As National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month winds to a close, here are two news stories worth reading: More research is needed to help prevent campus suicides. The Army is aiming to better educate its own about military suicides in an effort to stem the rise in deaths. Heather Rudow
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Screening for alcohol misuse along with behavioral counseling interventions can help adults with risky or hazardous drinking habits reduce their use. Researchers at Georgia Tech’s Center for Behavior Imaging have developed two new tools that could lead to better treatment, assessment and understanding of children with behavioral disorders such as autism. For infant
Results from the 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health revealed that non-medical prescription drug use is down among young adults and underage binge drinking has continued to decline since 2002. There’s not enough evidence to support the use of medical interventions with adolescents and young adults with autism, according to researchers.
Will Stroble is the American Counseling Association’s newest employee and the first director of ACA’s new Center for Counseling Practice, Policy and Research. The Center’s goal is to produce products and research that will increase public awareness of the counseling field, as well as materials that will result in more
Individuals who admit to seeking help from a mental health professional over the past seven years face the risk of being denied a security clearance for government and military jobs. That risk, critics say, is discouraging some individuals from applying for such jobs or from seeking help in the first
According to a new study, moving into a less disadvantaged neighborhood can have a substantial, positive impact on mental and physical health as well as happiness levels, even if the move does not improve economic self-suffiency. Therapeutic video games could be a helpful tool for treating disorders such as autism and depression.
When states cut mental health programs in an effort to balance their budgets, it is often low-income individuals with addiction problems or mental illnesses who are most affected. Individuals who are neglected emotionally as children may have a higher risk of stroke later in life. Holding a powerful position doesn’t
The American Counseling Association has extended its support to an initiative that, if passed by Congress, would amend the benefits of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to include bereavement and allow employees who have experienced the death of a child to take time off for the healing process.
Many cases of depression can be caused by prejudice – whether from within or by someone else – and can affect a person on multiple levels. Also on the depression front, improving a person’s memory regarding specific past events might help alleviate that individual’s symptoms of depression. Individuals who believe the unrealistic television
Teens describe first-hand accounts of bullying in the September issue of Teen Ink, suggesting that bullying in schools has worsened. On the other hand, a recent poll of adults on the subject of bullying revealed that behaviors are not viewed equally, including what constitutes bullying and when schools should intervene.