Mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression make up the largest disability segment in the world. Centering people, not technology While discussions of technology often revolve around what a feature or app can do, we have learned that starting the discussion about the person who will ...
mental healthpsychosocialconflictwardisasterhumanitarianrecoverydevelopmentNatural disaster and armed conflict can have a profound impact on the mental health and psychosocial well-being of the affected population. Furthermore, mental health problems contribute significantly to the global burden of disability, ...
However, as individuals with I/DD have at least the same prevalence of mental health disorders as the general population and possibly an increased susceptibility to some mental health disorders, their ability to participate in work, housing, and social opportunities is hampered. It is important to...
If you have a mental health condition such as depression, anxiety or hi-polar disorder, you may not feel you want to tell current or prospective employers. When mental health charity surveyed 3,000 mental health service users, half the respondents said they felt they had to hide their health...
Proper mental health is linked to psychological and mental well-being. Nearly 1 in 5 world’s children and adolescents have a mental disorder. Depression is one of the chief causes of disability, affecting 246 million people. At the age of 14, about mental health disorders begin. FAQ’s on...
The Irish College of Psychiatrists recently reported that u201cthe needs of people with learning disability and offending behaviour pose a huge challenge to service providers. The vulnerability of people with a learning disability who come into contact with the criminal justice system is well described...
To examine the perspectives of youth on factors that influence mental health service use after aging out of foster care. Focus groups were conducted with youth with a history of mental health needs and previous service use who had aged out of foster care. Questions were informed by the Health...
Mental health has been identified by some as the leading cause of disability and could be having an impact on a company’s bottom line. It’s been estimated byCanada’s Mental Health Commissionthat coping with mental-health issues is costing the Canadian economy $51 billion,with$20 billion of...
TheWorld Health Organizationonce reported that over 200 million workdays are gone yearly because of depression. Mental health problems cause almost half of the world’s top 10 reasons for disability. Individuals who have mental problems are more likely to take medical leaves repeatedly. ...
as well as a general lack of knowledge about disability, either overlooking the connection between mental health and the disability or minimizing the role of disability in a person's life. Many participants also described providers not believing their lived experiences, being stereotyped, or ignored....