Embracing Mental Health: Your Essential Journey to Wellness
#MentalHealthMatters #WellnessJourney #Psychoeducation #SupportSystem #CognitiveBehavioralTherapy #GoalSetting #MentalWellness #StigmaFree #Empowerment #SelfAssessment #CrisisIntervention #MentalHealthAwareness #EmotionalSupport #MindfulLiving #HealthyMinds
With the launch of the new 9-8-8 crisis line service in Canada, I updated my Mental Health Resources list on my website.
#MentalHealth #MentalHealthResources #CrisisIntervention #Canada #Quebec
Helplines that do not engage in “active rescue" or calling the police without the caller's consent include Trans Lifeline, The Samaritans NYC, and BlackLine.
9-8-8 does use “active rescue" and this is something folks need to be aware of. It may be safe for some folks to use 9-8-8 in the US, but it isn't safe for everyone.
#BlackLine #TransLifeLine #SamaritansNYC #988 #CrisisIntervention
A statement from President Joe Biden on five years since #Parkland
"Today, the U.S. Justice Department is taking another important step to implement that law, awarding more than $231 million for 49 states and territories to create and implement crisis intervention projects like "red flag" programs, mental health and substance use treatment courts, and veterans' treatment courts. This funding will reduce gun violence and save lives."
#CrisisIntervention #MentalHealth
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/02/14/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-five-years-since-parkland/
Five years ago today, a gunman took the lives of 14 students and three educators at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, leaving yet another community and dozens of families irreparably shattered, and inspiring young people to stand up for stronger gun laws. In the years since, more communities have been impacted by gun…
Completed the live portion of crisis intervention recert which is extremely hands on invasive space touchy; masking blown off by facilitators, tight quarters - and now I need to go drop myself in a giant vat of antibacterial wash and avoid human interaction for the next 400 years
#Introvert #TooPeoply
#CrisisIntervention #MentalHealth #BehavioralHealth #Psychology #Education #PublicHealth #Kittens #Nursing #Medicine #Cat #Life