Category Archives: Mental Health Care

Culturally Guided Family Therapy for Schizophrenia Helps …

Schizophrenia is a difficult mental illness that affects about one percent of the population in the United States. The condition is chronic, severe, and disabling often preventing an individual from living independently.

Hidden Wounds: Vets Desperate for Mental Health Care

More than three quarters of them — 76.2 percent — said they are struggling with PTSD, and 35 percent said they've experienced difficulty getting mental-health care. Defense Department estimates put the number of …

Edmonton-area mom demands better mental health care after teen …

WATCH ABOVE: Every year, 500 Albertans die by suicide. It's the third highest rate in the country. Now, one mother is calling for changes to our mental health system. Fletcher Kent reports.

10 steps to mental health equality | Comment is free | The Guardian

After public figures signed a letter demanding parity of esteem for mental health care, here are 10 things that need to change to end the crisis.

WVU professor's prevention-focused mental health care education …

When the Affordable Care Act was passed in 2009, it brought with it new availability of social work services. Even more importantly, experts say, it signaled a change in preventative mental health care – identifying and helping …