This year, for Mental Health Awareness, Brenda reviews current statistics for mental health in the US. To support clinicians with skillful interventions that are informed by research, she also shares how her practice is shaped by some research she participated in at an early training site that still resonates. She then invites mental health therapists themselves to consider being part of communities, as a way to deepen their skills and bolster their longevity in the field.

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References:

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES)

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7226a2.htm

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

https://www.nami.org/

Stephen Porges (2011). Polyvagal theory: Neurophysiological foundations of emotions, attachment, communication, and self-regulation.

Bessel Van der Kolk (2015). The Body Keeps the Score.

Health Resources & Services Administration:

https://data.hrsa.gov/topics/health-workforce/shortage-areas