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Workplace Mental Health & Well-Being — Current Priorities of the …

(3 days ago) WEBWork and income are critical social determinants of health and well-being. Financial stress and money worries have a severe impact on mental health. Increases in the minimum wage have been shown to improve parent-reported health among young …

https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/priorities/workplace-well-being/index.html?_hsmi=306559184

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What We Do Mental Health America

(6 days ago) WEBWithin BIPOC communities, mental health conditions are often compounded by other social inequities. This creates a unique and extensive list of challenges that need to be addressed in a unique and comprehensive way. State Policy. Mental Health America is the national headquarters for a network of more than 200 affiliates around the country

https://www.mhanational.org/programs

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Social Determinants of Mental Health Task Force

(9 days ago) WEBThe 2021-22 APA Presidential Task Force on Social Determinants of Mental Health was established by the APA Board of Trustees in May 2021 to develop sustainable policies …

https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/diversity/governance/social-determinants-of-mental-health-task-force

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Prioritizing Minority Mental Health Health Equity …

(5 days ago) WEBMental health matters! Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, act, handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental …

https://www.cdc.gov/healthequity/features/minority-mental-health/index.html

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Advocacy in mental health - PMC - National Center for …

(3 days ago) WEBThe advocacy movement has substantially influenced mental health policy and legislation in some countries and is believed to be a major force behind the improvement of services in others (World Health Organization). The concept of advocacy contains the following principal elements – Advocacy for Mental Health, 2003 (World …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8793719/

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Behavioral Health Policy Series - National Conference of State Legislatures

(9 days ago) WEBIncreasing Access to Health Care Services. For the last several years, increasing rates of mental illness and barriers to treatment for adults and youth have challenged states. In response, legislatures have worked to help strengthen and align behavioral health and public health systems.Common policy actions include improving …

https://www.ncsl.org/health/behavioral-health-policy-series

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Mental health: build predictive models to steer policy - Nature

(Just Now) WEBMental health: build predictive models to steer policy. Combine economic, social and medical data to forecast need and design services to address the growing crisis. By. Jo-An Occhipinti, Adam

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02581-9

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Deinstitutionalization of People with Mental Illness: …

(1 days ago) WEBStructural social and economic factors. Why are so many people with severe mental illness placed inappropriately in our jails and prisons?

https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/deinstitutionalization-people-mental-illness-causes-and-consequences/2013-10

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Social Isolation and Loneliness: Understanding a Mental Health Crisis

(7 days ago) WEBSocial isolation and loneliness frequently co-occur but can also occur separately; both are associated with increased morbidity and mortality across all age …

https://www.aha.org/news/blog/2024-05-15-social-isolation-and-loneliness-understanding-mental-health-crisis

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What Does a Public Health Approach to Mental Health …

(2 days ago) WEBChildhood adversity is a prominent risk factor for mental illness. A recent report in the Washington Post found that in Chicago alone, more than 2,400 children had seen their parents killed by gun violence …

https://psychnews.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.pn.2022.11.10.32

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Poverty and mental health: policy, practice and research implications

(5 days ago) WEBPoverty and mental health. The mental health of individuals is shaped by the social, environmental and economic conditions in which they are born, grow, work and age. 4– Reference Shim, Koplan, Langheim, Manseau, Powers and Compton 7 Poverty and deprivation are key determinants of children's social and behavioural development …

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-bulletin/article/poverty-and-mental-health-policy-practice-and-research-implications/19B8515B721B6E4E14E5DA54587C10DB

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COVID-19 and the Need for Action on Mental Health

(1 days ago) WEBmental health and social care, for example 2 Of the 139 countries that have mental health plans and policies in place, fewer than half report having these aligned with …

https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/un_policy_brief-covid_and_mental_health_final.pdf

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Building mental health into emergency responses

(5 days ago) WEBAnd as of February 2021, 911 callers in Austin, Texas, can opt for mental health services when they seek help for an emergency. Each caller can request the …

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2021/07/emergency-responses

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Society and Mental Health: Sage Journals

(7 days ago) WEBSociety & Mental Health (SMH) is the official journal of the ASA Section on the Sociology of Mental Health.SMH, published 3 times per year, includes original and …

https://journals.sagepub.com/home/smh

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Transforming mental health systems globally: principles and …

(5 days ago) WEBPrinciple 1: target harmful social environments across the life course. The first principle requires a shift in focus, away from the treatment of diagnosed mental health conditions, to an equal, or even higher, priority for the prevention of mental health problems and the promotion of mental health.

https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140-6736(23)00918-2.pdf

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The WHO World Mental Health Report 2022: a new standard of

(Just Now) WEBEven though not primarily intended to provide guidance to mental health professionals, the report additionally includes a comprehensive range of pragmatic …

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-022-01788-0

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Community mental health: The evolution of a concept in social policy

(2 days ago) WEBThe mental health movement has come full cycle: from emphasis on domiciliary care in large institutions far removed from the familiar, to concern for the place where prevention begins and treatment ends—the community. The evolution of community mental health is viewed as an emergent concept in social policy that is currently determining

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF01543059

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Social Work, Mental Health, and Public Policy in Diverse Contexts

(6 days ago) WEBThe discipline of social policy, oftentimes deemed a part of social work as a profession, was born in the West. Unlike social policy that started with the post-war idea of a …

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-36312-2

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Mental disorders, health inequalities and ethics: A global …

(3 days ago) WEBMental health inequalities are strongly associated and embedded within the broader social and economic context. An inverse relationship between socio-economic status and mental disorders has been documented ( Dalgard, 2008; Hunt, McEwen, & McKenna, 1979; Kessler et al., 1994 ). In almost all nations the poor are at a higher risk of developing

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2935265/

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Children’s mental health is in crisis

(7 days ago) WEBMental health crises are also on the rise. From March 2020 to October 2020, mental health–related emergency department visits increased 24% for children ages 5 …

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2022/01/special-childrens-mental-health

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Evidence-based Policy and Practice in Mental Health Social Work

(7 days ago) WEBPreview. Mental health social workers work within multidisciplinary teams, often based in health settings. The variety of services they work within are shaped by mental health …

https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/evidence-based-policy-and-practice-in-mental-health-social-work/book238642

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Mental Health and Substance Use Insurance Help HHS.gov

(9 days ago) WEB2013. Final rules are issued to implement MHPAEA - effective for most policies and plans in 2015. Final rules on Essential Health Benefits are issued, implementing mental health and substance use disorder as a category of EHB and extending MHPAEA final rule parity requirements to small group insurance and …

https://www.hhs.gov/programs/health-insurance/mental-health-substance-use-insurance-help/index.html

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Social Media and Mental Health: Benefits, Risks, and …

(3 days ago) WEBIntroduction. Social media has become a prominent fixture in the lives of many individuals facing the challenges of mental illness. Social media refers broadly to web and mobile platforms that allow individuals to connect with others within a virtual network (such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, or LinkedIn), where they can share, co-create, …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7785056/

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Social work practice in community mental health - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBThe role of social workers in community mental health is embedded in the broader relationship of people to social institutions. Social work’s concern with the quality of life …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7833691/

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Pledge to Be StigmaFree NAMI

(8 days ago) WEBMental health stigma refers to the negative attitudes, beliefs, and stereotypes that society holds about individuals who experience mental health conditions. It is a form of social discrimination and prejudice that can lead to various negative consequences for those affected by mental health issues. Stigma can manifest in different ways, such as:

https://www.nami.org/Get-Involved/Pledge-to-Be-StigmaFree/

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