How To Nurture Your Child’s Mental Health
July 17, 2020Jun 8, 2020
By Sam Baker
KERA News
https://www.keranews.org/post/how-nurture-your-childs-mental-health
Parents usually keep watch on their child’s physical health. But they may not pay as much attention to mental health unless a specific problem has been diagnosed. A Dallas-area expert believes monitoring a child’s mental health is something you have to do each day.
Dr. Nicholas Westers is a clinical psychologist at Children’s Health and an associate professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
more » Read MoreCOVID-19 Worsens Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder—but Therapy Offers Coping Skills
June 18, 2020
By Elizabeth Lawrence
Kaiser Health News
Scientific American
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/covid-19-worsens-obsessive-compulsive-disorder-but-therapy-offers-coping-skills1/
Before the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in the United States, Chris Trondsen felt his life was finally in control. As someone who has battled obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and other mental health issues since early childhood, it’s been a long journey.
“I’ve been doing really, really well,” Trondsen said. “I felt like most of it was pretty much—I wouldn’t say ‘cured’—but I definitely felt in remission or under control.
more » Read MoreDiscrimination and Racism in the History of Mental Health Care
July 6, 2020
By Kylie M. Smith, Ph.D.
NAMI
https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/July-2020/Discrimination-and-Racism-in-the-History-of-Mental-Health-Care
People with mental illness have always been discriminated against. They have been denied full participation in society and labeled as dangerous and criminal. Many have been locked in institutions that acted more like prisons designed to punish than hospitals designed to treat.
In the 1960s, a series of federal legislation and court cases tried to end this discrimination. In the process,
more » Read MoreThis Minority Mental Health Month, NAMI is Raising Awareness About Mental Health in Underrepresented Communities
July 1, 2020
NAMI
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/2020/This-Minority-Mental-Health-Month-NAMI-is-Raising-Awareness-About-Mental-Health-in-Underrepresent
Arlington, VA — NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, has the goal of raising awareness about mental health care in underrepresented communities. Our culture, beliefs, sexual identity, values, race and language all affect how we perceive and experience mental health conditions. In fact, cultural differences can influence what treatments, coping mechanisms and supports work for us. It is essential for culture and identity to be a part of the conversation about mental health care.
more » Read MoreFCC Designates 988 As A Nationwide Mental Health Crisis And Suicide Prevention Number
NAMI Urges House Passage of 988 Bill
7/16/2020
Today, NAMI thanks the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for formally designating 988 as a nationwide 3-digit number for mental health crisis and suicide prevention services. The implementation plan approved by the FCC establishes a two-year timeline to make 988 operational nationwide (by July 16, 2022), with calls routing through the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
“Once fully implemented, 988 will save lives and is a critical component to ensuring people in crisis are diverted from involvement in the criminal justice system and connected to appropriate services and supports,” said Daniel H.
more » Read More13 mental health resources for black people trying to cope right now
June 3, 2020
By Rebecca Ruiz
Mashable
https://mashable.com/article/black-mental-health-resources/
Life has been unforgiving for black people in America.
The trauma of personal and institutional racism that black people endure — and have endured for generations — makes such a statement true no matter the day of the week.
Yet, the coronavirus outbreak, which has disproportionately killed black Americans, along with the recent police killing of George Floyd and the protests that followed to demand justice for his death,
more » Read More5 natural ways to boost your mental health during stressful times
June 2, 2020
By Sandee LaMotte
CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/02/health/natural-ways-to-improve-mental-health-wellness/index.html
Life today is razor’s-edge tense. If your regular coping methods aren’t measuring up, there are science-backed actions we can add on our own to ease anxiety, depression and stress — all done naturally, no doctor’s note required.
If you had to choose just one thing to do to better your mental and physical health, choose to exercise on a regular basis. Scientists believe exercise increases blood circulation to the brain, more » Read MoreGoogle Partners With NAMI To Create An Anxiety-Disorder Self-Assessment
5/28/2020
NAMI
https://www.nami.org/About-NAMI/NAMI-News/2020/Google-Partners-with-NAMI-To-Create-an-Anxiety-Disorder%C2%A0Self-Assessment
Today, in partnership with NAMI, Google has launched an anxiety self-assessment tool. When people in the U.S. look up information about anxiety on Google, they will now have access to a clinically-validated questionnaire called the GAD-7 (General Anxiety Disorder-7) that helps evaluate a person’s level of anxiety. After taking the questionnaire, Google will point users to NAMI’s resources.
Anxiety disorders can present in a wide range of physical and emotional symptoms.
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