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Taking a Look at Youth Mental Health: A Statistical Breakdown

My Brains Not Broken

Mental health matters for people of every age, race and demographic, but an area that doesn’t always get the attention it deserves is in young people. The rate of severe depression was highest among youth who identified as more than one race, at 14.5% (more than one in every seven multiracial youth). million youth in the U.S.

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Jumping From One Thought to Another

My Brains Not Broken

Lately, I’ve thought a lot about how my brain works when I’m experiencing high-functioning anxiety – the way I race to get things done, the pressure I put on myself to finish things by the arbitrary (often unrealistic) deadlines I’ve set.

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10 Things – Dispatches from the Future – December 16, 2022

Social Work Futures

This year, I plan to share at least one post a month just dedicated to cool things I find that I think will spark interest for social workers interested in the intersection of the future of the profession and the future of our shared world. ” Their mission is “democratizing the tools of health making around the world.

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The best advice for social workers: ‘Take care of yourself first – it’s not selfish, it’s necessary’

Community Care

Everybody in this world needs something that gets them out of bed in the morning and that’s really important. The world of social work is so vast and there are so many opportunities to make a difference. Because that’s what helps with resilience and that’s what gives you that motivation.

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Promoting progressive AMHP anti-racist practice

Social Work With Adults

I welcome the Patient Carer Race Equality Framework (PCREF) and I’m looking forward to leading on it within my local trust." So, I welcome the Patient Carer Race Equality Framework (PCREF) and I’m looking forward to leading on it within my local trust, so that together, we can affect positive change and better outcomes.

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At A Moment’s Notice

My Brains Not Broken

All it takes is a moment of rationalizing an irrational thought and suddenly, our brain is off to the races. If it happens over and over again, it could start to shape the way we see the world – and ourselves. I’ve learned a lot of things when it comes to dealing with mental health challenges.

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By the Numbers: The State of Mental Health in the US in 2023

My Brains Not Broken

Mental illness and mental health challenges are extremely prevalent in today’s world, and diving into the data is one of the clearest ways to show that. 11% of adults who identified with two or more races reported serious thoughts of suicide in 2020 – 6% higher than the average among all adults. Of them, 93.5% of youth (over 2.7