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.
Where the 2020 Candidates Stand on Mental Health
Mental illness should be on the forefront of issues discussed in the 2020 campaign, especially given the opioid crisis. But mental health is not an issue that candidates in the 2020 race for president are being asked about very much on the campaign trail. Or in this week’s debates. On the contrary, all we’re getting is what the candidates volunteer. Out of 24 horses in the race, only a handful have discussed mental health.
START THE PRESSES!: “The Bipolar Addict” Is Finally Out!
7 years ago, I set out on a tumultuous journey, undertaking a spirit-seeking project thatfinally comes to fruition today. The Bipolar Addict: Drinks, Drugs, Delirium & Why Sober Is the New Cool is out now. And, after all this time and work, I can’t believe it.
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 […]
Burnout Is an Official Syndrome, Says World Health Organization
You’re staring at your computer screen for hours and hours. You feel like you can’t type anymore. Or your mind feels numb from ringing up dozens of people at the cash register. No matter what kind of work you do, it’s the same feeling: Your brain is fried. Most everyone has experienced burnout at work, and now the condition is recognized as an official syndrome by the World Health Organization.
Ask the Author: What Is Schizophrenia, Really?
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that causes confused thinking, the hearing of voices, hallucinations, delusions, unusual speech, abnormal activities, social emptiness, the lack of emotional expression, and other troublesome symptoms.
Opioid, Inc. — Corporations Knew About Dangers But Did Nothing
It’s way past time to sound the alarm, but finally someone’s paying the price in the opioid epidemic. Doctors, pharmacists, and corporations who overprescribe or understate the dangers of pain pills are finally feeling the pain themselves.
Star Wars Day Giveaway Final Countdown!
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