Mental Illness
Not Alone Radio Program, June 21: Disabilities in the Workplace
Sharon Johnson with the Nebraska Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care, and Angie Howell from Nebraska Easter Seals shared opportunities for enabling people with disabilities to return to the work force. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) stated that the economic cost of untreated mental illness in the US is more than $100 billion annually, so it just seems logical to us that people with mental health disorders should be encouraged to receive treatment, and then return to work, taking their rightful place in society.
Heartland Family Service Assessment, Support and Prevention Program
Law enforcement officers and medical personnel are called into situations every day where they are asked to make decisions regarding the needs of individuals experiencing crisis – some of these crisis involve individuals suffering from mental illness. The Assessment, Support and Prevent Program (ASAP) offered through Heartland Family Service is a team of volunteer, on-call licensed therapists trained in crisis intervention and communication who respond to Sarpy County Law Enforcement Officials in crisis situations.
Not Alone Radio Program, Oct. 12, 2010: Dr. Daniel Carlat, Author of “Unhinged”
Daniel J. Carlat, M.D. is Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine, and is the Editor-in-Chief of The Carlat Psychiatry Report, a monthly newsletter on psychopharmacology widely read by psychiatrists and nurses in the United States. He joined Not Alone to discuss his most recent book, Unhinged: The Trouble with Psychiatry – A Doctor’s Revelations about a Profession in Crisis.
Stigma and Mental Illness
In all the years we’ve worked in the mental health arena, perhaps the most hurtful of all experiences is to witness the stigma and prejudice against those with genetic or neurobiological disorders of the brain. Mood disorders resulting from chemical imbalances in the brain are not something a person would choose; they are most often [...]
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