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Can digital technologies improve access to mental healthcare in Nigeria?

MQ Mental Health

He examines if digital technologies could improve access to mental healthcare in Nigeria. . There are only 8-10 federal Neuro psychiatric hospitals in the country and when these facilities are available, the average person can’t afford it thereby leaving a larger population to self diagnose themselves with information online.

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What to Expect When a Child Discharges From a Children’s Psychiatric Hospital

KVC

When a child is discharged from a children’s psychiatric hospital, they will likely experience a range of emotions and expectations for life after their hospital stay. Choosing to admit a child for inpatient psychiatric care is never easy and it can be an overwhelming decision to make. Transitioning Back to School.

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Ethnicity and power: how can we make mental healthcare equitable for all people with psychosis?

The Social Care Elf

The post Ethnicity and power: how can we make mental healthcare equitable for all people with psychosis? Andie Ashdown and Theophanis Kyriacou consider the findings of a recent qualitative study which looks at the differences experienced by Black Caribbean and White British people trying to access care for psychosis.

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What Does KVC Stand For?

KVC

KVC’s Positive Impact Grows Nationally During the 1980-90s, KVC grew to represent one of the broadest child welfare and behavioral healthcare continuums of care in the nation. In 2003, to bring our name in line with the scope of our work, Kaw Valley Center became simply KVC Behavioral Healthcare.

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Addressing Racism and Racial Trauma in Behavioral Healthcare: A Review With the Experts

Relias

For behavioral health providers, addressing racism and racial trauma in behavioral healthcare is crucial. At our 2021 Impact Nation conference , we sat down with three experts in the field of behavioral healthcare and its intersection with racism and racial trauma. Addressing the Impact of Racial Trauma in Behavioral Healthcare.

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A Look at Mental Health in the LGBTQIA+ Community During Pride Month 2022

My Brains Not Broken

From the American Psychiatric Association : LGBTQ individuals are more than twice as likely as heterosexual men and women to have a mental health disorder in their lifetime. LGB adults are nearly twice as likely as heterosexual adults to experience a substance use disorder. LGBTQ individuals are 2.5 And we must, must, must do better.

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Mental Health Act reform ditched, King’s Speech confirms

Community Care

She added: “Today is a huge blow for our community, but we will continue to fight to raise the standard of mental healthcare.” “That both priorities now appear lost from further statutory consideration at this time should be viewed a significant failure of government.” Their voices are being ignored.