Tag: mental illness

There is nowhere to escape in what often is referred to as a “sexual jungle,” especially for the most vulnerable. ...

Nowadays, we are experiencing an almost epidemic of mental health challenges. Most of us will be touched by mental illness ...

May is Mental Health Month (MHM) was started 68 years ago by Mental Health America (MHA) to raise awareness about mental ...

Photo Credit: Harvard University Utilization of mental health services on college campuses have been increasing quickly each year, and college ...

An activity therapy room is seen at the Psychiatric Inpatient Program at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, California ...

Photo Credit: www.donaldtrump.com The Indiana, Nebraska, and West Virginia primaries have all ended, and Republican voters have made it clear ...

Buckeyes form MHM for Mental Health Matters Week Photo Credit: Scott Bletzinger Lately, you may have heard the term mental ...

Psychotropic treatments for children in foster care can be appropriate, but this form of therapy requires considerable oversight and advocacy ...

Did you know that 1 in 4 American people suffer a mental illness?  That is an estimate of 56% of ...

Screenshot from rare video footage from Rikers Island showing Kalief Browder being held on the ground. On Saturday, June 6, ...

As of 2013, May is officially mental health month which was set in motion by President Obama, and it has made a ...

As a child, Teresa Butler found herself overwhelmed with fear, anxieties and worries that a 4 year old shouldn't have ...

We are having a conversation, social worker to social worker, about the older constituents and clients who we each try ...

The National Alliance on Mental Illness reports that one in four adults have a mental illness. Take pause for one second ...

The ALS “Ice Bucket Challenge” is undoubtedly one of the most successful and engaging fundraising efforts in recent history. The ...

ABC's Black Box ABC’s Black Box premiered on April 24th with Kelly Reilly as the main character. Reilly plays Dr. ...

Court-mandated outpatient treatment in New York State, known as Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT), is a program designed to compel outpatient ...

Silver Linings Playbook Movie Poster-Weinstein Company In 2012 when Silver Linings Playbook was released, Social Work Helper examined how lack of ...

Shop Around-Find the Right Therapist for You Finding a therapist that is right for you can be a very daunting ...

When I think about recovery from mental illness three words come to mind: resilience, hope, and hostilities. Mental illnesses can ...