MAHA for Mental Health 🧠 [policy collection]

Eamon · October 30, 2024, 12:09pm

Before this website created this Collections feature, I was already building my own policy collections, which now exist in the comment-section of MAHA for Mental Health .

Here is the list of Policy Collections that are within the thread as of now.

Impact of Pornography
Upgrading Diagnostics: Brain Imaging, etc.
Nutrition, Chemicals, & Environmental Toxins on Brain Health
MASA: Veteran Care
Early Education: Self-analysis, Self-reliance, Self-discipline
Integrated Support Systems for: First-Responders, Intense jobbers, College Students
Familial Bonding & Neurodevelopment
Pain Management, Addiction, + Controlled Substances
Mental Health vs. Health Insurance
Medical Protocol Redesign & Long-Term Care Management
Fixing Isolation for Everyone: Community Programs & Job-Training
Researching Prevalent & Rare Disorders
MASA: Homeless Care
New Medicines and Alternative Therapies
Toxic Academia: “Woke” Intervention in Institutions, Scientific Journals, etc.
MASA: Victims of Abuse + Crime
Psychoanalysis as Public Safety: Prisons, Schools, Gun Laws
Modern-Day Mind Control: The Information War, Covert Influences, PsyOps, + Cult Programming
Pedestrian-Support: Emergency Care, Service Animals, Restful Public Places, Innovative Models
Comparing the Best Modalities of Therapy: Science vs. Pseudoscience
Tax Deductible: Habits + Routines for “Staying Sane in America”
Toxic Body, Toxic Mind: Big Ag + Big Pharma vs. Mental Illness

Leave your thoughts here, or on my original thread!
I will be glad to work with you on any subject.
-Eamon

Make America Sane Again.

Junebug · November 7, 2024, 7:07pm

Maybe this is covered under one of the bulleted items and I missed it but I’m seeing a lot of psychosis related to the election of Donald Trump. These women particularly have been brainwashed to believe he is a monster who is going to cause them to die if they conceive. It’s truly a tragedy. They are angry, afraid, drawing inward rather than reaching out, cutting off family members who they see as DJT supporters/voters. How do we correct this? They wouldn’t self report because they see themselves as normal and us as the problem. They need reeducating. About a lot of things.

TinaFahy · November 8, 2024, 12:27am

Just give it a little time to correct course and within the year they will be able to buy affordable groceries again. They don’t know it but it’s a temporary delusional illness and it’s not something that will be multigenerational.

RNRose · November 18, 2024, 9:38pm

Policies for transitioning from sole pharma-based treatment to new advances in treatment modalities, nutrition awareness, as well as new technologies such as medbeds, scala energy etc. with the goal of each person becoming productive in contributing their talents and skills. And the provision of more safe, nurturing living environments.

Apriltom · November 22, 2024, 3:57pm

As a former Special Education Teacher and parent to kids with emotional/behavioral disorders, I feel a policy for a better rehabilitation programs should be made and that we institute mental health long-term care facilities again, but unlike the old asylums that were abusive and torturous. Our crime went up when they closed those down and threw millions of people on the street and homeless and unable to access resources. We have increased knowledge and technology so much that this should not be an issue.

As a teacher of some of the most severe behaviors and mental state, that sadly, most teachers could pinpoint who would be imprisoned or sadly dead after graduation or dropping out of school. Also, I was injured by a student due to explosive behaviors, which left me with a mild traumatic brain injury and 2 years later led to a disorder called functional neurological disorder, which took my career, freedom, ability to drive or afford to live on my own and most recently, court ordered that my daughter was to live with her father. The entire legal system has messed with my life.

If we had policies in place, these kids could be taught in long term care facilities upon the first signs of abnormal harmful behavior and could get the medical and educational and mental care they need in order to live and succeed in a normal life. A person instituted with all individual needs could stay until goals were met and not be thrown out in the streets, but enter a probation so type of period with daily to weekly to monthly check ins with medical professionals and social workers to become successful without the fear of not having support or resources.

As I have written countless papers and have had years of research in this issue, I know firsthand that the majority of prisoners, criminals, felons/misdemeanors are committed by those with mental illness, which is totally preventable.

I’m not a policy maker, but I do know what it takes to help and teach skills to those with emotional/behavioral disorders and if they aren’t taught, then who can expect them to perform normally in society? This would help the healthcare industry, economy, crime, and so much more!

ExpandingBoy · November 23, 2024, 5:32pm

We absorb toxins through our digestive system but more efficiently through our skin, lungs and possibly through radiation exposure (EMFs). Let’s expand the toxin-load reduction act to include transdermal, airborne, Electromagnetic and other energy fields that are found to be toxic.

goodhabitcoach · November 30, 2024, 3:41pm

Make Alternative Health Care More Accessible

The challenges we see today stem from issues of the mind and spirit, which affect the body.

Without managing their mindsets and building a connection with themselves, people often react emotionally rather than thinking critically.

Teaching critical thinking and providing tools to manage emotions and harness the mind’s power are vital steps toward creating positive change.

At the same time, it’s essential to work with professionals who can guide individuals out of habitual thought patterns.

However, when therapists or practitioners share the same limiting beliefs or fears as their clients, it can hinder progress.

Instead of reinforcing fears, professionals must step beyond their own biases and help clients explore new perspectives.

This self-awareness allows them to truly support growth and healing.

Additionally, alternative and complementary healthcare is crucial in addressing the multifaceted nature of human beings.

We aren’t just physical bodies—we are emotional, mental, and spiritual beings.

Making holistic care more accessible helps individuals heal from the inside out, addressing root causes and fostering long-term well-being.

Real transformation happens when we address the whole person and equip them with the tools and support they need to thrive.

Critical thinking, emotional mastery, and holistic care are the cornerstones of a healthier world.

Eamon · November 30, 2024, 10:52pm

I agree with a lot of this. @goodhabitcoach
It would be good if you could cite some specific examples of alternative and holistic care.
I am not opposed to any alternative, but we need data-driven results.
(NIH) (Dept of Education)

The “tools” you mention, must be made explicit to the average person who is unfamiliar with any behavioral concepts. It would be helpful if you could give examples of these tools, to which you are referring.

I would like to make this industry much clearer, substantial, evidence-based, technology-aided, and intuitive to navigate. We must be realists.
We must identify any ideological departure from the goal of sustained sanity.

The model for psychotherapy has split into many subdivisions and modalities.
I am concerned with this broad range of “types”, and the efficacy of using one method versus another. The application of methods that are conducted:
are they being weighed against each other, long-term?
Does each practitioner have a structure for their treatment that is truly productive, or, are their patients being lulled into a perpetual state of dependency?

A person looking for mental-health support is faced with this list of therapy types. How is it possible for someone who is struggling, to understand what “mode” they should be working with, and not wasting their time and money?

BarbaraSwiss · December 1, 2024, 8:17am

I miss the gym in this list.

exercise - coordinated muscular effort - contributes a lot to a cheerful mood, optimism and mental stability.

add some outdoor time for good measure. the sun is healing. We need sunlight.

Eamon · December 1, 2024, 5:03pm

Sure, of course. @BarbaraSwiss
This area of study is well documented. And yes it should be prescribed or suggested wherever possible. Schools must provide exercise for kids, prisons for inmates, military etc.
But I don’t know how ‘exercise’ is “regulated”, so creating a “policy” for it might be found elsewhere on the site.

In my policy-platform, I would want to explore ways we can make gym memberships, miscellaneous equipment, sporting gear tax-deductible. Incentivize people to stay active, and educate the public on minimalist solutions for folks who don’t have time/space/money/their sanity.

I think we should get away from this model/aesthetic that exercise must happen in a fancy studio with fancy machines and fancy clothes. Exercise is not an elitist luxury privilege. It is a fundamental requirement for health.

BarbaraSwiss · December 1, 2024, 5:23pm

True, it need not be fancy.

and it belongs in every reha progam, in every care program,in every therapy, as a basic standard component.

there are bodyweight exercises, rubber resistance bands, water bottles or backpacks filled with stones can make weights, tons of youtube videos… even with a limited budget, a lot is possible.

if it is specially for mental health, group activities might be a good idea. talking to people, working together.

public workout stations are very popular here, and well used. in parks and playgrounds.

else I appreciate what Nicolas Nassim Tsleb calls the “via negativa”, the negative way: stop doing the things that hurt you.

especially treating every kind of lack of wellbeing with medication. often even in children. this better stop.