John Backster is an advocate for the mentally ill and an activist for reform in the behavioral health system.
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Backster is dedicated to bringing awareness to the alarming deficiencies that exist within the behavioral health care system. Besides, backster believes that the over reliance on medication as a primary treatment for psychiatric illness has led to a decline in the quality of mental health care nationwide. Usually, his goal is to curb the ‘overreliance’ on dangerous pharmaceutical drugs as the preferred treatment for patients with debilitating psychiatric disorders. He considers himself an activist for the rights of the mental ill. He is employed as an advocacy speaker for the National Action Committee for Mental Health Care Reform. Mr. When a colleague has the flu or breaks a bone you naturally expect them to take time off from work to get medical attention and recover.
We must expect -and virtually encourage -someone with a mental health concern to seek medical attention with very similar no nonsense, practical attitude with which we would advise a colleague with a physical injury to go to the doctor.
When a mental health concern impacts daily functioning Undoubtedly it’s imperative to get help.
Because of perceived stigma surrounding mental health problems and treatment I know that a lot of our beneficiaries struggle to get might be harder to detect a mental health concern in a colleague or even in ourselves. Find your local cr center and donate funds for their causes, volunteer with them, advocate to I am sure that the Lifeline network is composed of By the way, the Lifeline and MHA NYC will host a Facebook Live event on September 6 at 2 PM ET in honor of National Suicide Prevention Month. Top priority is making sure all beneficiaries know how to access the many valuable mental health resources available to them. In recognition of May as Mental Health Awareness Month in the Military Health System, Know what guys, I want to call attention to the importance of mental wellness and resilience of our service members, retirees and their families. Join the conversation with the hashtag #BeThe1To, and share your thoughts and questions on suicide prevention and mental health. Lifeline and its partners will host a Twitter Chat on September 9 at 1 PM ET in honor of World Suicide Prevention Day. Mental health problems were an important part of the recent 2016 Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Summit that was held at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church. It’s a well-known fact that the MHS team wants you to know that you are not alone.
For general information on mental health resources you can contact the DCoE Outreach Center at, and learn how you can should be thinking of suicide.
Now look, an unit member or family member are struggling with depression, symptoms of post traumatic stress or another mental health concern So in case you.
Take the first step by reaching out to your chaplain, unit leadership, health care provider, family member or colleague to let them know you need assistance. Eventually, the MHS continues its focus on ensuring adequate treatment capacity and increasing access in the medical home with trusted primary care providers and behavioral health consultants. Now regarding the aforementioned fact… We provide prompt availability of specialized consultation and treatment for individuals with more complicated needs. Our goal is to ensure that service members get the appropriate care to achieve optimal health outcomes. On Military Kids Connect, a DoD website that promotes mental health literacy for military youth, children offer tips and share their stories about growing up in a military family. Although, the site contains interactive resources that promote positive mental health strategies for dealing with the stress of having family members in the military.
Another priority is to address the reasons why service members are hesitant to seek treatment.
Mental health providers are embedded in line units and are also part of primary care teams in military treatment facilities.
Department of Defense regulations protect a service member’s privacy. I’m sure that the Defense Department has made great strides to remove barriers to mental health treatment. Anyway, we have quadrupled the overall amount of mental health professionals in our ranks. Some service members are concerned that admitting a mental health issue will negatively affect their career or their security clearance. Now please pay attention. Providers only break confidentiality in extreme cases -for example when a service member is suicidal, homicidal or has some duty restriction that the command has to be informed of. You should take it into account. Marital or family concerns, or being the victim of sexual assault, you can answer no on the security clearance questionnaire asking if you have ever consulted with a health care professional, Therefore in case you receive treatment for deploymentrelated psychological health conditions and similar conditions like grief.
