{"title":"MHA conference highlights investments to integrate care into community clinics","authors":"Valerie A. Canady","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34191","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34191","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Mental Health America's (MHA's) conference attendees — including thousands of mental health advocates, people with lived experience and their families, and clinical leaders — learned firsthand last week of the Biden administration's plans to invest millions to integrate behavioral health services into hundreds of community health centers around the country.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142359867","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Coming Up…","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34196","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34196","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Vibrant Emotional Health</b>, administrator of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, is holding its fourth annual Disaster Behavioral Health Conference, “We The Resilient: A Conference on Disaster Behavioral Health and Building a Truly Resilient Community,” <b>Oct. 1–3</b> in <b>Nashville, Tennessee</b>. For more information, visit https://www.vibrant.org/vibrant-emotional-health-unveils-speakers-for-fourth-annual-disaster-behavioral-health-conference-in-nashville-tennessee.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142359869","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Awareness of protections can boost transgender well-being","authors":"Gary Enos","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34193","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34193","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The often-heated policy environment around transgender and nonbinary individuals has had a demonstrated negative impact on these individuals' mental health, but results of a new study have identified a potential protective factor for transgender adults.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142359864","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fielding graduate university provost elected APA president","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34195","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34195","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The American Psychological Association (APA) last week announced that <b>Wendi S. Williams, Ph.D.</b>, provost and senior vice president at Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara, California, has been elected 2026 president of the APA, a news release stated. A psychologist, advocate and educator, Williams focuses her work on the inner lives of Black women and girls. Blending ideas from liberation psychology and various feminist perspectives to guide her work, Williams designs and runs programs for individuals, groups and organizations aimed at personal and organizational growth. Her goal as a psychologist is to help diverse women and girls thrive while pushing for meaningful change in organizations and society as a whole. Williams has been an active member of APA for more than 16 years, most recently serving as president of APA's Division 35, the Society for the Psychology of Women, and as the division's representative to APA's governing Council of Representatives. She was previously president of the Section on Black Women of Division 35 and a member of the APA Division 17 Presidential Taskforce Against Racism in K-12 Schools. Williams will serve as 2025 APA president-elect before becoming president on Jan. 1, 2026.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142359866","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Congressional briefing a call to action in addressing maternal MH suicide","authors":"Valerie A. Canady","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34184","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34184","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Approximately 20% of the perinatal population will suffer from a maternal mental health disorder, but less than 20% of the perinatal population ever receives mental health treatment, attendees heard during a congressional briefing on maternal health and suicide in the perinatal population held on Sept. 10, on World Suicide Prevention Day.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142313197","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Coming Up…","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34189","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34189","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The <b>American Psychiatric Association</b> is holding The APA 2024 Mental Health Services Conference <b>Sept. 26–28</b> in <b>Baltimore</b>. For more information, visit https://www.xpressreg.net/register/MHSC0924.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142313289","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Most adults would seek MH care if advised by faith leader","authors":"Valerie A. Canady","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34186","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34186","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Most adults have said they believe that their faith or spirituality is important for their mental wellness, according to a survey released by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) assessing the relationship between faith and mental health. Additionally, a majority of the individuals who responded to the poll would pursue mental health care if it were recommended by their faith leader.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142313244","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"In Case You Haven't Heard…","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34190","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34190","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A new study has found that engaging in creative activities can significantly boost well-being by providing meaningful spaces for expression and achievement, CNN reported on Sept. 15. “Options such as knitting and drawing require very few tools and can be engaging and creatively fulfilling activities,” said Dr. Helen Keyes, cognitive psychologist and head of the School of Psychology and Sport Science at Anglia Ruskin University, and study author, via email. Although prior studies have shown that creating arts and crafting is therapeutic for people with mental health conditions, the general population has been understudied, according to the study, which was published in <i>Frontiers in Public Health</i>. The researchers analyzed a sample of 7,182 participants living in England (age 16 and older) from the annual Taking Part survey conducted by the U.K.'s Department for Culture, Media, and Sport, which explores how the public engages with these activities. Participants' reported happiness, life satisfaction and sense of their lives being worthwhile were positively correlated to participating in arts and crafts, but arts and crafts were not associated with decreased anxiety or loneliness, which requires further investigation.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142313224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"CDC examines economic, social factors in lowering suicide risk","authors":"Valerie A. Canady","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34188","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34188","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Insurance coverage, broadband internet access and household income are some examples of the kinds of county-related factors that can play an important role in lowering suicide risk, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) <i>Vital Signs</i> report released Sept. 10.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142313288","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Outpatient treatment carries a heavy price tag for the poor","authors":"Gary Enos","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34185","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34185","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Low-income individuals in the U.S. bear a heavy burden in out-of-pocket costs for outpatient mental health care, newly published data suggest. Results of a study covering the period from 2018 to 2021 also illustrate some of the real-world difficulties in achieving full insurance parity for mental health conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142313239","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}