree of success, although as she has aged, she has grown ever more unreliable and [...]

  • Military Personnel At High-Risk For Opioid Abuse

Military Personnel At High-Risk For Opioid Abuse

The United States opioid epidemic is hitting the military population especially hard. According to DrugAbuse.gov rates of prescription opioid misuse are higher among service members than among civilians. Veterans are also more likely to suffer a fatal opioid overdose than [...]

  • Mental Health and Money Disorders

Mental Health and Money Disorders

From the rising cost of living to student loan, Americans are in debt and have dismal savings account. According to Psychology Today “3 out of 4 Americans identified money as the number one source of stress in their lives.” Financial [...]

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