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Addressing Access in Ethnoracially Diverse Populations: Lessons from a University-Based Community Mental Health Center

Society of Clinical Psychology

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the George Floyd Uprising, and the Stop Asian Hate movement, ethnically and racially marginalized individuals in the United States need access to quality mental health care now more than ever. The literature is more mixed on ethnoracial disparities in mental healthcare retention and effectiveness.

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Does Anyone Care? Shocking Barriers Killing Our Mental Health

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When it comes to our mental health, every person has different resources for managing it and coping. Adverse Childhood Experiences may challenge a person’s mental health every day, from waking up to falling asleep. No doubt these are harming our nation’s mental health. The current mental health system.

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Harnessing cultural identity as a protective factor in minority mental health: Applications to children and families

Society of Clinical Psychology

Often times the field of clinical psychology assumes a “deficit-based” approach to minority mental health. Over-emphasizing deficits in minority mental health can be problematic for two central reasons. Over-emphasizing deficits in minority mental health can be problematic for two central reasons.

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MQ expands its Science Council

MQ Mental Health

Lea Milligan, CEO MQ Mental Health Research . Professor Jehannine Austin from the University of British Columbia in Canada is a psychiatrist whose research work involved studying the impact of genetic counselling for people with psychiatric disorders and their families.

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Why Successful Integrated Care Management Matters

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According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), integrated care is defined as “the systematic coordination of general and behavioral healthcare.” In short it defines what it means for patients to receive holistic, health literate care. What does integrated care management mean?

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Addressing Racism and Racial Trauma in Behavioral Healthcare: A Review With the Experts

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For behavioral health providers, addressing racism and racial trauma in behavioral healthcare is crucial. At our 2021 Impact Nation conference , we sat down with three experts in the field of behavioral healthcare and its intersection with racism and racial trauma. Addressing the Impact of Racial Trauma in Behavioral Healthcare.

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Do Beliefs about Biology Matter for Mental Health?

Society of Clinical Psychology

Do Beliefs About Biology Matter for Mental Health? by Kate MacDuffie and Tim Strauman about their newly published article in Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. Imagine that you have just visited a mental health professional and received a diagnosis of depression. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice.