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  1. Resources Center

    ... general public to assist them in answering their questions about mental health issues and mental healthcare. The links are provided as a ... https://ucanr.edu/sites/fire/Safety/Current/ US Forest Service:  https://fsapps.nwcg.gov/ National Interagency ...

    itdept@pesc.com - 06/22/2022 - 08:28

  2. Providing Veterans with Video-Enabled Tablets Leads to Improved Mental Health Care Access

    ... of geographic, social, or health-related circumstances. About a third of the about 9 million veterans enrolled in VHA live in rural or ... The researchers, led by Josephine C. Jacobs, PhD., with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Health Economics Resource Center in Menlo ...

    mbourdase - 08/06/2019 - 20:52

  3. APA Foundation Joins the Mental Health Coalition; Will Support Work to End Stigma

    ... surrounding mental health and to change the way people talk about, and care for, mental illness. The mission of the Mental Health ... ourselves to a new front in the war on stigma, and will help us change peoples’ minds.” As part of the Mental Health Coalition, APAF ...

    mbourdase - 01/13/2022 - 14:52

  4. New Research in American Journal of Psychiatry Identifies Risk Factors for Suicide Attempt Among Soldiers

    ... Month, it’s important to remember that research can help us better understand risk factors and which populations are more vulnerable,” ... ideation and no prior documented suicide attempts. About half (52.7%) of the solders identified with suicide ideation were in ...

    mbourdase - 09/01/2021 - 13:52

  5. Study Finds Increasing Use, and Misuse, of Benzodiazepines

    ... 2018 Washington, D.C. – More than one in eight U.S. adults (12.6 percent) used benzodiazepines in the past year, up from ... in the studies, research from 2013 and 2014 found about 4 to 6 percent of adults used benzodiazepines. Previous national ... on prescription opioids or stimulants. When asked about the reasons for misuse, nearly half said to relax or relieve tension and ...

    mbourdase - 02/01/2019 - 17:32

  6. APA and APA Foundation to Host Inaugural Moore Equity in Mental Health 5k Run, Walk and Roll Saturday

    ... Grants Initiative. The initiative will provide education about the mental health needs of young people of color and support individuals ... NFL veteran and broadcaster Brandon Marshall U.S. Rep. Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA) NBC4 Washington Evening Anchor ...

    mbourdase - 07/09/2021 - 00:52

  7. APA Offers Resources to Cope with COVID-19

    ... to avoid being overwhelmed. In speaking with children about the coronavirus, the most important thing for them to understand is that ... health and those of our friends and families will help us persevere. Sometimes doing our best to recognize that some of our fears ...

    mbourdase - 03/20/2020 - 14:52

  8. Physician Groups Representing 426,000 Doctors: Gun Violence MUST STOP

    ... race, religion, gender, and ethnicity -- are attacks on us all. It is time to prevent this sort of senseless violence and heal all ... society devoted solely to primary care. To learn more about the specialty of family medicine, the AAFP's positions on issues and ...

    mbourdase - 06/16/2016 - 03:15

  9. APA Urges Action to End Disparities in Mental Health Coverage

    ... rates. In 2017, primary care reimbursements were about 24% higher than behavioral reimbursements. In 11 states primary care ... results of this study should set off alarm bells for all of us who care about our nation’s health,” said APA President Bruce Schwartz, ...

    mbourdase - 11/23/2019 - 23:52

  10. APA Announces New Mental Health Registry PsychPRO

    ... private, nonprofit provider of mental health and substance use services in the U.S., has become the first major health system to join ... maintain professional recertification, and we are excited about the research potential of this valuable resource for our patients and for ...

    mbourdase - 11/08/2016 - 15:52

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