September 8, 2020
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Dementia Aware: what you need to know about reducing dementia risk factors The world has experienced many epidemics in its history. Most were the result of infectious disease e.g. Spanish flu; they came and then went away. The dementia epidemic is not an infectious disease, and we cannot afford to
Substance abuse and mental health problems often seem to go together. Which begs the question, which comes first, the chicken (mental illness) or the egg (substance use)? What we have seen, is that some mental illnesses such as anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder may contribute to substance use and addiction. Similarly,
Nearly half of hospital patients diagnosed with dementia were physically restrained to prevent them from harming themselves, according to a new study.Hospital patients in Japan who are living with dementia were physically restrained to prevent them from trying to get out of bed, trying to pull out catheters, and to prevent
Thank you, Tracey! Just wanted to say again how much I appreciate what your doing about spreading awareness about mental health in our schools. Using your experience to help others is truly an inspiration. We need more Tracey’s in our world! I want to thank you again for an incredible interview.
It seems every time we turn on the television or read the news headlines there is mention of another teenager who died by suicide or committed a crime while under the influence of drugs or was involved in a school shooting. Mental illness and suicide in children and teenagers are