Month: August 2021

Aug 14, 2021 By Katherine Ellison The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/child-psychiatrist-counselor-shortage-mental-health-crisis/2021/08/13/844a036a-f950-11eb-9c0e-97e29906a970_story.html From June of last year to late this past spring, an average of five children a week were being admitted … Read more

Jul 28, 2021 By Robert Hart Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2021/07/28/people-with-mental-health-disorders-nearly-twice-as-likely-to-die-from-covid-study-finds/?sh=16b9ab9673c6 Patients with mental health disorders are roughly two times as likely to die from Covid-19 than people who do not have a … Read more

Jul 29, 2021 NAMI https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/2021/NAMI-and-The-Steve-Fund-Announce-New-Partnership-Focused-on-Improving-Mental-Health-in-Black-Familie The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and The Steve Fund have established a new partnership to promote programs and services to support the mental … Read more

Jul 30, 2021 By Surabhi Roy NAMI https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/July-2021/Aspects-of-Culturally-Competent-Care-That-We-Don-t-Talk-About-(But-Need-To) I recall sitting across from my school counselor and feeling somewhat relieved that she came to the United Arab Emirates from the … Read more