mental health

A Minute With Mindy: You have to commit a crime to get help in the USA

April 15th, 2010 at 03:44pm Under ADHD+ Children+ Family+ Teens/Tweens

“Is she likely to become suicidal or homicidal?” This was the question posed to Hannah’s therapist. At the beginning of the year her husband’s agency switched to a different health insurance company and her therapist for eight years was not in their network. Their new health insurance did not cover out of network clinicians, so [...]

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Tags: choosing own therapist, Health Care Reform, mental health

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“It’s more than just a phase, bad day or being moody …children’s mental health matters” (Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health)

May 5th, 2009 at 08:53pm Under Teens/Tweens

Children’s Mental Health Week: Promoting Positive Mental Health and Well-Being for Children, Youth and Families - May 3-9, 2009 My friend’s son is in remission from leukemia. No teacher or health care provider ever told her that her son’s illness was due to her poor parenting skills or inability to set limits. The same is [...]

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Tags: children with special needs, mental health, Special Ed Paren Coach, Special Needs Kids

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