Over five million students of the approximately 11 million students in community colleges nationwide suffer from a mental health problem.
GPs are finding the compensation process for work related mental health claims onerous and in some cases bad for their patient’s health, a study has found.
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People who work in the arts often accept terrible working conditions and low (or non-existent) pay as the price of admission – and that has a real impact on mental health.
Bean bags as chairs and other office design gimmicks are not the best ideas for a mentally healthy workplace.
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Australian discrimination laws offer some protection for employees wanting to disclose their mental illness, but it doesn’t make the decision any easier.
‘That is Nauru. All the people are sad,’ explains the child who drew this picture.
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Senator Ted Cruz recently stated that he spanks his five-year-old daughter for lying. Spanking kids can cause tremendous damage to kids’ mental health – even if it is an occasional light rap.
Even though mental illness is consistently associated with criminal behavior, these conditions are largely undertreated in our prison system.
Clinical perfectionists constantly strive for ambitious goals and judge their self-worth on the achievement of these goals.
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Researchers find the government’s work capability assessment programme is having a big impact. But not a positive one.
The government has acknowledged that just sending people off for a set number of psychology sessions is an inadequate response, particularly for people with more complex conditions.
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The reforms announced today have the potential to change this appalling situation. But ultimately they should be judged on the outcomes they achieve for patients.
A child from a special care centre in Cape Town celebrating international kite day. In South Africa mental health services are not a priority.
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While the global health community has made mental healthcare a priority, South Africa is not following suite. The impact is felt most acutely by poor people suffering from mental health disorders.
Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary