World Mental Health Day: Treatment Remains a Challenge Around the World
You generally don’t hear much about people who have cancer who fail to get treatment. Cancer is the kind of incentive that makes getting treatment, let’s just say… a priority.…
Of the many, many, many things addiction takes from us, it’s perhaps boundaries that are the hardest to re-establish, but they are among the most important.
Long-Term Solutions to the Overincarceration of People With Mental Health Disabilities
Policymakers must focus on long-term structural changes in order to reduce the negative interactions of people with mental health disabilities with police.
Whether or not we struggle with mental, physical or emotional challenges, a strong support system is critical to help us navigate life's ups and downs.
The Impact of Social Media on Mental Health and Well-being
In today’s fast-paced society, it’s crucial to recognize the importance of reconnecting with nature. Green spaces offer physical and mental health benefits. Let’s embrace what Mot…
“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others.” The Dalai Lama Why altruism is good for you Being kind to others is good for your mental health and
Staff Warned About the Lack of Psychiatric Care at a VA Clinic. They Couldn’t Prevent Tragedy.
Two veterans sought psychiatric care at a VA clinic in Chico, California. They were bounced between virtual providers and struggled to get support in the threadbare system. A staffer worried, “We are going to kill someone.” Then tragedy struck.
We tells kids to reach out if they’re struggling. But what if there’s no help available?
OPINION: In health care, there literally is not one area that could not use more money. But the issue of mental-health care for children strikes me as particularly important.
How long does therapy take? It takes time and care to heal trauma. Faster is not better. Here's how to process trauma safely in trauma-informed therapy.
On the costs of social isolation and loneliness, the benefits of close relationships on our health, wellbeing, and happiness, and how to develop and maintain close relationships.
How many times have you thought about self-care and picture spending hundreds at the spa, shopping or taking a bubble bath with candles lit? Yes, these things are great ways to relax, however, self…