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How to Prepare Children with Mental Illness for Change
In general, it can be difficult for children to handle changes. For kids with mental health disorders, change can be even more challenging. At Highland Hospital, in Charleston, West Virginia,
- by Jackie Hammers-Crowell
If there were a “recipe” for creating a mental illness, placement in the foster care system would potentially contain all of the necessary ingredients. Any good cook knows, however, that...
- by Jackie Hammers-Crowell
June is Men’s Mental Health Month, a time that is set aside to raise awareness about the mental health concerns of men and the barriers they face in getting care....
- by Jackie Hammers-Crowell
Most people know what stress is, and they aren’t particularly fond of it. While occasional stress can be a good thing, because it helps us to get things done and...
- by Jackie Hammers-Crowell
Given how common mental health disorders are in the United States and around the world, one might expect that people would be fairly knowledgeable about mental illness and its impact...