Community Care

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

There will be no reform of the Mental Health Act 1983 before the next election, the government has confirmed. Extended the right to an independent mental health advocate to informal (ie non-detained) patients.

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KVC

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

When a child is discharged from a children’s psychiatric hospital, they will likely experience a range of emotions and expectations for life after their hospital stay. Choosing to admit a child for inpatient psychiatric care is never easy and it can be an overwhelming decision to make. Adjusting routines.

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Social Work Blog

JANUARY 19, 2023

Monteiro, LCSW The past two years were filled with fear and uncertainty, exacerbating a mental health crisis with an increase in anxiety, depression, suicide rates, and substance abuse. Storytelling can be part of the healing process in one’s mental health journey. My concern is not unwarranted.

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My Brains Not Broken

JUNE 2, 2022

When it comes to mental health, one of the things that is discussed a lot is stigma. The stigma surrounding mental health and mental illness comes up a lot in this space, and it’s something that can become impossible to ignore. Before we go further, what is stigma? The Mayo Clinic. So what’s going on?

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Shelter, Inc

DECEMBER 26, 2021

According to Dr. John Walkup, chair of the Pritzker Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Lurie Children’s Hospital, 20% of children had mental health challenges before the end of high school, even before the pandemic. Without help, the impact on children’s mental health may be long-lasting or even life-long.

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Relias

JUNE 22, 2023

Whether this comes in the form of bullying, abuse, loss of loved ones, childhood trauma negatively affects children’s mental health and creates lifelong mental and physical health conditions. The benefits of CBT for kids and teenagers For kids and teens struggling with their mental health, CBT offers many benefits.

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Shelter, Inc

MAY 11, 2021

According to Dr. John Walkup, chair of the Pritzker Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Lurie Children’s Hospital, 20% of children had mental health challenges before the end of high school, even before the pandemic. Without help, the impact on children’s mental health may be long-lasting or even life-long.

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Social Work With Adults

OCTOBER 23, 2024

"As the fastest growing profession in the NHS mental health workforce, [We] need to embrace this opportunity to help bring about the changes we all want to see." Image created by freepik.com ] Our voice is needed This week, the Department of Health and Social Care, in partnership with NHS England, launched the Change NHS campaign.

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KVC

MAY 24, 2022

KVC Health Systems is a family of nonprofit organizations working to strengthen families, prevent child abuse and neglect, and help both children and adults achieve mental health wellness. Storytelling’s power is why, each year, KVC Health Systems holds a Story Contest.

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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. I begin looking further into more advanced rehabs, but research has shown me that I couldn’t find one mental rehabilitation center that accepted Medicaid or Medicare in the US.

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Beautiful Voyager

APRIL 30, 2021

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. Not another mental health diagnosis and medication! referring to my worst mental health challenges).

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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).

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Relias

JUNE 19, 2023

From counseling individuals with mental health disorders to helping vulnerable children and families access critical resources, your organization and the behavioral health professionals you employ perform a wide range of important work. As demand for behavioral health providers increases across the U.S.

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Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 28, 2024

Did anyone else in my family experience mental health issues? 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. he asked me.

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Social Work Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Katherine McGuire, Chief Advocacy Officer at the American Psychological Association Dr. Obianuju “Uju” Berry, MD, MPH, Committee on Women’s Mental Health at the American Psychiatric Association Shawn Boynes, CEO of the American Counseling Association Roger Smith, Chief Advocacy Officer and General Counsel of the American Association (..)

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Social Work Blog

JUNE 26, 2024

By Nicole Roder, LCSW-C Did you know that clients with borderline personality disorder are over-represented in all levels of mental health care? As a DBT therapist, I specialize in treating these folks, who come to me desperate for help with changing their suicidal behaviors and dysregulated emotions.

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Bipolar Bandit

JANUARY 17, 2024

However, I do feel a responsibility to caution you about taking psychiatric medications without doing research about side effects and become familiar with the signs of tardive dyskenisia. One thing that is REALLY important is that if you and your mental health professional decide you need to go off a causation drug, you taper off VERY slowly.

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Social Work Blog

JUNE 26, 2024

By Nicole Roder, LCSW-C Did you know that clients with borderline personality disorder are over-represented in all levels of mental health care? As a DBT therapist, I specialize in treating these folks, who come to me desperate for help with changing their suicidal behaviors and dysregulated emotions.

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Relias

DECEMBER 19, 2022

From counseling individuals with mental health disorders to helping vulnerable children and families access critical resources, behavioral health professionals perform a wide range of important work. The workforce shortage in behavioral and mental health. 26,930 mental health counselors.

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Relias

JUNE 19, 2023

From counseling individuals with mental health disorders to helping vulnerable children and families access critical resources, your organization and the behavioral health professionals you employ perform a wide range of important work. As demand for behavioral health providers increases across the U.S.

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Counselor Toolbox podcast

JULY 15, 2020

- Learn about Asian cultures, traditions and values as they relate to mental health - Learn about communication styles to help the counselor more effectively communicate with culturally different clients - Explore health disparities - Explore appropriate approaches to counseling General Information - Asian Americans have a 17.30

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KVC

DECEMBER 8, 2021

New Research: LGBTQIA+ Youth Mental Health & How You Can Help. A shocking 42% of LGBTQ youth considered suicide in the last year, and 70% of LGBTQ youth reported poor mental health throughout most of the pandemic. But when she came to KVC Hospitals, she received comprehensive medical and psychiatric treatment.

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University of Connecticut

JULY 17, 2023

Name : Sevasti Galanis, '19 MSW Profession/Field : Forensic Social Work Bio and Key Accomplishments : Seva works full-time for the CT Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services at Whiting Forensic Hospital as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She also works at Turning Leaves Counseling as a psychotherapist part-time.

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KVC

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Social and Community Context The relationships and connections a person has with others influence their mental and physical health. The lack of access to mental health support has resulted in an emergency room crisis in the United States. This has an even greater impact on children.

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Bipolar Bandit

MARCH 7, 2024

It is understandable because they have to watch out for their own mental health. It is when that happens, I don’t listen to reason, get into fights, do things I regret later, hurt the people I love and sometimes even end up in a psychiatric hospital. He gets anxious when I am manic and his mental health suffers.

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Bipolar Bandit

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

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. Breakdown is dedicated to this population. .

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Counselor Toolbox podcast

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Intro ~ ADHD is one of the most common psychiatric disorders, with a worldwide prevalence of 5.2 % among children and adolescents, persisting into adulthood in 60–70 % of cases either as a residual or as a full clinical disorder ~ Medications used to treat ADHD such as methylphenidate, amphetamine, and atomoxetine indicate a dopamine/norepinephrine (..)

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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. A few years later, the parent organization KVC Health Systems was created. Read more about KVC’s mental health treatment services here.

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Relias

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Safety planning has proven an effective means of supporting those struggling with mental health crises, abusive relationships, or other forms of trauma. Psychiatric Advance Directives. Provide mental health exercises. Psychiatric advance directives. But no two safety plans are, or should be, the same.

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Relias

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Safety planning has proven an effective means of supporting those struggling with mental health crises, abusive relationships, or other forms of trauma. Psychiatric Advance Directives. Provide mental health exercises. Psychiatric advance directives. But no two safety plans are, or should be, the same.

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Relias

JUNE 28, 2023

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), integrated care is defined as “the systematic coordination of general and behavioral healthcare.” The main purpose is to effectively address and treat co-occurring and chronic mental health, substance use, and medical disorders.

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Social Work Blog

MAY 25, 2022

Social workers are the largest group of mental health providers in the United States and treatment of PTSD is one of their specialty areas. Identify future areas of work/growth, boundaries as practitioners as the continued need for mental health treatment remains an essential service during the COVID 19 pandemic in the U.S.

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Bipolar Bandit

JANUARY 23, 2024

She has spoken at CIT International, American Psychiatric Association, APNA, and The Missouri Behavioral Health Council. She helped found the nation’s first state mental health caucus, which successfully lobbied for a significant increase in Minnesota’s mental health funding Her acclaimed memoir is Fix What You Can.

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Beyond Advocacy

MAY 30, 2023

If you have not paid attention, a mental health crisis—particularly among young Americans—is convulsing the United States. According to a report from the American Psychiatric Association , 37 percent of Americans rated their mental health as fair or poor at the end of 2022, up from 31 percent at the end of 2021.

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KVC

OCTOBER 11, 2021

KVC hosts this event every October to thank the generous supporters who have enabled the nonprofit organization to strengthen families, prevent child abuse and neglect, and help people achieve mental health wellness. During this time, KVC Health Systems’ nearly 1,500 team members across the U.S.

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Counselor Toolbox podcast

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Summary - There is significant overlap between OCD and other psychiatric disorders - While ERP and SSRIs are the gold standard for addressing OCD behaviors, it is also important to address other underlying issues which may contribute to neurotransmitter disruption.

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Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 3, 2022

In the past, mental health experts used many terms such as depression, anxiety, and acute stress disorder to refer to a nervous breakdown. The term is no longer used because it has not been recognized as a mental health disorder by the American Psychiatry Association in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM–5).

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