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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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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. At its most basic, safety planning is a way to help clients experiencing suicidal ideation navigate their feelings in a way that prevents self-injurious behavior.

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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. At its most basic, safety planning is a way to help clients experiencing suicidal ideation navigate their feelings in a way that prevents self-injurious behavior.

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News Items – September 30, 2021

Social Workers Speak

Victor Armstrong is a member: Victor Armstrong to lead North Carolina health equity efforts. Victor Armstrong is the first chief health equity officer at the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. Kristine Reynolds is a member: Fourth COVID wave taking a toll on health care workers.

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September Is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month — How Can You Help Prevent Suicide?

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The month of September is hailed by mental health advocates, survivors, and prevention organizations as National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. The CDC gathers data regarding non-fatal injuries of self-harm, as well as voluntary survey data. With these sources, it is estimated that in 2018, 1.4

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

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Such invalidation is harmful to the traumatized individual. Therapeutic interventions may be most effective when racial trauma is addressed and treated as the trauma that it is. To begin offering trauma-informed care to clients coping with the effects of racial trauma, use the following strategies: Address self-blame and rumination.