Nevada MFT Family Team

05/01/2024

Building on the momentum of the Access MFTs initiative, Arizona joins Iowa, Virginia, Tennessee, and Maryland as the latest state to enact legislation supporting MFT licensure portability.

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04/25/2024

Russell Hurlburt, psychologist at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas says ‘A penny for your thoughts?’ is probably the most interesting question in the world."

While experts disagree on how common self-talk really is, they wholeheartedly agree that it’s a valuable tool for self-discovery.

12/12/2023

Mental health experts tell HuffPost exactly how they stay happy during a stressful time of year.

11/18/2023

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is rolling out a new plan for health care organizations and hospitals trying to fend off an influx of ransomware and nation-state cyberattacks.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is rolling out a new plan for health care organizations and hospitals trying to fend off an influx of ransomware and nation-state cyberattacks, an agency official first shared with Axios.

11/10/2023

Self care isn't easy: maintaining firm boundaries is self care, saying no is self care, eating properly, exercising, getting enough sleep, honest communication - this is proper self care.
And as a therapist, it's imperative to take very good care of ourselves because of the work we do.

10/31/2023

Both Schools of Public Health in Nevada aim to reduce leading causes of childhood death, abuse, neglect and other challenges

10/28/2023

In Israel and Gaza, people are now coping with the death and kidnapping of loved ones, of watching others die, of trying to stay safe and simply get food and medicine needed to get by. Past studies of mass traumas suggest that they're all at risk of trauma-related mental health problems.

The Israel-Gaza conflict is likely to leave people in the region struggling with trauma-related mental health symptoms for a long time to come.

09/20/2023

At new mental health courts in California, judges will be able to mandate treatment. California's controversial mental health courts to start up in October.

In several California counties, new mental health courts open up in October. Officials hope to persuade people with psychosis to accept treatment. Critics say, it looks more like coercion.

09/01/2023

NYC’s Mayor Adams' new budget allocates $9 million to a telehealth program exclusively for New York City high school-aged teens. The article’s author, a Jr. at Columbia, says he worries about “Zoom fatigue,” limited access to high speed internet, and finding privacy for telemedicine therapy appointments.

A proposal to establish the biggest student mental health program in the country contains a paradox. With teens' mental health struggles partly fueled by screens, is teletherapy the right tool?

08/23/2023

Remember to check in. It can make all the difference in the world.

07/25/2023

What we learned:

One of the biggest surprises was the frequency of text-message traffic.

Most people think that by calling 988, like 911, emergency services will automatically head their way

Fewer than 2% of calls end up involving law enforcement and most are de-escalated over the phone.

The hotline needs federal and state funding intervention (like 911) to be sustainable.

Mental health experts say the three-digit number has made help more accessible​ than before.

07/24/2023

Climate Psychiatrist for anxiety
From The New Yorker: What to Do with Climate Emotions
If the goal is to insure that the planet remains habitable, what is the right degree of panic, and how do you bear it?

If the goal is to insure that the planet remains habitable, what is the right degree of panic, and how do you bear it?

04/09/2023

“The goal of street psychiatry isn’t necessarily to provide lifelong care on the street. “Rather it’s to help these folks get to the point where they are back on their feet, ideally housed, so that they can obtain care from clinics going forward. That initial care on the street is critical though because it enables them to relaunch their lives. “

Street psychiatry teams starting up around the country are bringing needed treatment to street corners and tent encampments by engaging high-acuity individuals who are homeless and seriously mental...

03/24/2023

Telemedicine use is likely to see another upswing, say experts. Learn what else they are forecasting for this year.

12/23/2022

For over two decades, AAMFT, along with tens of thousands of MFTs, has diligently advocated for this very deserved right to practice and serve a huge portion of Americans in need of mental health services. We are so thrilled to announce that the Mental Health Access Improvement Act, authorizing MFTs as Medicare eligible providers, has passed!

12/06/2022

The mother-daughter duo sat down with StoryCorps Mobile Tour facilitator Sarah Padgett in October to reflect on Serena’s autism diagnosis, how it led her to mixed martial arts, and her plans to become the first autistic female UFC fighter.

https://knpr.org/desert-companion/2022-11/tough-kick

12/04/2022

Interesting statistics! The Census Bureau doesn’t track love, but it does keep tabs on American relationships.

These days, Americans are now less likely to be married and more likely to live alone. When people do marry, they’re doing it later in life than in the past.

Americans are now less likely to be married and more likely to live alone.