Articles about mental health, mental illness and treatment.
Source: https://www.hrsa.gov/feature/suicidepreventionweek.html September 10-16, 2017 Approximately 45% of suicide victims had contact with primary care providers within 1 month of suicide. Grantees want and need to know where to turn for trusted resources, training materials for their workforce, and information for the patients they serve. Here are some resources, including 24-hour crisis lines and technical…
According to the US Dept of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, “Minorities are less likely to receive diagnosis and treatment for their mental illness, have less access to and availability of mental health services and often receive a poorer quality of mental health care.”
June is an important month for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) awareness. The US Senate designated June 27 as National PTSD Awareness Day, and the month of June has been designated PTSD Awareness Month by the National Center for PTSD (NCPTSD). Many people associate PTSD with veterans returning from overseas deployment, but did you know children…
