More Than 1 in 9 Adults With Co-Occurring Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders Are Arrested Annually

Pew Trust Only 10% of all adults with co-occurring disorders received treatment for both conditions in the past year, national survey data show Policymakers are increasingly focused on justice system interactions with and outcomes for people with either mental illness...

Will New Hyper-Realistic Video Filters Harm Mental Health?

Gwendolyn Seidman Ph.D. Close Encounters We are not the first to point to one of Silicon Valley’s favorite tenets, move fast and break things, and say, that’s fine, as long as those things aren’t people. But nowhere is this more…

The Road to Deep Emotional Connection With Yourself

Lawrence J. Cohen Ph.D. Playful Parenting   Acknowledge the emotions you have, and accept them all as normal and universal Adults still need all of their emotions to be seen, recognized, reflected, and validated, just like toddlers, kindergartners, school-age children,...
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Innerworld  Visit Innerworld: https://inner.world NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the revolutionary mental health platform Innerworld announces multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Jewel as Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer. The longtime mental health advocate joins Innerworld’s Founder and CEO Noah Robinson to build the largest community in the metaverse for…

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