article thumbnail

Resources to Know During Suicide Prevention Awareness Month 2023

My Brains Not Broken

The Lifeline provides “free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals.” By texting ‘TALK’ to 741741, you can have a confidential text conversation with someone.

article thumbnail

Guest Post: Interview with Author of Breakdown: A Clinician’s Experience in a Broken System of Emergency Psychiatry

Bipolar Bandit

I’m in my 14 th year as a mobile emergency psychiatric social worker. Although most mobile psychiatric emergency cases have involved mentally high functioning patients, I’ve been most invigorated from helping the most impaired patients, usually suffering from psychosis. A lot of advocates complain about how HIPAA interferes with care.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Member Voices: Be Wary of Mental Health ‘Experts’ on Social Media

Social Work Blog

I see the devastating effects of this crisis in our community, emergency departments, and substance-use treatment centers through my roles as an emergency psychiatric and addiction Clinical Social Worker. Dial 988 on your phone to get free and confidential support services. Originally published in The Dorchester Reporter.

article thumbnail

NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

Social Work Blog

This resource from the American Psychiatric Association provides expert responses to common questions pertaining to PTSD. . Contracted mental health counselors will confidentially speak with soldiers and their spouses about their concerns and offer targeted information that can help deal with difficult situations.

Disorder 105
article thumbnail

KVC Health Systems and Emporia State University Launch Data Analytics Research to Benefit Children in Foster Care

KVC

In addition to uncovering valuable insights, this partnership will help students learn about the ethical, confidential and privacy aspects of data. In this case, the data has been de-identified and will only be analyzed for children who are no longer in foster care. Learn more at www.kvc.org. About Emporia State University.

article thumbnail

My Short Stay in a Mental Health Hospital

Beautiful Voyager

I was definitely going to a psychiatric hospital, particularly since this was a weekend and my regular outpatient care team wasn’t available. Part 2: Orientation I’d been in a psychiatric hospital before, almost a year ago to the day. All I ask is that you keep our conversations here confidential, to respect other peoples’ privacy.

article thumbnail

psychosis, violence, and the fear of madness

Clinical Philosophy

It is very slightly more common for people with psychiatric diagnoses to commit violent crimes than for those without such diagnoses. Here's one data source relevant to the UK psychiatric scene. Recent reports no longer provide much detail about the psychiatric profile of these homicides; the 2015 report however tells us more.