Thank you for for your caring commitment to safety and the compassion you bring to your clients and your workplace. Happy holidays! The Pro-ACT, Inc. offices will be closed from Dec. 24-Jan. 1. See you in the new year!

Join us in honoring the 70th anniversary of the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights this month. For over 40 years Pro-ACT, Inc. has recognized the intrinsic value of each individual’s human rights to their education, care and treatment.

“Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home – so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world. Yet they are the world of the individual person; the neighborhood he lives in; the school or college he attends; the factory, farm, or office where he works. Such are the places where every man, woman, and child seeks equal justice, equal opportunity, equal dignity without discrimination. Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere. Without concerted citizen action to uphold them close to home, we shall look in vain for progress in the larger world.”  –Eleanor Roosevelt

Congratulations to Mary Ann Nihart, recipient of the 2018 Veterans Health Administration John D. Chase Award for Executive Excellence in Health Care, an award for Executive Leadership by a VHA individual from any health care discipline. Mary Ann is also an author of the Pro-ACT curriculum and President of the Pro-ACT, Inc. Board of Directors.

This month and throughout the year join us in raising awareness of Alzheimer’s Disease, challenging the stigma surrounding dementia and thanking the caregivers who support patients and families living with this desease.

November honors the rich ancestry and traditions of America’s native people. It is also an opportunity to recognize the significant adversity and treatment barriers which confront many Native Americans with mental health disorders, and to acknowledge the professionals who work on their behalf to provide compassionate and accessible care.