Cummins Behavioral Health Systems, Inc.

12/19/2025

Last week, several of our team members attended Mental Health America of Indiana's 2025 Mental Health and Addiction Symposium! The symposium, which is Indiana's largest behavioral health conference, focused on showcasing innovative research, cutting edge evidence-based practices, and professional ethics to support the professional development of the behavioral health workforce.

Pictured from left to right are: Rebecca Bradford, Director of Marion County Outpatient Operations; Jessica Hynson, Director of Child Resiliency Services; Dr. Tammie Dones, Senior Psychologist; and Maleni Angon, Licensed Therapist.

12/18/2025

At Cummins, therapists and Integrated Health Specialists work together as part of one unified care team, each supporting you in different ways. 🌻

Your therapist helps you understand why you’re struggling and what emotional or behavioral changes might help you move toward recovery. Your IHS helps you apply those changes in real life—coordinating services, answering questions about billing or insurance, and connecting you with community resources that support your goals. 🧾📞🏥Together, they help make treatment not just meaningful, but manageable.

Read our blog to explore the differences (and how they work together) in more depth:

If you receive services at Cummins Behavioral Health, you’ll probably meet more than one professional on your care team. Two titles you might hear a lot in our outpatient offices are mental health therapist and integrated health specialist, or IHS for short.

12/17/2025

We're a little over halfway through December...how is your family handling holiday-related stress? 😬

If you need a quick realignment, try this 2‑minute check-in tonight:

First, have each person in your family take turns answering the question, “What’s one thing you need this week?” (e.g. time to rest, help with chores, alone time, connection with friends) Then, have the whole family decide on one small adjustment you can make to support everyone's needs.

Small check-ins build family resiliency and can help to make the holidays feel a little lighter. ❄️🤝

12/16/2025

At Cummins, therapists and Integrated Health Specialists often work side by side—each focusing on a different part of your recovery journey. 🤝

A simple way to think about it is:
Your therapist focuses on what’s happening inside—your thoughts, emotions, and beliefs. 🧠💗
Your IHS focuses on what’s happening outside—your appointments, routines, resources, and support systems. 📲🚗🏠

By addressing both the inner and outer parts of life, your care team can support you more completely.

Learn more about how these roles fit together on our blog:

If you receive services at Cummins Behavioral Health, you’ll probably meet more than one professional on your care team. Two titles you might hear a lot in our outpatient offices are mental health therapist and integrated health specialist, or IHS for short.

12/15/2025

You have the power to shape your own future. What will you choose? 🛩️

12/12/2025

Although the end-of-year holidays are supposed to be “the most wonderful time of the year”, this is not the case for everyone. That's because the holiday season can come with a host of unique stressors that may trigger feelings of anxiety, sadness and loneliness referred to as the “holiday blues”. 😓

If you struggle with the holiday blues this time of year, we want you to know that there is hope! Although it can be tough to shake that "down" feeling, it's possible to manage your negative thoughts and avoid common triggers to take the edge off the holiday blues. 🩵

Learn some practical strategies for beating the holiday blues in this post from our blog: https://www.tetraprime.consulting/r/ygc

Traditionally speaking, the end-of-the-year holidays are often associated with concepts like love, happiness, warmth, family, friendship and togetherness. But despite conventional wisdom, there are many realities of the holiday season that can make it decidedly less than “the most wonderful time o...

12/11/2025

Do you or someone you know frequently feel down or depressed during the winter months? 😞 December is Seasonal Depression/Seasonal Affective Disorder Awareness Month, which calls attention to a serious mental health challenge experienced by about 1 in 20 people.

Many people may experience some depressed mood during the winter, which is due in part to the reduced sunlight during the day. However, seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is characterized by symptoms of major depression that typically last for about 4 or 5 months of the year. Most people who have SAD experience symptoms during the winter months, and these symptoms can greatly affect their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

Fortunately, SAD can be treated with interventions like light therapy, vitamin D supplements, psychotherapy, and antidepressant medication—but you can't get help if you don't ask for it! If you suspect you might be experiencing SAD, we encourage you to speak with your doctor or behavioral health care provider to learn if you might benefit from treatment. 🫂💝

You can learn more about Seasonal Affective Disorder on the National Institutes of Health website: https://www.tetraprime.consulting/r/xmW

12/10/2025

Happy Human Rights Day! 👨🏿👩🏼👩🏽🧑🏾👨🏻 Human Rights Day is celebrated on December 10th of each year and marks the anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly adopting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948.

The UDHR proclaims the inalienable rights that every person is entitled to as a human being. Available in more than 500 languages, it is the most translated document in the world. The theme of this year's Human Rights Day is "Human Rights, Our Everyday Essentials".

If you'd like to learn more, you can visit the UN's official website here: https://www.tetraprime.consulting/r/ene

12/09/2025

We'd like to thank all of our team members who participated in our November Employee Wellness Activity by submitting gratitude statements! This activity got the highest amount of staff participation out of any activity we’ve held in quite a long time. The winner of the prize drawing for November is Lee Power, who will get to select a free item from our online merchandise store. 😊

Our Employee Wellness Activity for December is "Creative Gift Giving Without Breaking the Bank". Cummins employees are invited to send in a picture of an item they made or baked as a gift for others this holiday season. All participants will be entered into a prize drawing on January 5th!

12/08/2025

Each of us has the ability to choose our own identity. Who will you decide to be? 🤔

12/05/2025

Today is International Volunteer Day! 🌍🤝 Volunteering is a powerful way to support others and also boost your own sense of purpose, connection, community, and well-being. 💙

Do you have any favorite ways to volunteer in your neighborhood, school, or community? Tell us about them in the comments so others can be inspired, too!

12/04/2025

December is National Stress-Free Family Holiday Month! 🎄💙 “Stress-free” might not feel possible, but less stressed absolutely is. Swipe through for 5 practical ways to lower holiday stress this year. 👉