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Healthcare Workers: Remember to Care for Yourself Too
…you might let yourself think about work during your commute home but then shift your attention when your commute ends. Engage in positive self-talk, gratitude and self-compassion. Remember your natural…
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Suicide and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in LGBTQ Youth
…24. It is believed that this reflects a higher level of psychological distress in today’s youth. The suicide rates are even higher for marginalized youth such as black and LGBTQ…
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Testing a Simple Strategy to Prevent Schizophrenia via Dietary Supplements
…the development of new treatments? There’s an exciting example now emerging in the laboratory run by Robert Freedman, MD. Dr. Freedman, Chair of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado, editor…
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Becoming an Adult During the Pandemic: Trauma and Resilience
…is, in my opinion, as much reason for hope as for despair. Michael B. Friedman is a retired social worker and mental health advocate. His writings are collected at www.michaelbfriedman.com….
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The Keys to My Recovery: Stable Supportive Housing and Meaningful Employment
…services, and advocating for the rights of people to live without fear or stigma. Find out more and get involved at www.communityaccess.org/facebook. And visit www.communityaccess.org/ca-voices to read other tenant stories….
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Community Mental Health Promotion and Support Team Helps Older Adults Thrive
…of Mental Health then decided to use the lessons learned from Project Hope to develop a new program model called Community Mental Health Promotion and Support (COMHPS). COMHPS retained the…
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Providing Care Afterhours: The BestSelf Way
…clubhouse, and expanding Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) services. The BBH community clubhouses are established to function as supportive after-hours care facilities. The clubhouses provide community support in a safe, non-judgmental…
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Community Capacity: Can We Deliver Better Treatment for Children and Families?
…and until we determine how the children’s mental health provider community fares in delivering more, high quality but less intensive, community-based services delivered by a mobile community mental health workforce….
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Managing Co-Occurring Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders
The combination of substance use disorders and mental illness is a common clinical problem – and a serious public health concern. The problem is widespread. At least one-third of people…
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Supportive Housing: A Cornerstone to Recovery in a Changing World
…health services, promoting community integration and recovery. Toward that end, supportive housing is a top priority for our Bureau, comprising approximately $75 million or 40% of our overall funding to…
