For more info visit newsinfusion.com Rockville, MD, June 1, 2010 — According to a national survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) there are an estimated 9.8 million adults aged 18 or older living with serious mental illness. Among adults, the prevalence of serious mental illness is highest in the 18 to 25 age group, yet this age group is also the least likely to receive services or counseling for mental health issues. To help address this problem SAMHSA and The Advertising Council launched a new series of national public service announcements (PSAs) designed to encourage, educate and inspire young adults (18-25 years old) to step up and support friends and family they know are experiencing a mental health problem. The importance of this effort is underscored by the new 2009 HealthStyles Survey, a collaborative effort by SAMHSA and Porter Novelli, which reveals that almost three-quarters (72 percent) of young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 believe that a person with mental illness would improve if given treatment and support. The study, however also shows that far fewer young adults (33 percent) believe that a person can eventually recover. Other findings include: * Less than half (40 percent) of Americans believe a person with mental illness can be as successful at work as others. * While almost two-thirds (65 percent) of young adults who know someone with a mental illness believe that treatment can help people with mental …
Ive met people who have suffered terribly with mental health issues since smoking it and others who smoke it regularly With no mental health problems at all. What is it that makes one person react badly and one not?
It appears that more and more peeps everywhere are developing all sorts of mental health problems and learning disorders. Why is this so? Is science just discovering how many peeps’ are having issues like this or is it actually growing and becoming a problem?
Be My Friend – www.myspace.com Helping People w/ Psychology Issues & Mental Health Problems Dr. John Breeding, Ph.D. Psychologist discusses how to help people with mental health problems and psychological issues w/out buying into the biological psychiatry approach that a person has an incurable mental illness or mental disorder. People need love, support and a safe space. Roky Erickson Psychedelic Ice Cream Social Documentary www.youtube.com Coalition for the Abolition of Electroshock in …
Be My Friend – www.myspace.com Helping People w/ Psychology Issues & Mental Health Problems Dr. John Breeding, Ph.D. Psychologist discusses how to help people with mental health problems and psychological issues w/out buying into the biological psychiatry approach that a person has an incurable mental illness or mental disorder. People need love, support and a safe space. Roky Erickson Psychedelic Ice Cream Social Documentary www.youtube.com Coalition for the Abolition of Electroshock in …