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Addressing Veterans’ Mental Health: An Overview

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In the line of duty, they can experience events that have a lasting impact on their behavioral and mental health. Unfortunately, once they’ve left the service, they do not always receive the care they need or deserve. Behavioral and mental health challenges for veterans Veterans are at high risk for mental health issues.

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

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Individuals affected by collective trauma may also exhibit symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, or other mental health disorders. The trauma can manifest in somatic complaints, exacerbating physical health conditions.

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Suicide Prevention: How to Help When Social Determinants Spiral

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September is National Suicide Prevention Month, when mental health advocates, prevention organizations, survivors, allies, and community members unite to promote suicide prevention awareness. It is easy to see how each hardship can lead to the next, finally resulting in unhealthy coping mechanisms, such as substance use disorders.

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Safety Planning Checklist for You and Your Clients

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Safety planning has proven an effective means of supporting those struggling with mental health crises, abusive relationships, or other forms of trauma. Substance use disorder. Substance use disorders and safety planning. The ramifications of these substance use disorders go beyond the individual.

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Safety Planning Checklist for You and Your Clients

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Safety planning has proven an effective means of supporting those struggling with mental health crises, abusive relationships, or other forms of trauma. Substance use disorder. Substance use disorders and safety planning. The ramifications of these substance use disorders go beyond the individual.

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You Asked, We Answered; 12 Questions about Trauma-Informed-Care

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Indeed, not everyone who experiences trauma will develop behavioral health conditions. Trauma-related disorders typically form when there is a delay in seeking treatment or an individual has practiced forms of avoidance. Such invalidation is harmful to the traumatized individual. This is why TIC is so crucial.

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News Items – March 3, 2022

Social Workers Speak

Social workers have been finding shelter for homeless covid patients, providing treatment for people with addiction disorders made more challenging by pandemic-related social isolation, and comforting bereaved family members who have lost loved ones to the twin epidemics of covid and opioids. Should social workers work with police?