When we talk about affordable housing, it’s easy to get tangled in a debate over what and how much the government should do about the crisis. It can help, and I’ve proposed a package of measures that, taken together, will create new housing opportunities for many struggling Californians. Read more: Affordable Housing, Making Home Affordable, Housing Crisis, Fighting Poverty, Poverty, California, Whatsworking, Impact, AB 1335, Homelessness, Low-Income Housing, Economy, Mental Health, Impact News
Category: mental health
Psychological First Aid Kit
By: Christina Koch, Intern, U.S. Department of EducationThere are many different reactions that people can have after an emergency. Sometimes these reactions can lead to distress that can get in the way of proper coping. If needed, PFA can help people cope with their reactions and recover.Tagged: Trauma | Schools | Disasters and Traumatic Events
Doing More to Save Lives
By: Paolo del Vecchio, M.S.W., Director, Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services AdministrationThe loss of someone to suicide affects family, friends, coworkers, and others in the community. Everyone can play a role in suicide prevention.Tagged: Suicide Prevention | Self-harm | Schools | Communities | Families | Help
Suicide is On My Mind
By: Kimberly Konkel, Associate Director for Health, HHS Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood PartnershipsThis World Suicide Prevention Day, an experience Sister G, a Mormon missionary, shared with me comes to mind. Sister G. was a widow whose husband, a neurosurgeon, died of brain cancer 5 years prior to her being my missionary partner.Tagged: Suicide Prevention | Observances
Marian Wright Edelman: Protecting 50 Years of Child Health Progress
At a time when we should be celebrating Medicaid and CHIP successes, serious threats to Medicaid, CHIP and the ACA continue to surface in Congress. So, in addition to advocating for continuing improvements in children’s health coverage, we must also play defense to protect the hard-earned gains made for children as well as adults. Read more: Black Voices, Child Health, Harry Truman, Healthcare, Lyndon B. Johnson, Medicaid, Child Health Insurance Program, Chip, Affordable Care Act, Aca, Congress, Uninsured, 2016 Budget Resolution, Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment, Primary Coverage, Preventative Coverage, National Bureau of Economic Research, Eligibility, Politics, Cdf, Uninsured Children, Mental Health, District of Columbia, Children's Health Coverage, Block Grant, Epsdt, Politics News
Mindfulness & Me – #MHAW15
Simon explains how he uses mindfulness to cope with stressful everyday situations.
Healthy Body, Healthy Mind – Neil Laybourn talks #MHAW15
SOURCE: Rethink Mental Illness – Read entire story here.
Sharing stories, changing lives #MHAW15
Mark blogs about the impact watching the documentary The Stranger On The Bridge had on his life.
#ADayInthelifeMH – a snapshot of mental health
SOURCE: Rethink Mental Illness – Read entire story here.
#myMHvote : Simon’s Story
For many of our supporters, leaving the house and going somewhere new can be and anxious and worrying task – and going to vote is no exception. Today, as the UK elected a new government, we asked our followers to share with us their experiences using the hashtag #mymhvotes.