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“As soon as my hands left the railing, it was instant regret”, says Kevin Hines, a suicide survivor. Statistically, only one percent of people who jump off the Golden Gate Bridge survive, which equates to about 40 survivors out of the estimated 2,000 who have jumped. Kevin’s poignant story of childhood trauma, mental i...
July is National Minority Mental Health Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about the unique mental health challenges faced by minority communities. One critical concept that can significantly contribute to mental well-being is post-traumatic growth (PTG). Understanding PTG can help individuals transform their...
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, “Human trafficking, also known as trafficking in persons, is a crime that involves compelling or coercing a person to provide labor or services, or to engage in commercial sex acts…Exploitation of a minor for commercial sex is human trafficking, regardless of whether...
April is Autism Awareness Month, providing a time to reflect on autism as a condition which affects the individual with the diagnosis, their family, and the community in which they live. In April 1970, Dr. Bernard Rimland founded Autism Awareness Month. Years later (2007), the United Nations General Assembly designated...
March is National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month providing a great opportunity to pause and reflect on the array of incredible people impacted by a developmental disability. In the United States, current estimates indicate that about 1 in 6 children are diagnosed with one or more developmental disabilities...
Screening and assessment are crucial in identifying individuals with alcohol or drug involvement, distinguishing them from abstainers and occasional users without significant problems. While screening focuses on this differentiation, assessment involves a comprehensive evaluation to determine the nature and complex...
For many counselors who are engaged in clinical practice, there can be moments when a new concept, practice, or therapeutic intervention is introduced that requires comprehension in order to be successfully applied to clients. Regardless of how the information is obtained, the desired outcome is to achieve positive the...
What is a Substance Use Disorder?In the United States there is a growing prevalence of substance use disorder (SUD) diagnoses among the general population. However, it is has been identified that there are certain populations that might be predisposed to this condition. According to the Center for Disease Control and P...
There is no better time to improve your Cultural Intelligence (CQ), than now. As society evolves and inclusion becomes more essential in all areas, this is an element one must have. What is Cultural Intelligence (CQ) ? Cultural Intelligence is effectively navigating and thriving in multiple cultural settings....
What are Opioids?In the United States the rise and increase incidence of the opioid crisis has brought this issue to the mainstream media and various communities across the nation. Opioids are considered to be a class of drugs or agents that include heroin, synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, and pain relievers such as...
While anger is a normal human emotion, it can become problematic when it starts to cause impairment or disturbances in the life of a person and those around them. Anger is defined as a negative state of emotion that can be associated with physiologic arousal and thoughts that can be directed to a person or object that...
What is Historical Trauma? Often Historical trauma is defined as the following, “The collective emotional and psychological injury both over the life span and across generations, resulting from a cataclysmic history of genocide.”Historical trauma is an example of intergenerational trauma. It’s caused by events tha...
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