02 March, 2010
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- I'm a graduate student in the Masters of Public Health program at the University of Missouri. My emphasis is on Health Promotion and Policy. I received my BA in Psychology from MU in 2006 and took a job working with mental health inpatients at Mid-MO Mental Health center, reponsible for assisting with evaluations and assessments and leading group/social interaction activities. I left in 2009 to briefly run a MO Army Nat'l Guard MP unit while they deployed to Afghanistan and I have previously deployed to Iraq back in 2003. I have 4 cats that graciously allow me to live with them, I love to read, and my guilty pleasure is watching episodes of Star Trek, any series. I hope to follow my MA in Public Health with one in Healthcare Adminstration and then work at a not-for-profit hospital helping to provide the best healthcare possible to the community at large.
Hey Matt,
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting this! Really effective documentary. I liked how they highlighted that mental illness is just as treatable as diabetes or hypertension, yet that unlike these conditions, numerous barriers like shame and stigma keep people from reaching out and getting the help that they deserve.
Thanks Stephanie! I thought the same, although I think the real focus needs to be on everybody ELSE and THEIR views on mental health conditions. As important as it is for those that think they may have a disorder to seek and receive help I think it's important they feel like they could do so without fearing the social repercussions, ideally because there would be none.
ReplyDeleteConvincing those with disorders they'd be free from stigma would be a TON easier if they really WERE free from stigma.
Not sure if I articulated that effectively but hopefully you get my point. :)