mentalhealth

For-Profit Corporations Are Buying Up More Psychiatric Hospitals. Some Flout Federal Law With Scarce Repercussions.
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Psychiatric hospitals — increasingly owned by for-profit corporations — are illegally turning away patients during crises. Yet only a handful face penalties, with fines that are trivial, a ProPublica investigation found.
https://www.propublica.org/article/psychiatric-hospitals-emtala-mental-health-profit?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #MentalHealth #Psychiatry #Hospital #Law #Health #Medicine

#ShitIFind #MentalHealth #MentalIllness #ChronicPain #healthcare #USHealthcare #FreeLuigi

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I Must Come Clean: I Have #Trump Derangement Syndrome—And Here’s Why https://www.blueamp.co/p/i-must-come-clean-i-have-trump-derangement

"You may get TDS if you have a strong dislike for adjudicated rapists, #Jan6 insurrectionists, #Putin -suckling seditionists, and golden-showering onanists. TDS is inflamed just by encountering un-sweater’d, White Bill Cosby the Convicted Felon, or seeing him make the Oval Office look like it was decorated by Pizarro.

It must be TDS to despise the worst “human” shuffling his cankles in #America. A vile, venal, fragile, flabby, narcissistic, lazy-ass, selfish, sociopathic, soul-holed, gauche, gaudy, perpetually dumbf*ked man, woman, person, camera old coot, who looks like someone piled a burnt-ochre-colored watermelon on top of a jello-gelatin factory spill"

#news #politics #usa #donaldtrump #russia #ukraine #eu #nato #tech #ai #culture #economy #mentalhealth #health #unitedstates #media #press #tv #BAM #canada #europe #writing

When roles shift—kids grow up, jobs end—we often lose our bearings. But that uncertainty? It’s an opening. Real change starts with permission to imagine, explore, and break what no longer fits. If you're in that space and need a guide, I offer one-on-one coaching on a pay-as-you're-able basis. Let’s talk:

https://calendly.com/mckra1g/lscc-media-consultation

#mentalHealth #life #growth

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This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.
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When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts suggest to help you through the external appeal process.
https://www.propublica.org/article/health-insurance-denial-external-review?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Health #Healthcare #Insurance #MentalHealth

A teacher called over a dozen therapists to find mental health care following a miscarriage.

An EMT spent months looking for one after a suicide attempt.

They couldn’t find any in-network provider able to see them. Now they're suing their insurer.
https://www.propublica.org/article/emblemhealth-ghost-network-mental-health-lawsuit-new-york?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Law #Health #MentalHealth #Lawsuit #Healthcare #Insurance #NewYork

Caring community members Tracy and Mike Brooks suffered a huge personal loss: the death of their beloved son Zachary. As they prepare for a Nov 15 Celebration of Zachary’s life, if you’re able, please help lighten their load: https://www.gofundme.com/f/rw4uk-honoring-zacharys-life-and-legacy.

#Aromas #SantaCruzCounty #MontereyCounty #Seaside #MontereyBay #SuicidePrevention #Suicide #MentalHealthAwareness #MentalHealth

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If the upcoming holidays already have your guts in a knot over facing family, here's a few posts I wrote about how I personally prepare.

https://tippitiwichet.wordpress.com/2024/11/05/how-i-am-preparing-for-the-upcoming-dysfunctional-family-holiday-season/

https://tippitiwichet.wordpress.com/2024/11/06/preparing-for-my-dysfunctional-family-holidays-pt-2-grounding-and-gratitude/

https://tippitiwichet.wordpress.com/2024/11/17/forgiveness-practice-compassion-is-the-cure-to-rage/

#mentalHealth

Next time you catch yourself saying: 'Fuck. That was stupid. Why did I do that?'

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'Fuck. That was thoughtless. Why did I do that?'

Then it becomes a problem you can work on vs. a reprimand from a shitty boss.

Be kind to yourself.

#kindness #selfcare #health #mentalhealth #psychology #science #alttext #art #photography

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