Positive Approaches Journal, Volume 14, Issue 1

Volume 14 ► Issue 1 ► June 2025

The Intersection of Mental and Physical Health Impacting our Communities:

Part 2

This issue of the Positive Approaches Journal, “The Intersection of Mental and Physical Health Impacting our Communities: Part 2” continues the theme of the previous issue in exploring and emphasizing the importance of the balanced pursuit of physical and mental wellbeing.  If you have not yet had the chance to view the previous issue, Positive Approaches Journal, Volume 13, Issue 4, I encourage you do so.

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) and the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) is grateful for the contributions to this issue from subject matter experts from within Pennsylvania as well as from several other states.  The editorial staff of the journal continues to view this publication as an important tool as we seek to ever-expand capacity, support health equity, and promote access to an Everyday Life.  The diversity of topics in this issue, to me, reflects the multifaceted needs and considerations important for the pursuit of comprehensive wellness.  Far from being a specific blueprint of supportive approaches, please view this issue and its previous Part 1 as an opportunity to deepen an appreciation for complexities of wellbeing and an invitation to continue the conversation beyond these pages.