Mental Health Academy’s Post

Stigma doesn't just happen between individuals. It occurs within ourselves. It is common within our systems of care. Download a new policy brief to see strategic recommendations for addressing this issue at every level. Prepared alongside Stop Stigma Together, and with help from researchers, mental health and substance use care providers, and subject matter experts, this report is how we align for progress. Get the brief: https://lnkd.in/e-ttp9yq

👉 The effects of trauma suffered in childhood on adult life are significant. 🎧 Listen to clinical psychologist Lyn Worsley in conversation with Leigh Hatcher about the significance of trauma suffered in childhood, on adult life. https://lnkd.in/gGwARjHb #trauma #traumahealing #ptsd #childhoodtraumasurvivor #gabormate #resilience #solutionfocused

As the Atlas Institute for Veterans and Families prepares to more formally enter the public policy space to further the positive impact on the mental health and well-being of Veterans and their Families, we initiated three foundational projects to start mapping out our role. These projects include an engagement process to learn from health and mental health organizations involved in public policy work. Discover the highlights from this process, including five practices that make for effective public policy work and five priority areas for public policy related to Veterans and Families. Learn more and download the report: https://lnkd.in/e6P9dqGa

Join us as we delve into the profound impact of trauma on personality and relationships, and the transformative power of therapy in recovery. You can watch the full Finding Hope: The Road to Recovery interview here: https://lnkd.in/gzBNW7wC #mentalhealth #trauma #recovery

Navigating Relationships as an Adult Adopted Person with Tom Rogat, PsyD, MBA Free and virtual. Tuesday, February 27th at 8:00 PM ET. Register here: https://ow.ly/UZHP50QtjTi Note that this session is on a Tuesday. This informal session will provide an overview of how the trauma of early separation can affect the nervous system and impact deeply held beliefs about oneself. We will examine some common relationship dynamics that many adult adoptees struggle with, and also identify therapies that can help make positive change.

ACE Study highlights the lasting impact, underscoring the need to uncover underlying trauma for successful treatment of your child. Establishing a safe therapeutic space is crucial. For adolescents, Therapeutic Wilderness treatment offers a secure haven for addressing and overcoming the enduring effects of trauma. Visit the link below to read my blog! https://lnkd.in/euAFswm2

At TLP, we support a lot of individuals who self-harm and the relationship between self-harm and suicidal ideation is complex. What we know for certain is that self harm can indicate that someone is struggling, and can be a sense of relief from feeling overwhelmed with emotions. Working through self-harm needs open, confidential and non-judgemental conversations - exactly what our volunteers are here to provide. #SelfHarmAwarenessDay

Our newest video, Trauma-informed Care (TIC) Part II, looks at why patients may not recognize an event as trauma and what providers can do if a patient has a positive screen for trauma. https://lnkd.in/esuE3mKq

The wisdom of Dr Bruce Perry. Can we start organising our work around trauma? So many children living with trauma - so many living amongst terrifying violence. And our systems label them - problematise them - diagnose, therapise, stigmatise, medicate … But how often do we see them in their system and think about their behaviour as responses to their environments, their innate need to survive, as the only way they to tell us that they’re scared all the time, that it hurts, that the world is not safe, that they cannot trust (especially authority figures) - that there is something inherently wrong with them. And then this is the message they carry internally for life. We need to urgently reframe how we talk about and to children across all parts of all systems. Children are not the problem - they are the future and so so worth our investment into helping them be healthy in mind body and spirit ❤️ #safetywithouthealingistemporary #childrenarethefuture #safetyplanning #traumainformed #ourkidsbelongwithfamily #borntobelong #nothingaboutuswithoutus #nothingaboutmewithoutme #healingwithfamilynotfrom #safetywithfamilynotfrom @brduncper

Thomas Miller, a licensed clinical social worker, reminds us that the best way to combat anxiety and depression is to realize what you can and cannot control. For the remainder of the conversation, please visit https://lnkd.in/g_VHiF_3 and tune into Episode 115. The Possibility-Action Network. #Possibilityman™