Using Support Systems - A vital part of
recovery along with a recovery program like
WRAP, can promote recovery. Support can
come from peers at day programs, family,
friends, and clinical professionals. The more
in your support system... [more]
The Stages of Recovery - The journey that
most of us with mental illness go through to
before reaching the point of recovery. For
some of us this path may take longer than
for others, but the result of the journey
is recovery and is a ongoing process.

Child and adolescent psychiatric patients and later criminality Background: Sweden has an extensive child and adolescent psychiatric (CAP) research tradition in which longitudinal methods are used to study juvenile delinquency. Up to the 1980s, results from... ...Readmore


Mindless and Deadly: Media hype on mental illness and violence By Phyllis Vine Buried deep in a New York Times story (1/30/01) about the brutal murder of Dartmouth professors Susanne and Half Zantop, resides a common prejudice linking violence with mental illness. Speculating on the reason for the attack, the paper noted that Half Zantop "had once tried to help a mentally ill young man."... ...Readmore


Mental Illness and Law Enforcement Taken fom: San Diego Police BlogRecently, a concerned citizen asked, "How much training do officers receive in dealing with people who have exceptional needs or mental disabilities?" I found this to be a great question and a perfect opportunity to share with you a little insight into some of the training officers receive.... ...Readmore


When Mental Illness Makes News, Facts Often Missing in Action Story By: Aaron Levin Almost 40 percent of articles in U.S. daily newspapers associate mental illness with dangerousness and crime. There are ways that psychiatrists can work with reporters, however, to help ensure that the public gets correct information.... ...Readmore


Midlands Voices: State's(Nebraska) mental health system needs repair This was taken from Alegent Health, Omaha, NE.  BY CHARLES J. MARR The writer is chief executive officer of Alegent Health. Every day, across our state, personal tragedies unfold because of our broken mental health system. Simply put, our system is not working. A broken system is one thing... ...Readmore


A Good News Story: What Recovery Is!!! Taken From: WFSAD Mine is a good news story. Good news, because there has been in the past too much pessimism and bad news about the illness of schizophrenia. Let me first give you a bird's eye view of the severity of my illness for the first six years. After finishing Grade 10, I began to have difficulty concentrating, and went from an A student to a barely passing student. I began to have a relentless buzzing in my ears, day and night, soon to be replaced by voices of angels... ...Readmore


Top 10 Mental Health Books for Kids A collection of books which help kids understand both normal feelings like grief, frustration and sadness as well as mental disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder. 1) Sad Days, Glad DaysAges 5-8. A story of a girl who must learn to cope with the effects of her mother's depression on her life. A great tool for explaining clinical depression to your own child.... ...Readmore


What is DBT? Dialectical Behavior Therapy is an empirically supported program of treatment with four components: Core Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotional Regulation and Distress Tolerance. These four components are implemented through both therapy and skills training. Clinical research has shown the DBT program to be highly effective in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, depression, anxiety, alcohol/drug abuse, self-mutilation, eating disorders, etc.... ...Readmore


Borderline Personality Disorder - what is it? Bordeline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a disorder characterized by instability in personal relationships, which is often extreme, and usually a part of long-standing pattern. A person with BPD often experiences a repetitive pattern of disorganization and instability in self-image... ...Readmore

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Taken fom: San Diego Police Blog

Recently, a concerned citizen asked, "How much training do officers receive in dealing with people who have exceptional needs or mental disabilities?" I found this to be a great question and a perfect opportunity to share with you a little insight into some of the training officers receive....
 
When Mental Illness Makes News, Facts Often Missing in Action
Story By: Aaron Levin

Almost 40 percent of articles in U.S. daily newspapers associate mental illness with dangerousness and crime. There are ways that psychiatrists can work with reporters, however, to help ensure that the public gets correct information....
 
Midlands Voices: State's(Nebraska) mental health system needs repair

This was taken from Alegent Health, Omaha, NE. 

BY CHARLES J. MARR
The writer is chief executive officer of Alegent Health.
Every day, across our state, personal tragedies unfold because of our broken mental health system. Simply put, our system is not working. A broken system is one thing...
 
A Good News Story: What Recovery Is!!!

Taken From: WFSAD

Mine is a good news story. Good news, because there has been in the past too much pessimism and bad news about the illness of schizophrenia.

Let me first give you a bird's eye view of the severity of my illness for the first six years. After finishing Grade 10, I began to have difficulty concentrating, and went from an A student to a barely passing student. I began to have a relentless buzzing in my ears, day and night, soon to be replaced by voices of angels...
 
Top 10 Mental Health Books for Kids
A collection of books which help kids understand both normal feelings like grief, frustration and sadness as well as mental disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder.

1) Sad Days, Glad Days

Ages 5-8. A story of a girl who must learn to cope with the effects of her mother's depression on her life. A great tool for explaining clinical depression to your own child....
 
What is DBT?
Dialectical Behavior Therapy is an empirically supported program of treatment with four components: Core Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotional Regulation and Distress Tolerance. These four components are implemented through both therapy and skills training. Clinical research has shown the DBT program to be highly effective in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, depression, anxiety, alcohol/drug abuse, self-mutilation, eating disorders, etc....
 
Borderline Personality Disorder - what is it?

Bordeline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a disorder characterized by instability in personal relationships, which is often extreme, and usually a part of long-standing pattern. A person with BPD often experiences a repetitive pattern of disorganization and instability in self-image...
 

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