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Member Voices: Be Wary of Mental Health ‘Experts’ on Social Media

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Monteiro, LCSW The past two years were filled with fear and uncertainty, exacerbating a mental health crisis with an increase in anxiety, depression, suicide rates, and substance abuse. I have a master’s degree in Social Work and am a Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW). By Carla B.

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The Impact of Collective Trauma and How Behavioral Health Organizations Can Help

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Leia Salzman, PhD, LCSW, from the Tulane University School of Social Work, describes collective trauma as “an event, or series of events that shatters the experience of safety for a group, or groups, of people.” Collective trauma occurs when this type of event happens to an entire community.

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News Items – September 28, 2022

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Discernment counseling is a short-term therapy “designed to help couples on the brink of divorce gain clarity and confidence about deciding on a direction for their marriage,” according to Susan Lager, LICSW, a psychotherapist and relationship coach who conducts discernment counseling in Portsmouth, N.H. PsychCentral. Dentistry IQ.

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News Items – May 4, 2023

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Virma Little is a member of NASW-SC: Not screening for anxiety? Costs and solutions Medical Economics In recent years, there has been an increased emphasis on advancing screening recommendations for anxiety among health care providers and organizations, particularly in women’s health practices.

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News Items – October 27, 2022

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Psychology Today. Psychology Today. Emily Lynch is a member of NASW-CT: What to Do About Work Anxiety: A Therapist’s Top 3 Tips. Quiet quitting, worker burnout, the infamous “grind”: Work anxiety is as high as it’s ever been for Americans. Kristen Lee is a member of NASW-MA: World Mental Health Day Isn’t Enough.

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News Items – January 20, 2022

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Psychology Today. Yurilka Hernandez is a member: Yurilka Hernandez, LCSW, a licensed clinical social worker with Psychotherapy Today. She truly cares about each client’s wellbeing and guarantees top-of-the-line counseling and psychotherapy services catered to their needs. Adams reiterated his backing for the program Saturday.

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News Items – May 13, 2022

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About 40% of adults in the United States struggled with a mental or behavioral health condition such as anxiety, depression, trauma and substance use disorders in the first summer of the pandemic, according to the CDC. “We Psychology Today. This puts them at higher risk for suicidal thoughts. We are social animals,” Lindau said. “We

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