Valerie A. Canady 《Mental Health Weekly》2019,29(4):1-7

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Valerie A. Canady 《Mental Health Weekly》2019,29(5):5-6

Observing that more youth in confinement die by suicide than any other reported cause of death, new research into the high rates of suicide for incarcerated teens supports the need for improved suicide risk assessment and safety planning and interventions tailored to the specific incarceration setting, say researchers. The study was published Jan. 23 in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.  相似文献   

    

Valerie A. Canady 《Mental Health Weekly》2019,29(13):1-4

NATCON, the annual conference convened by the National Council for Behavioral Health held last week in Nashville, Tennessee, marked dual milestones: a celebration of 50 years and the end of Linda Rosenberg's 15‐year tenure as president and CEO of the organization.  相似文献   

    

Valerie A. Canady 《Mental Health Weekly》2019,29(19):7-8

Peer specialists have been a mainstay in the mental health community for many years now, helping others with mental health issues navigate their way in communities. The peer workforce has meanwhile evolved and expanded to include their presence in leadership capacities, and immersed itself in wellness activities and health promotion.  相似文献   

    

Valerie A. Canady 《Mental Health Weekly》2019,29(20):1-3

A new survey released by the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) has found that Kaiser Permanente's capacity to deliver clinically appropriate care to its enrollees has been “seriously compromised.” According to the survey, Kaiser's mental health clinicians report that wait times for treatment appointments have grown longer over the past two years.  相似文献   

    

Valerie A. Canady 《Mental Health Weekly》2019,29(20):1-8

The American Psychological Association (APA) announced new treatment guidelines for girls and women earlier this month, taking into account their strength and resilience and the changes in their lives in recent decades regarding education, reproductive and caregiving roles, and personal relationships. The guidelines apply to girls and women of diverse ethnicities and races, abilities, social classes, sexual orientations, gender identities and life experiences.  相似文献   

    

Valerie A. Canady 《Mental Health Weekly》2019,29(10):1-7

Observing advances in mental health care and, subsequently, the many effective treatments available for mental health conditions, including certain types of medications and psychotherapy, RAND officials have developed a training tool to help clinicians determine which trainings in psychotherapy best meet the needs of trainer and trainee.  相似文献   

    

Valerie A. Canady 《Mental Health Weekly》2019,29(31):1-4

The entire nation continues to reel from the tragedies that unfolded the first weekend of August that left 31 dead in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. In the days that followed, mental health organizations and advocates released statements expressing sadness. Members of the mental health community have all reiterated the fact that the vast majority of violence is not perpetrated by people with mental illness. Quite the contrary. People with mental illness are more likely themselves to be victims of violence.  相似文献   

    

Valerie A. Canady 《Mental Health Weekly》2019,29(35):3-4

Attempts to change one's gender identity have been associated with adverse mental health outcomes, according to new research published Sept. 11 in JAMA Psychiatry. Researchers say the study is considered the first to show a correlation between conversion efforts and these outcomes, such as suicide attempts, among transgender adults in the United States.  相似文献   

    

Valerie A. Canady 《Mental Health Weekly》2019,29(22):5-5

A panel of leading suicide experts convened last week to promote safe messaging to engage the media in accurate reporting about suicide and to promote hope and recovery in their messaging.  相似文献