Therapeutic Psychedelics Are In — and Now There’s a Peer Support Line to Help
Psychedelics are having a moment. However, they need to be taken seriously and not as a joyride as they become more available. Now there is an app and hotline called The Fireside Project that will help people have a safer experience while undergoing a therapeutic psychedelic session.
The Quandary of Harm Reduction: Tools for Managing and Minimizing Addiction
The Biden administration announced last month $2.5 billion in funding for states to combat the urgent opioid and mental health crisis that has only exacerbated during COVID. proponents of what’s called “harm reduction” — think there is no one-size-fits-all approach to recovery.
What President-Elect Joe Biden Will Do for Your Mental Health
In the past few decades, there has been scant focus on mental health. If the virus has taught us anything, it’s that we need to take care of our minds just as much as our bodies. Joe Biden has a plan.
Binge Drinking During COVID-19 — There is an Alternative
As the coronavirus rages on, it is extremely dangerous and enticing for recovering alcoholics like myself to pick up the bottle again. Alcohol has never been more popular. But for a select few, it is falling by the wayside.
Sex in a Time of Coronavirus: Masturbation Is Safe and It Boosts Your Immune System, Say Scientists
I’d like to encourage you to masturbate. What? Yeah I said it. Masturbate. Spank your monkey. Choke your chicken. Season your meatloaf. Butter your muffin. Give yourself a hand. Why? Because it’s healthy. Masturbation is great for your body and your mind. It can lower blood pressure, improve sleep, and reduce stress.
Screentime Detrimental Not Just to Kids But Adults Too
On average, adults stare at screens for a whopping 11 hours a day. What you choose to do with your free time may take a toll on your mental health.
Mental Health Days Now a Reality for Oregon Schools
Oregon will now allow students to take “mental health days” in the same way they can take sick days.
Florida Mandates Mental Health Classes for Students
Florida will now require all students to take mental health classes starting in the 6th grade. While the only requirement mandates only five hours of classes each year, the mental health community should view this as a welcome first step.
The Inevitable Migrant PTSD Crash
A humanitarian catastrophe continues to burn at the U.S./Mexico border with no signs of relief, images of abuse, splashed across our screens for months now. And we’re not even seeing the worst of it. Our government is hiding it. The conditions are so dire that it is clear that these migrants, including very young children and babies, will experience posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the future.
Celebrating Pride: Not So Long Ago, Being Gay Was a Mental Illness
It was 50 years ago this month when police raided gay bar The Stonewall Inn in New York’s Greenwich Village and the LGBT community fought back for three nights of resistance. The event was the galvanizing foundation for the modern-day gay rights movement. On the first anniversary of the riots — in 1970 — the […]