My Brains Not Broken

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

SAMHSA’s National Helpline The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) national helpline can provide more helpful support not only to people struggling with their mental health but also substance abuse (or both).

Confidentiality 147

Confidentiality Substance Abuse Mental Health Psychiatric 147

KVC

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Both children who bully and targets of bullying are at a greater risk for mental and behavioral health issues, including anxiety, depression, substance abuse, sleep difficulties, lower academic achievement and dropping out of school. Words can hurt. Why Do Kids Bully? . The reasons children bully can be difficult to pinpoint.

Self-harm 105

Self-harm Schools Substance Abuse Psychiatric 105

KVC

APRIL 18, 2024

This made it possible for KVC to meet the needs of any child and family, extending all the way to inpatient children’s mental health hospitals when needed. As a result, we have transformed youth residential centers into Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs) and Qualified Residential Treatment Programs (QRTPs).

Child Welfare 98

Child Welfare Healthcare Welfare Mental Health 98

Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 3, 2022

Experts agree that regardless of culture, a "nervous breakdown" means that the individual is no longer able to do his " normal functioning " due to extreme emotional or psychological distress or a psychiatric condition. Conversely, substance use disorder is sometimes an underlying reason for a mental breakdown.

Disorder 96

Disorder Mental Health Self-harm Anxiety 96

Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 29, 2022

I was entrusted to a mental hospital in Brattleboro, Vermont at age fifteen. This would be the first of many unsuccessful psychiatric hospital stays. Maybe there isn’t enough available medication to subside these symptoms people are enduring and they end up turning to other substances.

Mental Health 52

Mental Health Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Medicare 52

Beyond Advocacy

MAY 21, 2024

million individuals are held in 1,566 state prisons, 98 federal prisons, 3,116 local jails, 1,323 juvenile correctional facilities, 142 immigration detention facilities, and 80 Indian country jails, as well as in military prisons, civil commitment centers, state psychiatric hospitals, and prisons in the U.S.

Criminal Justice 52

Criminal Justice Justice and Corrections Substance Abuse Rehabilitation 52