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World Mental Health Day 2021: Addressing Inequities in Care

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The incredible impact of COVID-19 on individuals’ mental health in addition to the inequities in mental healthcare access is what has prompted the WFMH to address access and mental health equity as its 2021 theme for World Mental Health Day. The WFMH and many advocates consider mental health care as a human right.

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

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The rates of anxiety and depression in the U.S. The multifaceted challenges that human services organizations have contended with over the last several years have only further accentuated the importance of strategic planning for crisis prevention and intervention training. What Our Survey Uncovered About Crisis Training.

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How to Create a Disaster Behavioral Health Plan

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Whether they are natural or man-made disasters, human services professionals must prepare accordingly. These can include anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and more. In fact, 15% of individuals who have lived through a natural disaster are diagnosed with depression or anxiety. Disasters happen.

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Whole Health: A Personalized Approach to Veteran Care

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Unlike traditional healthcare models that often focus on specific conditions, Whole Health looks at the entire person — body, mind, and spirit. The Whole Health approach encourages Veterans to reflect on what is most important to them and to work with their healthcare team to create a personalized plan that supports their overall well-being.

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Whole Person Care: What It Means, How To Use It, and Why It’s Important

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The dimensions of whole person care Though whole person care advocates for a more holistic approach to healthcare, quickly determining the health of a client’s entire life in one appointment can be daunting. The dimensions of whole person care are: Physical — This is what we would consider traditional healthcare, i.e., the body.

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A Helpful Guide to KVC’s Mental Health and Child Welfare Services in Kansas and Missouri

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KVC’s expertise spans from preventative, educational services that are the least intensive way to help children and families, to community-based services like foster care that fall in the middle of the continuum, to high-end, acute inpatient children’s psychiatric treatment which is the most intensive way of helping a person in crisis.

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Integrating the 4 Rs of Trauma-Informed Care Into Your Practice

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For healthcare professionals, it is important to consider both physical and mental well-being. For example, individuals who have experienced trauma might struggle with anxiety, depression, or lower levels of self-esteem. A traumatic event can affect a person’s sense of safety, self, and ability to regulate emotions.