Social Work Blog

MAY 25, 2022

NASW recognizes June as Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month. PTSD impacts millions of people in the United States. According to the National Center for PTSD, a program of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, about seven or eight of every 100 people will experience PTSD in their lifetime.”

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Disorder PTSD Military Mental Health 102

Stop Abuse Campaign

MAY 16, 2022

When it comes to our mental health, every person has different resources for managing it and coping. Adverse Childhood Experiences may challenge a person’s mental health every day, from waking up to falling asleep. No doubt these are harming our nation’s mental health. The current mental health system.

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Mental Health Psychiatry Medicaid Healthcare 52

Stop Abuse Campaign

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Mental illness is common among homeless people, but the most common diagnoses include substance abuse and mood disorders. Brian seems to fall into this category; I have known him for years; he suffers from Substance Abuse Disorder, maybe mood disorders, too, but he isn’t psychotic. Do you know your score?

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Substance Abuse Addiction PTSD Disorder 95

Stop Abuse Campaign

JANUARY 13, 2022

Although many people may still feel that there is a stigma attached to seeking mental health services, we all need help from time to time. It is essentially a helping relationship between a licensed mental health professional and a client. Trauma or abuse history or PTSD. Substance abuse disorders.

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Therapist Psychotherapy Private Practice Code of Ethics 98

Stop Abuse Campaign

MAY 6, 2022

← My Mental Health is Bad! But sitting still, closing your eyes, and forcing yourself to quiet your mind has both short and long-term benefits to your mental health that one can’t achieve by practicing yoga alone. Types of Meditation to Help Your Mental Health. PTSD Meditation. Why and What Now?

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PTSD Mental Health Anxiety Substance Abuse 59

Clinical Philosophy

OCTOBER 31, 2020

31 The reference (31) given here is to a paper on the link between violence and mental health (and drug and alcohol use ) which found that ' if a person has severe mental illness without substance abuse and history of violence, he or she has the same chances of being violent during the next 3 years as any other person in the general population.'

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Schizophrenia Psychiatric Mental Health Disorder 52