Community mental health clinics, where most specialty mental health treatment is delivered, have been relying more on independent contractors to treat patients, largely for budgetary reasons. Many of these clinics have …
Category Archives: Mental Health Awareness
“I'm fine!” How I lied my way through postpartum depression …
My husband and I were aware all women are at risk for postpartum depression. Though he felt powerless to protect me from mood swings, sleep deprivation and the challenges of new parenthood, he did what he could — in …
Why Bernie Sanders Should Apologize For His Mental Health Joke
Mental illness was not among the main topics discussed by Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders at the most recent Democratic debate in Flint. Nevertheless, the instances in which it arose were the two moments I remember …
ALISON CARROLL: A Portrait of Schizophrenia | 50-Word Stories
He was a handsome young man. In the counseling session he spoke of politics, love, plans for college. I marveled at his many strengths. Tentatively, he then announced that he'd written the Beatles' songs. He wept in painful …
mental health services needed' to prevent child suicides – NACCHO …
Children's exposure to family violence was a "major contributor" to the mental health of young people. services needed more funding for mental health, with remote communities having limited access through Aboriginal …