Tag Archives: Mental

Mental health professionals are in high demand as the pandemic enters a second year

Coronavirus has rocked the nation with a year of restrictions, lockdowns, missed gatherings and events, isolation and a staggering loss of more than half a million American lives. As the pandemic stretches into a second year, Americans struggling with increased rates of depression, anxiety, and insomnia are looking for mental health support, and providers are… Read More »

Hospital launches online therapy in response to ‘dramatic increase’ in referral of patients with mental health issues

Saint John of God Hospital has launched a new online therapy programme for people struggling with their mental health due to a “dramatic increase” in admissions and referrals since the start of the pandemic. he hospital recently revealed that it has seen a dramatic increase in admissions and referrals from new and existing patients who… Read More »

Minding the Competition: Ginger’s Karan Singh & Russell Glass on Digital Mental Health Investments

Health Tech Sep 23, 2020• By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH Digital Mental Health startups continue to scale up — in customers, revenues, and investments — as the covid19 pandemic wears on. One of these companies, Ginger, has tripled its revenue this past year, expanded its client base to count more than 200 health plans and… Read More »

Why We Need Specialized Perinatal Mental Health Programs

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) now recommends screening for perinatal depression and anxiety, stating that “clinicians screen patients at least once during the perinatal period for depression and anxiety symptoms using a standard, validated tool.”   Approximately 40 states have instituted guidelines and recommendations regarding screening for perinatal depression; however, we are… Read More »

BabyDoc launch #Askheragain campaign for World Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week

The Baby Doc Parenting community have today launched their new campaign, #Askheragain, to mark World Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week, which runs from May 4 to May 10. World Maternal Mental Health Awareness The objective of this campaign is to raise awareness about common mental health issues women face while pregnant, or in the first year… Read More »

MENTAL WELLNESS

These new findings in neuroscience conclude that your thoughts can change the structure of the brain. “It all begins and ends with the mindset” Most men and women want to generate some sort of change in their lives to help others or to help themselves. They would like to attain the goal. The goal is… Read More »