On this day ten years ago, President Bush signed into law the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, also known as MHPAEA.
By Nathaniel Counts, MHA Senior Policy Director, and Paul Gionfriddo, MHA President and CEO
The average rate of depression remission at twelve months for people not receiving any mental health treatment in this country is 53 percent. But in Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), it’s only 9 percent. Mental Health America (MHA) wants to know why.
By Taylor Adams, MHA Programs and Operations Manager
(Trigger warning: death, suicide)
Indulging in celebrity and popular culture has long been my coping strategy to escape daily stressors. Not only do I enjoy mindlessly skimming the latest celebrity gossip, but I greatly admire the actors and musicians who create the movies and music I lose myself in after a long day.
Research indicates that those who consistently help other people experience less depression, greater calm, fewer pains and better health. They may even live longer.
By Kelly Davis, MHA Director of Peer Advocacy, Supports, and Services
Mental Health America (MHA) is proud to announce the members of its 2018-2019 Collegiate Mental Health Innovation Council (CMHIC). CMHIC is dedicated to highlighting students who have created programs that fill gaps in traditional services and supports on their campuses.
By Theresa Nguyen, MHA Vice President of Policy and Programs
Most children love summers. But for children with mental health problems, the summer time doesn’t just signal fun in the sun. For these children, summer time is a time of emotional and physical relief. Which is why going back to school is so hard.
When building a healthy lifestyle, the importance of adequate sleep cannot be stressed enough. Both mind and body need rest to function at peak efficiency. Without it, your mental, emotional, and physical health suffer, potentially pushing you further away from your personal goals. When you sleep, you give your body the time it needs to cleanse, stabilize, and heal itself.
July is Minority Mental Health Month, and there have been many articles published providing insight into the cultural complications of mental health for people of color.
By Mike Veny
"Who am I?" This is a question I silently ask myself right before I meditate each day. Despite my persistence, life hasn't provided me with any clear answers about who I am.
However, I've begun to detect some of the components of my identity.
Bullying is often considered something we think about when recalling moments from our childhood. We automatically turn to the experiences of youth in middle school or high school. But as adults we also experience bullying, and despite a change in environment and age, the look and feel of the bully is the same. They are individuals that have been given, and have assumed, the power to decide if you will be rewarded as an insider or mistreated as the outsider.