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Crisis Prevention and Intervention in the Age of COVID-19

Relias

Rates of depression and anxiety among Americans skyrocketed between 2020 and 2022. As such, crisis intervention and prevention has never been more top of mind. Domestic violence. Social isolation coupled with anxiety and fear has led to a sharp uptick in Americans reporting substance use. Domestic Violence.

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The State of Crisis Prevention and Intervention Training and What it Means for Your Staff

Relias

The rates of anxiety and depression in the U.S. have grown considerably, leading many experts to worry about a potential rise in crisis situations such as suicidal ideation, overdoses, and domestic violence. What We Mean by Crisis Prevention and Intervention. What Our Survey Uncovered About Crisis Training.

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Those Crazy-Making Conflicting Messages

Gary Direnfeld

That is when the tension create by these situations can come out as anxiety, depression and inappropriate behavior. The intervention looks good, but changes nothing. Because of this, when assessing for mental illness or behavior problems, it is vital to also understand the context that may give rise to the issues.

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Maternal Mental Health Matters: A Neglected but Vital Issue

Relias

The EPDS can also detect other mental disorders, such as anxiety, bipolar disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Treatment Healthcare professionals should provide or facilitate the treatment of patients who have mental health disorders using evidence-based interventions such as psychotherapy, which could involve medication.

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Seven lessons for practitioners from the review of children’s social care in Northern Ireland

Community Care

Parents, often mothers, may be isolated and overwhelmed by poverty and anxiety. Short-term, time-limited, task-focused interventions may have an impact but then leave the family stranded again when they hit the cliff edge of services and contact ending. Parents of disabled children who need constant care may be exhausted.

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When Risks Collide: Maternal Mortality and Mental Health

Relias

With the knowledge that maternal mental health needs more attention, Sparkman took the courageous step of telling her personal story about the loss of her niece Brianne to complications from peripartum depression and anxiety after childbirth. When both social and mental health issues are present, risks multiply.

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NCCPR family preservation news and commentary round-up for the year 2024, part two

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

In New York, thanks to a class-action lawsuit , its illegal to tear children from their homes and throw them into foster care just because they witnessed domestic violence typically a husband or boyfriend beating the childs mother. So now theres another lawsuit. The coalition has signed on to support the bill.) every year.