An individual who is seeking talk therapy in the UK and wants someone who is fluent in British sign language can reach out to their local NHS, and with video consultation, can find a therapist to talk to, no matter where they live. Benefits of online therapy Online therapy (which ...
Federal, state and local funding was made available to train these community mental health workers or “psychiatric technicians” in “basic interviewing, counseling and reality-assisting skills” (Karno and Schwartz, 1974: 170, 175). As with most aspects of community mental healthcare, there was...
mental health resource locators, therapists, doctors and many others. And yet, many people with a mental illness continue to live every day with bipolar disorder, depression, schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental illnesses without getting help....
The UK National Health Service (NHS) Five-Year-Forward View for Mental Health [27] mentions peoples’ wish for good quality relationships, but does not discuss the impact of loneliness. We argue that there is an urgent need to consider how best to address this issue. This comes in the con...
Keywords: sleep; adolescents; FoMO; stress; mental health 1. Introduction Over the past decade, mental health has become an increasing concern on college campuses across the United States. A recent survey of college counseling centers revealed a 30% increase in self-referrals between 2009 and 2015...