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If nothing else, the effects of sleep disruption can wreak havoc on us, and time changes absolutely do.
Sharing – Digital Tools Are Revolutionizing Mental Health Care in the U.S.
Is technology a panacea for everything that’s wrong with mental health care in the US? No. Are they always the appropriate solution? No. But do we need to find some way for technology to step in a fill this gaps when the need has been going unmet like this for so long?
“We have a crisis in mental health care in the United States. Sixty percent of young people with major depression received no mental health treatment in 2017-2018, and one quarter of adults with mental illness reported an unmet need for treatment. In the U.S., 55% of counties have no psychiatrist, psychologist or social worker, and 70% don’t have a single child psychiatrist. Queues for substance abuse care can be weeks long; 70% of those who needed substance use treatment in 2017 did not receive it. To make it worse, many practices have closed or reduced their capacity in response to pandemic health concerns.”
Links I’m Sharing (weekly) – June 7, 2020
Why I believe it’s important to talk about mental health Podcast: Lazy, Crazy, and Disgusting – How Stigma is Everywhere Understanding how prevalent mental illness is in America Black lives matter. Black mental health matters too “Black people are 7 times more likely to live in areas with limited access to mental health care.” –…
Sharing – Psychological and Physiological Power of Validation
Note what it says, words like listening and acceptance. Note also what it doesn’t say, like anything about fixing things or changing their feelings, etc.
I talk often on here about simply being there. Sitting with someone who is struggling. Validation is all about that, and as you can read further, validating someone is maybe one of the best things you can do to keep open lines of communication, help them feel valued, and not dismiss their emotions.
