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A new study published in the Journal of Community Psychology takes a look at the role of paraprofessionals in high-need communities. Paraprofessionals act as liaisons between community mental health programs, families and schools. Although they don’t have the same level of training as mental health workers or teachers, studies have shown that especially in immigrant and low-income communities, paraprofessionals play an important role in helping families navigate the mental health system. [More]

International Overdose Awareness Day is coming this Friday, and with a recent wave of high profile drug use, experts are looking at the link between substance addiction and mental illness. [More]

Most people are familiar with the term PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder. PTSD refers to a traumatic event that the individual has witnessed or experienced that they have great difficulty overcoming emotionally. Complex PTSD or C-PTSD refers to ongoing trauma, such as childhood abuse, domestic violence, multiple combat deployments, being the victim of sex trafficking, or being kidnapped for a prolonged time—situations that were ongoing, harmful and abusive, and where the victim feels trapped. [More]

Insomnia is a common sleep disorder affecting about a third of the worldwide population. The need for insomnia treatment is expected to increase in years ahead among younger member of the population who have higher stress levels along with a growth in the number of people who have chronic illnesses requiring sedation. [More]

Michelle Williams, formerly of the hit 90's group Destiny's Child, opens up about her struggle with depression on her social media account. Beyonce responds... [More]

At the 2018 National Sheriffs Association annual conference in New Orleans, a common phrase was “Jails should not be community mental health centers.” Mental Health Centers can turn away people while jails cannot. So is it the right thing to keep mentally ill people out of jail? [More]

Thousands of psychologists have banded together against president Trump to diagnose him with a mental illness, and then to use that diagnoses against him to remove him from office. Some argue this is a risky path for the mental health community to be going down and that using the DSM-5 as a means to enact negative action against someone is the very act of stigma itself. [More]

Gambling problems are on the rise in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia as well as many other developed countries worldwide. And gamblers don’t need to leave the comfort of their own home to indulge in problem gambling behavior. [More]

Within three days two prominent personalities, who appeared to have success, wealth, and love have killed themselves. The cultural environment in the United States in 2018 has encouraged the man/woman on the street to believe that if one has gained these three qualities that life will be simply and unquestionably superb. Those with that belief are buying into a myth. They are allowing themselves to be mislead. [More]

The American Foundation For Suicide Prevention offers guidelines for journalists on how to cover suicide cases, especially with well-known personalities who have instant name recognition with a majority of people. [More]