On June 8th, the California Legislature amended its budget bill to include over $200 million in additional funding to address the state’s critical behavioral health workforce shortages, bringing the total investment...
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Safe and stable housing is critical to recovery from alcohol...
source: Counselor Magazine
Parents of individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs) must have a high tolerance for aberrant behavior....
source: Counselor Magazine
Cognitive restructuring is part of numerous types of psychotherapy, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). It involves adjusting unhelpful beliefs by identifying and challenging them.
A person can also use cognitive restructuring techniques in daily life to manage...
source: Medical News Today
Disrupted sleep, lower life satisfaction and poor self-esteem are just a few of the negative mental health consequences that research has linked to social media. Somehow the same platforms that can help people feel more connected and...
source: Scientific American
Researchers have for the first time shown what occurs in the brain during repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), a treatment for depression. On May 18, 2022, the findings were published in the American Journal of Psychiatry. When other strategies, such as medications,...
source: SciTechDaily
It’s no secret that teen social media use has risen quite a bit in recent years.
According to the 2021 Common Sense Census: Media Use by Tweens and Teens: Teens averaged eight hours and 39 minutes a day of screen time outside the...
source: Healthline
We’ve all had moments in our lives when we feel sad. But if weeks go by and those feelings linger, it may be a sign of clinical depression. More than mere sadness, depression is a mood disorder that can suck the joy out of life and leave you feeling too overwhelmed...
source: AARP
With an estimated 21 million adults in the U.S. thought to have experienced one or more major depressive episodes in 2020, according to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the search for improved treatment options — outside of standard medication —...
source: Medical News Today
Leading mental health and suicide prevention groups are expressing concern that the new, shorter number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline — 988 — will not be ready to handle an anticipated influx of calls...
source: CNN
La Trobe University research reveals an inexpensive "peer support" model used extensively by frontline health workers may be the solution to teacher burnout, which has left schools across the country unable to operate effectively. Published in Teachers and Teaching, the...
source: Phys.org
Students are set to benefit from better join up of mental health services to prevent them falling through the gaps at university.
The new scheme will bring together university, NHS and mental health services to create regional partnerships...
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