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My Short Stay in a Mental Health Hospital

Beautiful Voyager

For the past seventy-two hours I had been a guest of Mercy Hospital’s emergency room and both the hospital and I had settled in for the wait. I had my own room, a real hospital bed instead of an ER examination cot, and a menu card for the next day’s meals. I think I need to go to a hospital.” I think…” I started. “I

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What to expect when seeing a clinical psychologist with your child

Lawson Psychology

These difficulties might include high anger and conflict, a child having lots of worries, low mood or difficulties with self esteem. What to expect Most sessions will start with yourself and your child in the room for a conversation about confidentiality and what to expect from the appointment. What happens next?

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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

Educator : Social workers educate clients about resources, coping strategies, and life skills to enhance their well-being and self-sufficiency. Confidentiality: Maintaining strict confidentiality is essential. This approach helps clients build resilience and self-efficacy. Self-Care 13. Client Advocacy 6.

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My Mental Health is Bad! Why and What Now?

Stop Abuse Campaign

While research shows that some risk factors, such as ACEs and childhood trauma , may predispose someone to develop conditions like depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, addiction, and bipolar disorder, it does not mean that these conditions are inevitable. Your mental health care: Breaking the cycle of trauma. Practice kindness and compassion.

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NCCPR family preservation news and commentary round-up for the year 2023, Part Two

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Fong writes in The Imprint about why the so-called Adoption and Safe Families Act is “A Dangerous Tool in An Arbitrary System.” --And in this essay, she takes on the harm of mandatory reporting laws. Two big new studies, one in JAMA Open and one in Academic Pediatrics examine who gets drug tested in hospitals and who doesn’t.