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Special Issue Call for Papers: International Counseling The Journal of Mental Health Counseling is seeking manuscripts for a special issue on international counseling. We welcome proposal submissions for both empirical and non-empirical (e.g., conceptual, review) manuscripts. Deadlines Proposal Due (300 to 500 words): August 15, 2023 Invitation for Full Manuscript: October 1, 2023 Full Manuscript Due: February 1, 2024 Anticipated Fall 2024 publication Guest Editor Dr. Arne Weigold, Kent State University Details Over the past several decades, businesses have become increasingly global. The counseling ...
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On September 21, the House Ways and Means Committee held a markup that included the Mental Health Access Improvement Act (H.R. 432) . Here is a link to the markup of the Ways and Means Committee: https://waysandmeans.house.gov/legislation/markups/markup-worker-and-family-support-and-health-legislation This is a great milestone in the journey to get Medicare approved provider status! #Medicare #MentalHealthReform #AdvocacyUpdates #Advocacy
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New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) has found that socially isolated children are more likely to experience ADHD symptoms and loneliness as young adults despite other risk factors in childhood. The study, published in JCPP Advances, investigated why some children become isolated and the implications for later outcomes. … The study revealed that the experience of social isolation in childhood was associated with a range of difficulties in adulthood, even when the isolation itself had reduced. The findings suggest that childhood social isolation can indicate co-occurring mental health difficulties, which can be ...
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A report released by Sapien Labs indicates that smartphone use could be responsible for an ongoing decline in the mental health of young adults in the 18-24 age range. The report notes that before the internet, by the time someone turned 18, they would have spent “15,000 to 25,000 hours interacting with peers and family in person.” But with the internet, that number has dropped down to a range of 1,500 to 5,000 hours. Prior to 2010, studies showed that young adults had the highest levels of psychological well-being, but since then, the trend has been in the opposite direction, according to The Statesman bit.ly/3Oai0E0. SOURCE: Phone Arena, by Alan ...
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A UK-based research project, the largest of its kind on the subject, has suggested mindfulness training in schools might be a dead end—at least as a universal, one-size-fits-all approach. The study, which involved 28,000 children, 650 teachers and 100 schools, looked at the impact of mindfulness training over an eight-year period and found that the technique didn’t help the mental health and well-being of adolescents ages 11 to 14. The authors suggested investigating other options to improve adolescent mental health. SOURCE: By Katie Hunt, CNN, July 12, 2022: cnn.it/3zhljoQ #Adolescent #Children #Mindfulness #Counselor'sDigest
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The roughly two years since the beginning of the pandemic have seen a significant increase in teenage girls visiting emergency rooms due to mental health conditions, according to a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . The study found that the proportion of emergency room visits made by girls aged 12 to 17 doubled for eating disorders and approximately tripled for tic disorders during the pandemic when compared with 2019. It also reported that adolescent girls’ emergency room visits rose for depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder in 2021 and for anxiety, trauma and stressor-related disorders, and obsessive-compulsive disorder in ...
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Expertise based on experience matters. Young people who experience mental health challenges and treatment can provide unique insights that others do not have. Through roles such as youth advisors and peer researchers, they can put that knowledge to use. They are best placed to make a participant information and consent form meaningful and comprehensible for people their age. They can advise whether an intervention is appealing and practical before considerable time and resources are invested in development and testing. There is evidence that involving people with lived experience in research helps to improve funding success, recruitment rates and research outcomes. ...
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Stress-related thoughts and physiological responses in adolescents can be reduced using a single 30-minute online training session. The findings suggest a short, low-cost treatment for adolescent stress that could be scaled nationally. SOURCE: By David S. Yeager, July 7, 2022 Nature Magazine : go.nature.com/3crRit6 #Adolescent #Stress #Counselor'sDigest
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As health professionals dedicated to the care of children and adolescents, The American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Children’s Hospital Association call for seven actions to address the “soaring rates of mental health challenges among children, adolescents, and their families over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic,” and the “disproportionate impacts on children from communities of color” caused by the “inequities that result from structural racism.” SOURCE: Oct. 19, 2021: bit.ly/3Pg3QCp #Adolescent #Children #MentalHealthintheNews
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According to the new data, in 2021, more than a third (37%) of high school students reported they experienced poor mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, and 44% reported they persistently felt sad or hopeless during the past year. … [D]uring the pandemic: • More than half (55%) reported they experienced emotional abuse by a parent or other adult in the home, including swearing at, insulting, or putting down the student. • 11% experienced physical abuse by a parent or other adult in the home, including hitting, beating, kicking, or physically hurting the student. • More than a quarter (29%) reported a parent or other adult in their home ...
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In a Times survey, counselors said students are behind in their abilities to learn, cope and relate. SOURCE: By Claire Cain Miller and Bianca Pallaro, May 29, 2022, New York Times: nyti.ms/3t5zABj #Children #Adolescent #MentalHealthintheNews
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A coalition of state attorneys general is investigating TikTok for its potential effect on young people’s mental and physical health ( via CNBC ). The group of AGs is looking to see if the way TikTok designs, operates, and markets its platform has a negative effect on children, teens, and young adults’ health, according to a press release from Attorney General Maura Healey of Massachusetts. SOURCE: By Mitchell Clark, March 2, 2022, TheVerge, Vox Media bit.ly/3uZxpjH #Children #Adolescent #MentalHealthintheNews
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In September 2021, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released a new set of online tools to help teens, kids, and parents deal with the mental and emotional impacts of COVID-19. Videos and comic strip-style illustrated stories—in both English and Spanish—guide kids and parents through classic cognitive behavioral therapy techniques and skills that can help them cope and develop healthy ways of dealing with stressful situations. … The resources were designed to be racially and culturally inclusive, LGBTQ+ friendly, and accessible. SOURCE: The National Academies of Science, Engineering, Medicine, Sept. 23, 2021, bit.ly/3uXihTY ...
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… [K]ids who played only individual sports, like tennis or gymnastics, tended to face more mental health difficulties, such as anxiety and depression or troubles with concentration, than peers who played no sports at all. Youngsters who participated exclusively in team sports, on the other hand, were less likely to experience these issues than those who didn’t play any sport. SOURCE: By Alex Fox, June 1, 2022, Smithsonian Magazine: bit.ly/3yRsiDq #Children #Adolescent #Parenting #MentalHealthintheNews
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Talking to a parent about mental health can be scary. Many people report being afraid to tell their parents because they don’t want to upset them. Sometimes we don’t understand where troubling feelings or thoughts are coming from, or we feel guilty for having them. … Here are some of the most common concerns people give for not talking to their parents—and some tips for overcoming them. SOURCE: Mental Health America: bit.ly/3Pz0Hxs #Children #Adolescent #MentalHealthintheNews
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There is a huge body of research that unambiguously shows that children’s mental health in the United States was already really bad before the pandemic. SOURCE: By Judith Warner, March 27, 2022, The Washington Post Magazine, wapo.st/3Ogv5LZ #Children #Adolescent #MentalHealthintheNews
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The recent overturning of Roe V Wade has majorly impacted many people and CMHCs throughout the United States. We respect that the recent ruling can contribute to people feeling concerned for the future and worried about their bodily autonomy. AMHCA is committed to women's rights and advocates for safe and secure medical treatment which is agreed upon by individuals and their medical doctors. We denounce any attempts to limit human rights and promote a fair and equitable society. As this issue is a divisive topic, we remain committed to our ethical standards to not impose our own personal beliefs onto those we serve. We also remain committed in our approach to ...
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Thank you to all members who voted in our 2022 AMHCA election! We have collected all the votes and have results for you! It was a close race but we would like to congratulate and welcome @Deirdra Sanders-Burnett of Florida as the 2022-2023 AMHCA President-Elect! We look forward to hearing your vision and plans. Thank you to @Anthony Onorato who ran with Deirdra for the President-Elect position. Congratulations also go out to @Michael Pilcher of Florida as the Treasurer, @Luis Hines of Florida as the Director-at-Large and @Marianne Marlow of Washington as the Secretary! We are grateful for your continued service to the profession and to chapters ...
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AMHCA Board President and Interim CEO/ED, Dr. Beverly Smith, was recognized by the State of Georgia at the Capitol for her service in mental healthcare in Georgia and nationally with AMHCA. Three awards were received (Proclamation from the Georgia Lieutenant Governor, Senate Ambassador Medallion from the Georgia Senate, and the Good Citizen Award from the Georgia Secretary of State) #AMHCANews #News
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Over the last 15 years the Mental Health Access Improvement Act (S. 828 and H.R. 432) has been introduced in Congress which would codify marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors as approved and recognized providers in the Medicare program in order to receive reimbursement for treating older adults and people who qualify for disability under Medicare with mental health disorders. Unfortunately, Congress has not passed the legislation although it has received strong consideration in each chamber, but not at the same time. There has been frustration and impatience as we have seen little movement on our legislation over the last decade, ...
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