Life Help Community Mental Health Center

05/26/2026

Positive affirmations are important and useful, and we at Life Help encourage you to use these suggestions or create your own. Make a craft or painting out of the affirmations you would like to repeat and hang them somewhere special. Include your kids, friends, family, coworkers, or students—make it a team-building exercise, a painting party, a family fun night, a couple’s activity, or something special you do for yourself.

Or simply write a few of your most important affirmations on a post-it note and stick them on your mirror, your laptop or desk, and the dash of your car.

Remind yourself early, midday, and at the end of the day of the positive thoughts you wish to think. Bathe your brain in them day in and day out.

One day will help but not change your life. Three days will likely not change much, but a week, a month, a year and years of saturation in positive affirmations will change your thoughts, behaviors, emotions, and all of that may just shift more than simply what you feed yourself as the actual neural pathways of your brain begin to change the organic matter of your brain.

When this happens, stress hormone levels reduce. Your chances of developing dementia, heart disease, and certain cancers are lowered.

Deeper cognitive work is available if you want and need it, but positive affirmations are an excellent place to start for anybody hoping to change their stress level, outlook on life, and overall mental health.

"I think, therefore I am."
- René Descartes

05/26/2026

Lexington and Holmes County residents:
Holmes County Consolidated School District
Holmes Community College
Mallory Community Health Center
Newport Missionary Baptist Church
Guiding Light Church of God in Christ
Volunteer Mississippi
UM CREW
Society of St. Andrew - Mississippi
Rural LISC

05/23/2026

We are closed Monday, May 25, for Memorial Day.

Our 24/7 Emergency Hotline is 1-866-453-6216. Call if you have a mental health emergency, if you are in distress and do not know how to cope.

Have a safe Memorial Day weekend!

05/22/2026

05/18/2026

Unique opportunities for creative growth and development presented themselves in recent years as people who lean toward introversion have seen their talents nurtured like never before. Introversion is a personality characteristic in which we recharge when alone, during quiet moments of reflection, meditation, prayer or other times of solitary activity.

The same situations have been challenging for many people who need social interaction to thrive emotionally. Extraversion is rooted in a need for interaction with people, often groups of people, to recharge, reenergize, and feel motivated. Social isolation for people who need people to feel motivated can be debilitating and, in some cases, a risk factor for more serious conditions, like depression.

We have a bias towards thinking extroversion is normal and introversion is abnormal, when what we fail to understand is that people fall on the introversion vs extroversion spectrum in a bell curve, like almost any other human attribute.

That means ~70% of us, give or take, cluster in the middle as ambiverts, needing some socialization with people to recharge and stay motivated and some alone time to wind down and allow our nervous systems to reboot, to recenter, to find a calm place, and to motivate ourselves from within.

We can count on about 15% of us trending towards the extroversion or introversion ends of the spectrum.

So, is it ok to be an introvert? Yes! Absolutely! It’s ok to fall anywhere on the scale, and it is ok for that to change over time as our experiences change and we learn and grow.

You can be extroverted or introverted to any degree and experience loneliness, and you may isolate even if you want or need people. Even people who are introverted enjoy the company of people but find their social batteries running low more quickly than others.

Being aware of all these factors may help you be more aware of your own needs and those of others so that you can set boundaries for yourself, support your friends, family members, and colleagues and have healthy relationships.

All degrees of Introversion and Extroversion are healthy. Learn and understand yours, and develop healthy ways of developing what you need to feel your best.

Yes, it’s okay to be an introvert—or someone who enjoys spending time by themselves. You might feel pressure to change when you see people being praised for being outgoing or social, but not only is there nothing wrong with being introverted, there are a lot of strengths to being an introvert. I...

05/18/2026

Let's make sure every child has the fuel they need to play, learn, and grow this summer!!
* Free to Youth 18 and under
* No registration or income requirement
* Simply show up at the City Auditorium @ 17 N Main St
* Need transportation? Call 662-230-9056 or 662-229-9936

05/14/2026

During Mental Health Awareness Week, we recognize the very special people working in the community of mental healthcare. Our team includes people who welcome and care for people from the moment they walk through the doors or make the first call until they leave again.

We have treatment teams who work together with a person by building an understanding of their needs, strengths, and goals. They are educators, advocates, and helpers.

Thank you, this week and always, for your care and support for people in the communities in which you live and work.

From the Life Help family to each of you who may need support for mental health concerns or substance use, we hope this or any of our teams’ caring and heartfelt efforts to reach you, find you when you need it.

Ask any of us about mental health treatment and services when you see us at an event, call the number of the office closest to you pinned at the top of our page, or come into our offices. We are here to help you.

24/7 Emergency Hotline 1-866-453-6216

05/14/2026

We're excited to announce our next Legal Clinic! Our FREE Medicaid-focused clinic will be held May 20 at 4 p.m. at Garden Park in Greenwood. To reserve your spot, contact jcarroll@drms.ms. If you would like to request ASL or other accommodations, please include that information.

This program is financially assisted by Disability Rights Mississippi and The Mississippi Bar Foundation, Inc. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of the Mississippi Bar Foundation, Inc.

05/06/2026

Happy National Nurses Week to our nurses at Life Help!

Nurses who work in mental health have a solid foundation in general medical care. They use their skills and knowledge to help people in mental healthcare by paying attention to whole body needs. Co-occurring mental health and medical conditions can affect treatment and even exacerbate symptoms. Nurses play a vital role in helping people navigate this.

In mental health nursing in particular, nurses bridge care between the people we help and the rest of the treatment team. With compassion and empathy, they get to know the person and their families, and that helps the whole team provide better care.

We are proud of our nurses and wish them all a very happy day and week. Thank you for the special support and care you provide as invaluable treatment providers!

05/04/2026

Maybe you have already been reflecting on how to feel better and have more good days. That is wonderful, and we want to encourage and help you this month as you stretch beyond your usual habits and routines.

For some, feeling better and having good days seems like a more difficult task, and we want to validate how you may be feeling. It is not easy when you are depressed, under a lot of pressure, sick, or otherwise having difficulties seeing hope. We want to encourage you in any effort you make towards feeling better—scheduling an appointment, getting fresh air and sunshine, drinking water, taking your medicine, eating a healthy meal, getting enough sleep, calling a friend, laughing, spending time with a pet, going for a walk, or whatever you choose. Anything you do is part of your path to feeling healthy.

Below are 31 Tips to Boost Your Mental Health from Mental Health America if you need some ideas to get started.

Visit us back here all month for more resources and information to help you have better days 💚

2. Spend some time in nature today. Whether it’s taking a walk, smelling the flowers, or sitting by a tree, nature can make you feel calmer.

05/01/2026

We close the first day of May with a few more of our teams sharing their support for any of you experiencing a time of stress, depression, anxiety, grief, or any type of distress you do not understand or know how to cope with.

We are here for you, and we want to help you find better days. Our contact information is pinned by location at the top of our page, and our 24/7 Emergency Hotline is 1-866-453-6216.

Below we have supporting you today:

❇️ IDD Supervisor in Bolivar County, John Thigpen, who says his good days are spent “fishing and [doing] yard work.”

❇️ IDD Direct Care Staff in Bolivar County, Dorothy Smith, who says she has more good days when, “being around people.”

❇️ Sunflower County Office Team, wearing their green to spread awareness, reduce stigma associated with mental health treatment, and remind you to find your path to having good days because you deserve it!