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Gun violence not a mental health issue, experts say, pointing to …

“Mental health stakeholders are loath to have this conversation about improving mental health care in a context driven by violence prevention, because that's not why we need mental health reform per se,” Swanson said.

Why We Need to Abandon the Disease-Model of Mental Health Care

… about the nature and origins of mental health problems. We need wholesale and radical change, not only in how we understand mental health problems, but also in how we design and commission mental health services.

Social Anxiety: The Pervasive Creature in your Mind | Psych Central

Social phobia is a pervasive disorder that afflicts about 15 million adults in the United States, according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA). The ADAA also reports that 36 percent of social anxiety …

Media Advisory: Disability Rights Advocates Oppose NY Assisted …

[Editor's Note: This Media Advisory was issued January 11, 2016 in anticipation of lobby activity scheduled by assisted suicide proponents in Albany, NY for January 12th. Center for Disability Rights advocates distributed …

Social media and our mental health | Horizon Health Services

Recent data suggests just how much of an impact social media is having on our mental health. The results may make you want to stop your social media habit.