At least Oregon is acknowledging the problem and working to find ways to change it. “Oregon’s pattern of cycling homeless mentally ill people through county jails and the state psychiatric hospital is expensive and ineffective. “ Not everything in the article is going to necessarily be adopted, or work if it is, but I’m glad…
Actually, this post by Ashley Peterson isn’t so much a review, as a synopsis of the thoughts of author Patrick Corrigan is his book The Stigma Effect: Unintended Consequences of Mental Health Campaigns. I found it interesting that he shows in this book how many of the things we do to raise awareness of mental…
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This is such an important thing to remember when you are reading social media, blog posts, articles, etc. “But depression, despite the fact that it is known by that single label, represents a broad constellation of symptoms. Some people might be anxious and angry while others find themselves withdrawing from society or unable to make…
This report seems totally out of sync with everything we know about mental health care, but maybe not so much. “It might have to do with the importance of consistent and stable therapy. While an access model gets students into care for a first appointment sooner, counselors often have too many patients and are unable…
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