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I’ve seen this, and it’s a real struggle. Over the last few years, I can trace every instance of the flu to an overseas trip. I can also track my mood similarly. I know when I’ve been traveling too much when everyone at the airport makes me angry. I know enough to take the cue…
Sharing – If Republicans Were Serious About Addressing Mental Health, This Is What They’d Do
The article breaks the steps into two large buckets, and I’m going to ask you to consider these when you stop to consider whether your state, local, or federal representatives are actually doing something to improve the state of mental health care.
Are they doing something to make it easier to pay for mental health care services?
Are they doing something to make it easier to find mental health services?If they’re not doing either of these things, or worse, cutting funding and services, they are not actually interested in improving the mental health situation in the US.
Link – Childhood trauma: Why I worry about the ACE-aware movement’s impact
Whitney makes some valuable points about the new movement to recognize ACE scores, and the impact these events have on children, and adults. I am not suggesting that the ACE-aware movement is wrong per se. It has increased public awareness of the potentially traumatic situations that sadly many of our children and families face today…
