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World Mental Health Day 2021: Addressing Inequities in Care

Relias

Across the world, October 10 is hailed as World Mental Health Day. A program of the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH), World Mental Health Day has been observed since 1992. World Mental Health Day is one way WFMH seeks to recognize the goals of this mission.

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Your Healthy Outlook Can Promote Resilience and Recovery in Older Adults

Relias

Older adults in healthcare settings and long-term care facilities are more likely to have a behavioral health disorder than those who live in the community, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Also, keep in mind the circular relationship between pain, illness, and mental health issues.

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Finding Hope and Healing: 71 Powerful Bible Verses about Depression and Anxiety in Social Work

Social Work Haven

In the realm of social work, where our hearts are dedicated to supporting and uplifting those in need, we often encounter individuals facing the heavy burdens of depression and anxiety. Depression and anxiety can be isolating experiences, often leaving individuals feeling hopeless and overwhelmed.

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Triggers of an Anxiety Attack

Gateway Foundation

Do you experience anxiety attacks when life seems overwhelming? An anxiety attack describes an episode of excessive worrying and may include physical symptoms like increased heart rate and muscle tension. It can be a mentally and physically exhausting experience that requires recovery time.

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Why Did It Take Me So Long To Accept My Mental Health Medication?

Beautiful Voyager

I started doing an inventory: I launched my own mental health consulting business, completed a few training sessions, quickly boosted my professional network, got involved in various projects and the list goes on. That’s where the new skills I have developed during my recovery came handy. But was that enough? No, it was not.

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My Short Stay in a Mental Health Hospital

Beautiful Voyager

Anxiety so strong it tightened my chest to a choking point and made me feel like cutting myself to bleed the anxious feelings out of my system. Yes, one for depression and one for anxiety. Did anyone else in my family experience mental health issues? Pretty terrible anxiety attack at the supermarket yesterday.

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Guest Post: Burnout, Shame and the Sticking Point of Our Words

My Brains Not Broken

Where mental health is concerned, it’s vital; we label and frame our diagnosis around the language of recovery. It’s unhelpful to my mental health and well-being to describe myself as a depressed person…but someone who has had challenges facing depression and anxiety. I had poor work boundaries.