Results for Mental Health

In celebration of our new podcast, we've rounded up 22 mental health podcasts that are doing their part to #buststigma around mental illness.

Many people who suffer from mental illness, addiction, or both and have committed crimes are often released back into communities without supportive networks.

Returning from the inaugural Destination Dignity March for Mental Health and Change, I ...

Mental Health Awareness Month . Approximately 10%-15% of all new mothers get postpartum depression, which most frequently occurs within the first year after the birth of a child. Fewer than half of the women who experience clinical depression will ever seek care. Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death for 15 to 24 year old Americans. Many men experience “depression without sadness,” and are likely…

Increasing access to high quality mental health treatment services worldwide.

There has been some much-needed progress over the past two years in the area of behavioral health in New Hampshire, which has had the support of leaders

“For 29 years, I thought about mental health as someone else’s problem.” On March 6 th , The Players’ Tribune published an article written by Cleveland

Relying less on alcohol and learning new ways to manage our mental health can make us stronger, healthier and happier in the long term.

The Mental Health Ministry team planned a very successful Mental Health Workshop on October 12th with 32 church and community members attending. A speaker presented information on the UCC Mental Health Network and becoming a WISE church (Welcoming, Inclusive, Supportive and Engaging). Other speakers presented information on the National Alliance for Mental Health and Stress...

A recent policy change made to the Quality Payment Program (QPP) now makes clinical psychologists eligible to participate in MIPS. As of the January 1, 2019, clinical psychologists now join

Immediate therapeutic intervention for mental illness and substance abuse crises. After receiving a call from law enforcement, therapists provide on-site, face-to-face risk assessments in order to prevent hospitalization, protective custody, and/or incarceration. Therapists also follow up with individuals to provide necessary referrals in order to prevent future crises. In Pottawattamie County, Iowa the program is [...]

California can limit Medi-Cal patients to two visits per month to clinics providing psychological services, a state appeals court has ruled, rejecting a judge's decision that the restrictions violated federal law. The federal government, which helps fund the health care program for low-income people, requires states to cover all additional costs of outpatient treatment at government-certified psychology clinics. In those restrictions, he said, the state accepted…

RANTOUL — Stephanie and Todd Beard saw a need for mental health services in Rantoul, and have opened The Wellness Workshop at 130 E. Sangamon Ave.The facility, which held its grand opening last week with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, offers individual, family and group counseling.  

AbdiNor Omar Yahye is a 22 year old and was chained to that tree for seven years, in rural area named Goragoy under Jalalaqsi District Hiran Region. Mental illness leads to stigma. Most people with a mental health problem would never admit to it. Those with a mental illness are often discriminated against by the community and their family and chained . They are often not treated sympathetically by health
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Abdinor is alone. He only has his mother. His father died before…

According to the most recent statistics, as many as one in five Coachella Valley residents report some sort of mental, emotional or behavioral problem each year, and nearly all major mental health diagnoses have climbed — if not doubled — since 2007.

Kyle Odom, who is facing an aggravated battery charge for shooting a Coeur d’Alene pastor, has ended his court ordered mental health treatment.

Although society perpetuates a stigma around mental health, each and every person can help to fight that stigma and create a culture of support.

A new study suggests most homeless youth are suffering from some form of mental health illness.

We the First Central Congregational United Church of Christ of Omaha, Nebraska vote to declare ourselves a welcoming, inclusive, supportive and engaged (WISE) congregation for mental health.

In February 2014, the Disability Rights Center and the United States Department of Justice entered into a settlement agreement with the State of New Hampshire in the community mental health lawsuit, Amanda D. v. Hassan. The Settlement Agreement included having an Expert Reviewer monitor implementation of the Agreement, and submit public reports twice a year or more. The reports will cover the state’s implementation efforts, compliance…