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How We Started the Bay Area Hearing Voices Network

Mad in America

Like many family members I was mystified, startled, and clueless about this experience so I turned to mental health professionals for answers. After one difficult night, we went to a local mental health crisis center. Out of fear more than anything else, he made angry statements to a mental health care worker.

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Conveying Hope, Empowering Teens: An Interview With Jessica Schleider

Mad in America

J essica Schleider is a clinical psychologist, researcher, and founding director of the Lab for Scalable Mental Health ( www.schleiderlab.org ). Most recently, she’s the author of Little Treatments, Big Effects: How To Build Meaningful Moments that Can Transform Your Mental Health.

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Enlarging the Treatment Lens for Postpartum Depression

Mad in America

The Office on Women’s Health emphasizes psychosocial causes as being significant in PPD. The Office on Women’s Health makes similar recommendations as in the StatPearls article, but they place an emphasis on therapy, support groups, self-care, social support before turning to medication. We need pills, but we need much more.”

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Partner Perspectives: MTM Adds Wellness Curriculum to DLA-20 Functional Assessment Tool

National Council for Mental Wellbeing (NCMW - the

It is a brief functional assessment tool that your providers can use for ages 6 through adulthood, regardless of diagnosis. This measurement tool provides behavioral health criteria to help promote evidence-based practices and support a persons recovery and wellbeing.

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Coping with Seasonal Affective Disorder: Strategies for Women

Lightwork

A mental health provider will help determine the most effective treatment combination based on your specific symptoms, lifestyle, and seasonal pattern. Coping Strategies for Women with SAD Living with Seasonal Affective Disorder requires a multi-faceted approach to managing symptoms and maintaining mental well-being.

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Wellness Industry Report: 14 Best Trends on the Radar

Zencare

With technological advancements, holistic wellness trends, and a growing focus on mental and physical health, people are looking for new ways to feel their best. So if you want to stay ahead of the latest trends in holistic health and make smarter choices for your personal well-being, you're in the right place.

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‘It Was a Joint Effort’: Deborah Kasdan on Bringing Her Late Sister’s Story to Life

Mad in America

Kasdan is a longtime business and technology writer who pivoted to memoir writing on a quest to tell her sister’s story, joining the Westport Writers’ Workshop. She was diagnosed with schizophrenia at age 23, and she was ultimately hospitalized many times, right? Oh, that’s her ‘mental illness.’” She took it seriously.