ERa have had an ongoing issue with non-emergency use (e.g., colds, simple scraps, lice, non-acute nausea or headaches) hence urgent care facilities. It still takes education on proper use. Glad to see MH issues being addressed.

[CW: Suicide, cancer] “Just as cancer may go into remission but still kill in the end, depression is a chronic disease that may ultimately prove fatal even with state-of-the-art care and resources. Not all cancers can be cured. Nor can all depressions.” nyti.ms/33ZW5Zr

The National Strategy for Suicide Prevention emphasizes important role of community-based #suicideprevention. Action Alliance’s Transforming Communities report identifies the 7 key elements for successful implementation of comprehensive strategy. More: go.edc.org/ruta

"Healing from mental illness requires a long journey of acceptance. [...] All of this, all the deep mud that we have slogged through, all the healing that has taken place, it has changed us." bit.ly/2qXeuYy

Reports of #mentalhealth treatment in California prison may have been overstated via Mother Jones Ginger Lerner-Wren Kari B. Hertel 💕🇺🇦 Dr. Ellen Fink-Samnick Solome Tibebu Sean Erreger, LCSW Barry Bradford Candida Fink MD she/her Dr. Angela Giles Shawn Singh Sidhu, M.D., FAPA, DFAACAP Well Being Trust NAMI California motherjones.com/crime-justice/…

CMS targeted changes to E/M codes to encourage primary care physicians and other clinicians to spend more time coordinating care for their patients | Modern Healthcare Marley Doyle, MD 🦮 Dr. Ellen Fink-Samnick Marsha Wittink, MD, MBE Howard Liu, MD MBA Bart Andrews Ujjwal R. MD, MBA modernhealthcare.com/payment/cms-ch…

United Healthcare fined $1 million by Pennsylvania for violations of mental-health law ⁦Dr. Ellen Fink-Samnick⁩ ⁦cheryl⁩ ⁦Patrick J. Kennedy⁩ ⁦@AndyAUCD⁩ ⁦Matthew Dietz⁩ ⁦NAMI Advocacy⁩ ⁦Kyblueblood 🏇⁩ ⁦Mental Health America⁩ inquirer.com/business/healt…

#MentalHealth #Parenting Dilemma-many areas of the United States lack any child psychiatrists. ⁦Kari B. Hertel 💕🇺🇦⁩ ⁦Leah DeMarest⁩ ⁦cheryl⁩ ⁦Sally Spencer-Thomas⁩ ⁦Ginger Lerner-Wren⁩ ⁦Mental Health Editor⁩ apple.news/AhpY-Et9YOs-aR…

cheryl Ginger Lerner-Wren Dr. Ellen Fink-Samnick Patrick J. Kennedy @AndyAUCD NAMI Advocacy Kyblueblood 🏇 Mental Health America Nope. Cost of care for a medically fragile child for to or three years. There are 3500 medically complex kids in fla.

Ohio Assistant Attorney General Kari B. Hertel 💕🇺🇦 has been named Co-Director of the OH AG’s Task Force on Criminal Justice and Mental Illness. Congratulations Kari!!

CDC/US health officials link childhood trauma to adult illness #ACE’s americanpress.com/news/crime/us-… via American Press Dr. Ellen Fink-Samnick Jane Mulcahy PhD (she/her) cheryl Alicia Aebersold Hansa Bhargava, MD Julie Silver, MD Shawn Singh Sidhu, M.D., FAPA, DFAACAP Suzanne Zeedyk Howard Liu, MD MBA Director, National Institute of Mental Health Matthew Dietz

Opinion: Screenings Alone Won’t Prevent Adverse Childhood Experiences—We Must Address Community Trauma #SDOH ⁦Dr. Ellen Fink-Samnick⁩ ⁦Héctor Manuel Ramírez ✊🏽⁩ ⁦Well Being Trust⁩ ⁦⁦Corrie⁩ ⁦⁦Mary Beth Miotto MD MPH 🟧⁩ ⁦cheryl⁩ calhealthreport.org/2019/12/19/opi…

Prayer for a Pandemic #COVID2019 #LoveWins

Right now, a Revolution is underway in Iran. It is of the purest kind, ordinary citizens are refusing to cooperate with their oppressive government, and if they succeed in toppling this regime, it could change everything, for them. #IranRevoIution2022

“Woman, Life, Freedom” Streets of London, 23 Oct 2022. #MahsaAmini #IranRevoIution2022

Space just entered my front yard. Puts life into a new perspective.

What a statement from former President Carter, “Rosalynn was my equal partner in everything I ever accomplished. As long as Rosalynn was in the world, I always knew somebody loved and supported me.” It doesn’t get better than that. And let’s not forget her groundbreaking work in

Today we mourn the passing of Rosalynn Carter, former First Lady, humanitarian, and mental health champion. She was instrumental in advancing mental health recovery. A true inspiration to so many. Let us seek to follow her tireless example of advocacy moving forward.

My talented kids have released a new song: “Shades” by Say It’s Me 🎶 open.spotify.com/album/0z89x9Yj… #proudmama #sayitsme #shades