Your mental health and peace are just as important as your physical health. Take time to find your peace amid the hustle and bustle in order to enjoy a balanced and fulfilling holiday season. Written by: Laura Halladay, Family and Consumer Sciences Program Specialist, Ohio State University Exten...
In Michigan we have been in a bit of a heat wave this week and knew it wouldn’t be long after my appointment before it was 102 degrees out and I believe it was already 90 degrees while we drove almost an hour to my appointment. It was hot as hell all day but the three of us ...
HoganBruen says she is not sure why the mental disorder numbers are so high, but she's not surprised that they are. "In our society, there are lots of potential stressors," she says, pointing to the uncertain economy, terrorism , worries about parenting, and health care as part of the...
The mental health care system is in crisis. More than 50 years after states began shuttering mental institutions, the system hasn’t recovered—leaving emergency rooms, jails and shelters as last-ditch stops to handle the most severe cases. Each year in Colorado, about 260,000 adults and child...
the mhGAP Intervention Guide for Mental, Neurological and Substance Use Disorders in Non-Specialized Health Settings (mhGAP-IG) (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK138690/), has been developed as a technical tool for facilitating delivery of mental health services by nonspecialist health-care...
from an artist who painted a mural of a giant moon over mountains. Potted succulents, jute rugs, Buddha-like statuettes and a hanging egg chair brought an un-school-like feel. When school starts this week, the room is to be staffed full-time with a counselor or mental health specia...