Lonneisha Rutherford, LMSW Social Worker Hello, I would like to introduce myself as a new member of the Taylor Street Primary Care Clinic team! My name is Lonneisha Rutherford, and I am Taylor Street Clinic’s new full-time, clinical social worker. A little about myself… I earned my bachelor’s...

Trigger Warning: This post contains content about suicide.   Dear Reader: This is one of the most vulnerable, yet important pieces I have ever written – and may ever write. Here goes nothing… Throughout my life, the number seven has always seemed to follow me. For example, I am...

  The celebrations of love and acceptance that happened during PRIDE are over, and for many in the LGBTQIA+ community life is once again, extremely complicated. Members of the LCBTQIA+ community often experience shame, fear, discrimination, and trauma. They may be rejected by their family and...

By Brittany Banks, LMSW, Taylor Street Primary Care Clinic May is Mental Health Awareness Month and a good time to take stock of your own mental health. I am going to take this opportunity to share some information about mental health, mental illness, and steps you...

The holiday season can be a joyous and celebratory time, but it can also be a stressful and lonely time. Factor in the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, and the holiday season becomes that much more complicated. Paying attention to your emotional and mental...

Thursday, October 7th, is National Depression Screening Day, a day to call attention to the illness of depression, provide education about symptoms and effective treatment, and to offer screening opportunities, resources, and services. You might be wondering why it is important to screen for depression –...