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Mental Health

Mental Illness in African American Children and Teenagers

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_svb14fgSXQ[/embedyt] We know that mental illness/disorders do not discriminate based on race, colour, age, socioeconomic status, gender or identity. Anyone can experience a mental illness/disorder; however, minority communities such as African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans/Alaska Natives, Asian Americans to name a few, usually experience more severe forms of mental

February 10, 2020 14 Comments

Dementia and Intimacy

Dementia Aware: what you need to know about intimacy, sexuality and behaviours in dementia There is a widespread assumption that as we age, we lose our sexual allure and desire, and the thought of older people being sexually active is often joked about or thought of as just ‘icky!’

October 12, 2017 No Comments

Dementia: “Get To Know The Person, The Disease Is Secondary” by Tracey Maxfield

HelloCare Magazine (Australia) Article 3, June 29, 2018 https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhellocaremail.com.au%2Fget-know-person-disease-secondary%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C477c01dc7be1438a9ae708d5dd7a953e%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636658440934205523&sdata=QHZW%2BaEIYwSCWr8EijsVIYmGARNDnzrvJYWa44%2F52l8%3D&reserved=0

June 29, 2018 No Comments

The 5 Dementias

Dementia Aware: what you need to know about the 5 most common types of dementia Dementia is an umbrella term that describes a progressive neurodegenerative disease causing deterioration in all areas of mental ability and function, accompanied by changes in behaviours and personality. Whilst dementia mainly affects older people,

March 8, 2017 No Comments

Children, Teens & Young Adults Mental Health

Suicide: What you need to know to help your children and teenagers

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvAOJVmk3WE[/embedyt] September 8 to September 14, 2019 is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Tuesday September 10 is recognised as World Suicide Prevention Day Every 40 seconds a person dies by suicide. This means that in the next hour, 90 people will have died by suicide, at the end of today,

September 9, 2019 10 Comments

The Positive Impact of Hypnotherapy for People Living with Dementia by Dr. Daniel J. Nightingale, PhD., RN., ADHP (nc)., ECCH., FNSHp

THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF HYPNOTHERAPY FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA Don’t we all enjoy the opportunity to slip off our shoes and simply kick back for some ‘me’ time? We know how much better we feel after we have had that time to simply relax – to withdraw into our

June 5, 2018 No Comments

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