Eamon
(MAHA for Mental Health š§ )
October 8, 2024, 11:14pm
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MAHA for Mental Health
āToday we live in a society in which spurious realities are manufactured by the media, by governments, by big corporations, by religious groups, political groupsā¦ So I ask, in my writing, What is real? Because unceasingly we are bombarded with pseudo-realities manufactured by very sophisticated people using very sophisticated electronic mechanisms. I do not distrust their motives; I distrust their power. They have a lot of it. And it is an astonishing power: that of creating whole universes, universes of the mind. I ought to know. I do the same thing.ā
ā Philip K. Dick, in 1978
Make America Sane Again
This āMASAā congregation for Mental & Brain Health seeks to advance the Quality of Medical Care & Resources for all Americans, ESPECIALLY those suffering from a mental or neurodevelopment disorder.
Make America Sane Again: REFORMS
New strategies for affordable care options, especially for those without health insurance ($100 per therapy session is too much). One of the major hurdles to starting therapy is a feeling that it may be a very abstract dedication of funds & time: very expensive, with no guarantee of outcome. Repeated Trials with new therapists āto find the right fitā can be a very difficult sacrifice to make, especially for those who already struggle with daily function and stress-management.
New laws for permitting use of psychedelic micro-dosing (mushrooms & mdma).
Remove all of the DEI, wokism and manualized interventions from the training programs of clinical psychologists and mental health clinicians. The profession of psychology has become so politicized and has lost its foundational principles of understanding and treating the human condition.
The true efficacy and data published of different therapy-styles (e.g. CBT vs. Psychoanalytical).
We need to take a deep look at online therapy companies and determine if these services are legitimately serving the people, or if they are money-making machines.
We need better solutions for veterans, addicts, homeless, foster children, the handicapped, the sick, the disabled, the fatherless, the motherless - whose basic existences may be fragmented, and compromising their will to live.
We need better solutions for families who have experienced tragedy/severe disruption between them, to re-learn how to be a family, and not dissolve into strife.
We need to examine the protocols of psychiatric treatment (needless prescribing of powerful drugs) and continue questioning long term effects.
We need to realize that the combination of puberty and a peer-pressured environment can be dangerous and unpredictable. Pre-teens and Teens must be taken seriously, and not underestimated.
We need to understand the root/environmental causes of atypical mental disorders and neurodevelopment issues in children, continually asking questions on the origins of modern illness: ranging from vaccine injury to autism to gender dysphoria.
Letās investigate what rehabilitative measures can be applied to inmates and ex-cons to set them up for safe transition into society while lowering the risk of future convictions, due to behavioral disorders.
We need to popularize a neurological basis for assessing our self-destructive lifestyles and daily events.
We must realize the profound link between mental health + active relationships so we can prevent damaging effects of isolation + vicious cycles.
We need for the essential function of ātherapy ; counselingā to be much more precise and scientific.
With more robust and cohesive industry standards: with articulated levels of care, and new measures implemented to ensure efficacy and comprehension of therapeutic method, as well as the means to hold practitioners accountable for fraudulent behavior.
We need more sophisticated and developed classifications for Trauma and Depression, and other debilitating conditions.
We need to return to treating psychiatric problems based on psychological theory and real, not fabricated, science.
We need to resolutely understand the connections between diet, metabolism, habits, gut health etc. on state-of-mind.
We need to demystify mental-health with an abundance of evidence.
Make America Sane Again: RESOLUTIONS
(as they appear in the comment-section below )
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: āWokeā 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 solutions for āStaying Sane in Americaā
Toxic Body, Toxic Mind: Big Ag + Big Pharma vs. Mental Illness
Pinned Comments:
Maybe this is covered under one of the bulleted items and I missed it but Iām 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. Itās 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 wouldnāt self report because they see themselves as normal and us as the problem. They need reeducating.
Tina:
We live in a society where trauma is more prevalent than it should be causing children to wrestle with demons they are not equipped to win against. Sexual abuse, neglect, physical abuse causes damage that many struggle their entire life to overcome. Too few find the resilience needed to lead healthy, fulfilling and well adjusted lives in adulthood. Itās a failure of society as a whole. Sexualization assaults innocent children through a myriad of forms- school (peers), television, free rein on the internet, etc.
Environmental toxicity through countless chemical exposures absolutely impacts optimal mental health.
The public education system is dumbed down to the point where graduates earn degrees simply by listening and repeating what they are told, not thinking for themselves. Introducing logic as a required course is one small step in the right direction. Returning to a classical education style and challenging each student at the level they are capable is necessary for growth and nurturing the intellect.
The current version of f he DSM was formulated by 70% of the board having strong ties to the pharmaceutical industry. Diagnostic criteria is based on insurance payouts, not mental health.
Education for social workers has been high-jacked by politically motivated agendas. Diversity and inclusion courses outnumber research and evidence-based courses.
The excessive use of devices by our youth is overlooked. When children spend a bulk of their childhood staring at a screen and using their thumbs, the rest of their development is arrested. Social, physical, mental and emotional development is thwarted for life. Childrenās brains are smaller, they are forever limited in their capacity when they reach adulthood.
We are animated by spirit, we are not alone just physical bodies. There is an absence of faith in most treatment modalities.
Gender dysphoria is a condition brought about by several interconnected factors: endocrine disrupters, social conditioning, and trauma. The fact of the matter is, one can not change the outside to fix whatās wrong on the inside yet, we have a strong arm of āpsyienceā and āprofessionalsā trying to convince the world if you āchangeā your gender you will finally be happy. That never happens, long term. Never. A physical examination of hormones and toxicity levels should always be the first step in treating these individuals.
Bingus247:
Iām a disabled veteran, a single mother, and I graduated with my BS in Texas. This is a two part problem, one as a veteran and another that I donāt see being discussed: mental health in the workplace.
I had to quit my job with the state because they absolutely refused to accommodate me. Despite the agency having their own policy to support the request, HRs denial having anything to do with hardship relative to what is defined in the CFR, and even though I had two doctors: my primary and specialist request on my behalf for accommodations and provided the necessary paperwork.
Elizabeth Block:
I am a spiritual director who has spoken with students in schools of psychology where 3/4 way through their program they are subjected to Marxist professors & critical race theory. They are told to guide their clients toward the possibility they are gay or lesbian through coloring books and other manipulations into their psyche. The reason given in several cases was to overturn the male hierarchy. This causes the students I know great anger. Many psychologists are more interested in promoting the gay alternative life as a solution to anxiety, steering them into it, than truly seeking the good of the client.
I believe there are people who know what āde-transitioningā therapy would like, and we need a committee of experts to begin to lay out plans for creating a new mental health system based on reality based scientific data-h morals and values. The fact is that it will take a massive whole of government approach to doing this. We need to change wokeism treatment concepts. Change universities teaching wokeism ideas. Change licensing boards for needed CEUs and other criteria. Change the DSM to reclassify dysphoria back to disorder. This will require a multi-prong serious plan. Iād love to be involved.
Jules:
But, for some reason, after a few months they always ask āWhat would you to work on?ā Well, I donāt know! I am expecting my therapist to guide me through it. With each therapist I made progress. But, I donāt understand why they keep trying to make you take control when I am expecting them to know what that path should be. My guess is that there is laws or something about the way therapists are trained that make them do this. It seriously hinders the healing process and honest really hurts my feelings for being given up on by someone I am paying.
Ariane:
It feels a bit triggering when my therapist always asks āso what would you like to work on today?ā and Iām not the expert and donāt have the ability to know sometimes so my hour of time and money is wasted with no clear direction. I understand that my therapist wants ME to come to my own healing and Iām someone who appreciates that challenge, but it also feels like it makes the process extremely slow and at times, it WORSENS my mental health because I feel like a failure who is unsupported/unimportant. Iām not able to heal myself on such a deep level without the guidance of someone who IS mentally balanced.
Tricia Mahoney:
When one of our kids was spiraling in late high school, the waiting list for covered care was 8-12 months unless we were referred through emergency inpatient services, which were not covered. I have very good health insurance, and live in a metro area with significant resources, but there are simply no resources unless someone is in crisis. We shouldnāt have to wait until someone is in a life-threatening situation to seek help. If the remote therapy options online are staffed by certified counselors and can be validated, why would they not be covered just as any other telehealth program?
Elizabeth Szlek:
Question to ponder: Is there any such thing as āmental illnessā? No, there is not. The āBibleā of psychiatry is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DISORDERS. They donāt say mental illness, because they are physicians trained in the medical model, where a disease must demonstrate a gross, microscopic or chemical lesion in the body to be considered an actual disease. No mental disorder can meet this requirement, ergo: there is no such thing as a mental illness.
Laura_Lees:
After the presentation, I spoke to the presenter and asked why as a psychologist I wouldnāt do an assessment to help determine whether the patient was actually transgender or was possibly experiencing gender confusion. I used the analogy that I have been told many times by 80 pound anorexic patients that they are completely fine and thereās no need to gain weight, yet if I just took their opinion at face value, their psychopathology would result in death. The presenter summarily dismissed me as eating disorders having nothing to do with transgenderism. He didnāt answer my question about doing an assessment, even though that is one of the core skills of psychologists.
Laurie Fox:
Many people have difficulty with traditional ātalk therapyā and yet the arts therapies are typically not reimbursable through insurance. What I have to do is incorporate music therapy into my LPC practice, when it would be more beneficial for the music interventions to be primary. Iāve worked in MH for 30 years and with combat veterans, persons with acute and chronic MH diagnoses of all ages, complex trauma cases, etc etc and Music Therapy has helped most of them progress more quickly (their words) and also helps them to have a way to regulate through intentional music engagement during their every day lives.
Sara:
I would add changing the current licensing from state to state, weāre short-handed because it isnāt always easy to move and continue practicing since each state has different licensing requirements. If medical professionals can travel and their licensing travels with them, why do we continue to allow licensing organizations to dictate the added costs in order to continue practicing if you move to a different state or if you wanted to provide virtual services to those in areas with need for qualified mental health professionals?
ewilson:
I was a part of a conversation today about Emergency Roomās inability to address the mental health crisis leading to long term boarding of psych patients in EDs. They shared that 40% of individualās first contact with mental health services is via the ER. There is a grant funded āpilotā mental health ER/ walk in center in our area that can address someoneās needs in 72 minutes from walking in to walking out, including scheduling with a follow up outpatient visit within 7 days. There has been great success with the model, however, it is considered ānot sustainableā long term because of the lack of insurance reimbursement and the low rates for MH emergencies. They also shared that Medicaid covers the visits 100%, but commercial insurance will contribute $6 TOTAL towards the claim.
Laura_Lees:
I served two terms as president of the Wisconsin Psychological Association and the bylaws are clear that as a non-profit the organizationās mission is to carry out activities that support the advancement of psychology for professionals and the community. In 2020 during my past-president term, the George Floyd riots occurred and the new board of directors felt compelled to publish position statements supporting Black Lives Matter. They felt it was the duty of the board to support BLM despite the Executive Director and I explaining that the bylaws do not include political activism and, although it was their responsibility to protect WPAās 501(c)(3) status, they were putting it at risk.
SarahPhD:
During covid, I was surprised that neither my state psychological association or the American Psychological Association came out with any type of public statement saying that school closures were detrimental to the mental health of children. Psychological research clearly had shown how important regular socialization with peers is for childrenās mental health. I thought this kind of a public statement could be made with the caveat that the association was not advising whether or not keeping schools closed would affect the transmission of covid. I brought my concerns to the state psychological association via their email listserv, where I was attacked by psychologists who were petrified of covid spreading if schools were to reopen.
jmang128:
I would add something I think of importance which is to add some regulation around sites like betterhelp , where the therapists are paid or incentivized to keep clients for long periods and/or volume of clients, instead of improving their outcomes and giving them the best care.
Sarah Edmonds:
Iām a psychologist in private practice and have been a psychologist for about 30 years. I take insurance in my practice, so I am considered āin networkā with several companies. One of the problems I see is that a therapist gets paid the same amount by an insurance company no matter how severe the problem is in the person they are treating. The diagnosis given to the person does not matter. In other words, the therapist gets paid the same amount for āindividual psychotherapyā no matter if the person is suicidal or if they are depressed over a recent life event. They also get paid less for ācouples counselingā than they do for individual therapy, even though it is more difficult to do. Usually people with the most severe problems tend to go to agencies (like local mental health centers) rather than therapists in private practice, because they donāt have private health insurance. Agencies typically provide little psychotherapy and rely much more on psychiatric medication, which tends to be over prescribed and has lots of negative effects. Agencies are also usually staffed by therapists with the least experience, because therapists want to go into private practice where they have more autonomy and typically see patients with less severe problems. So unfortunately, those with the most difficult to treat problems end up with therapists (if they are so lucky) with the least amount of experience and training.
Laura Lees:
Make needed changes to reimbursement so those who need higher levels of care (e.g., inpatient, residential) can complete the full treatment episode rather than being discharged prematurely by insurance companies. This results in inability to achieve a state of wellness that supports effective functioning upon discharge and contributes to relapses, readmissions and the development of chronic psychiatric conditions. This is particularly true for those suffering from eating disorders.
VISUAL GUIDES
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B.H.1
October 9, 2024, 2:00am
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Excellent ideas and comments.
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Jules
(Julie)
October 9, 2024, 2:17am
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From experience, I can tell you that mindful meditation and Tai Chi have been amazing helpers for my physical and mental health. Mindfulness meditation is/was in k-12 schools, but I havenāt heard about it still existing for a while.
I am thinking that it should be common for meditation and tai chi to be readily accessible and paid for by insurance as a common thing. Or maybe make it a state paid for programā¦if this is a good idea? And also part of gym classā¦assuming gym class still exists in k-12.
I was in therapy for a while. But, I kept having to find new therapists because each one gives up on you. Here is what I mean. I am a deep kind of person and came to understand that I would need to heal on a deep level. My assumption is that most therapists would be willing to take that journey with you. But, for some reason, after a few months they always ask āWhat would you to work on?ā Well, I donāt know! I am expecting my therapist to guide me through it. With each therapist I made progress. But, I donāt understand why they keep trying to make you take control when I am expecting them to know what that path should be. My guess is that there is laws or something about the way therapists are trained that make them do this. It seriously hinders the healing process and honest really hurts my feelings for being given up on by someone I am paying. I am NOT a tough case or anything like that. Can this get addressed as well?
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truth
October 9, 2024, 2:21am
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We need to study meditation and how it benefits the mind.
When a awareness is reached that meditation is the greatest tool to have happiness and mental peace and wellbeing, we should establish meditation centers across the nation for free. Even small ones in parks to just take a break.
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Eamon
(MAHA for Mental Health š§ )
October 9, 2024, 2:23am
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Jules:
My assumption is that most therapists would be willing to take that journey with you. But, for some reason, after a few months they always ask āWhat would you to work on?ā Well, I donāt know! I am expecting my therapist to guide me through it. With each therapist I made progress. But, I donāt understand why they keep trying to make you take control when I am expecting them to know what that path should be. My guess is that there is laws or something about the way therapists are trained that make them do this. It seriously hinders the healing process and honest really hurts my feelings for being given up on by someone I am paying. I am NOT a tough case or anything like that. Can this get addressed as well?
This is absolutely what I am talking about when it comes to addressing questionable Therapy Techniques, firmer expectations, true industry standards ā such as concrete and methodical approach versus a āfreestyleā approach.
This cannot be abided and merely swept under the rug. In some cases it feels like borderline theft. These costs add up.
Great contribution, thank you.
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truth
October 9, 2024, 2:23am
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They studied Tibetan Buddhist monks who meditated everyday for years, and we found
there was a new brain wave called Gamma, something we have never seen in anyone else other than meditators. In short, it meant that these monks were constantly experiencing blissful peace and joy in their minds due to the incredible transformative power of meditation.
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Jules
(Julie)
October 9, 2024, 2:27am
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There have been a few studies on it in the past on the benefits of meditation.
One of the problems with this idea is going to be finding true masters of meditation and tai chi. For example, there are a lot of Tai Chi forms out there. But most of those are bad versions of the original or just made up which is not good. If done really wrong, doing Tai Chi can effect your health in a negative way. Sadly, there are just a small handful of people around the world that still know original forms that truly work. The same thing for mindfulness meditationā¦it can be taught wrong making it useless.
There are still a very small handful of people that know forms that truly work. But, that knowledge is almost gone thanks to decades of true masters either being killed or not passing down their knowledge to the right people.
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Love
October 9, 2024, 2:34am
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I believe the best way to study something is by practicing it yourself.
B.H.1
October 9, 2024, 2:36am
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Be optimistic! I agree, however there might be quite a few masters hiding in plain sight. We can hold Train the Trainer sessions to ensure best practices.
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Eamon
(MAHA for Mental Health š§ )
October 9, 2024, 2:41am
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@truth
Find this study and present it to this forum!
Letās support this thread abundantly with evidence, and demystify mental health.
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Jules
(Julie)
October 9, 2024, 2:43am
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Suggestion: Find one true master and have this person by your side. They will be able to judge if the form is good or not. The only true master I know of (there are so many fake ones) is Helen Liang. You can find here DVDs here: https://ymaa.com/search-results?search=helen+liang
I get the impression from Helen that she was taught by some of the last of the great Tai Chi and Kung Fu masters in China.
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B.H.1
October 9, 2024, 3:02am
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If anyone in charge is interested, I do know an OG master in Texas, too.
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Make Dads Great Again: Give Every Child A Dad
Promote policies that help every child to either have a great dad or have a father figure involved in their life in some capacity. Policies that promote the involvement of Dads in our culture are severely needed.
Fathers mean less poverty, less crime, and less overall hardship. Fathers are paramount in helping kids grow up to stand on solid ground. Thank you.
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Eamon
(MAHA for Mental Health š§ )
October 9, 2024, 1:40pm
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Impact of Pornography
Sex Addiction & Porn Addiction are very real. We can further understand the psychological effects of this kind of addiction and use this knowledge to support people in a therapeutic/psychoanalytical setting.
I am not explicitly advocating for a Ban on Pornography, I donāt know if thatās the solution. I will say that if it was disposed of from the culture, I feel confident that it would be a positive step for our psychological wellbeing.
ā¦Combat addiction + compulsive habits; causes of isolation; causes of dysfunctional relationships
60 years ago the cigarette industry intentionally targeted children to get them hooked for life. Today the pornography industry is doing this. Public indecency laws and obscenity laws already on the books MUST be enforced. Children should NEVER be exposed to soft porn or especially hard care porn. But children are exposed to obscene images at earlier and earlier ages. Their brains have not developed enough to process these images. Vulnerable adults are being intentionally targeted and greatly hā¦
Pornography is profoundly damaging to men, eroding their mental, emotional, and relational well-being. It distorts menās perception of intimacy, reducing healthy sexual relationships to transactional and exploitative encounters. Over time, pornography rewires the brain, fostering addiction-like patterns that make it difficult for men to form genuine emotional connections. This leaves many men trapped in isolation, struggling with shame, anxiety, and dissatisfaction with real-life relationships. ā¦
I agree with the negative effects of pornography, but feel that laws should be centered around facilitating, not forcing, the desired behaviors.
It might be a good idea to bring back relationship classes in middle and high schools. Specifically around issues of communication and effective ways to navigate common problems in romantic (and other) relationships. I believe that men are often drawn to pornography because they feel isolated, and pornography gives them a way to feel like they are inā¦
Great post! I agree with you wholeheartedly. Iām a Clinician providing counseling for couples where the husband struggles with porn addiction and escalated behaviors that come from this addiction. I counsel the wives experiencing betrayal trauma. This not only affects men, but porn addiction is on the rise with women as well as children/teens. From the recent Barna Report:
Porn use remains a growing problem. Three in five adults (61%) report viewing porn.
84% report not having anyone in their ā¦
Pornography has become a masculinity and family killer. It tears apart families and exposes children to grooming, sexual promiscuity, and often exploitation. It often leads to depression and other mental health problems as well and may turn into criminal activity through people carrying out fantasies theyāve grown through pornography. The companies that exist for pornography often allow the exploitation of children in publicly submitted videos and do nothing to protect kids, nor do they work wiā¦
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Eamon
(MAHA for Mental Health š§ )
October 9, 2024, 2:09pm
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Veteran Care
ā¦Caregiver practice reform; Systemic crisis; Reintegration & Job Creation; Corporations bear responsibility for our troops health**
As of today, veterans are subjected to substandard care and left to scream into the void when a physician treats them poorly or is abusive. Weāre sent to patient advocates that try but lack the resources to bring true repair to situations. IG investigations into abusive, inept, or dangerous providers are exceedingly rare. Moreover, Feres Doctrine and prohibitions of lawsuits embolden providers at VA hospitals to do and act however they wish. This results in malicious flags placed in parts of reā¦
Any company that would like to accept a contract from the DOD is required to set aside a fixed percentage of their profit to be determined from any and all government contracts to be donated to a fund that is used to benefit injured, disabled, homeless, etc veterans to be administered by an independent board of directors consisting of Veterans of each branch outside of the VA system with a fiduciary responsibility. Disbursements from said fund are tax free, and congress is unable to touch saā¦
I propose a policy for our homeless veterans. That says. If you served in a combat zone for this country. Then you should be furnished a home with know property tax owed. These veterans have been in a deadly combat zone and deserve to be respected and taken care of. I feel this would help get a lot of homeless off the street and create a lot of jobs. The houses wouldnāt be hard to build and would go together quickly. It would help with a soldier. I honestly donāt understand why this hasnāt been ā¦
Tricare for life should have no premiums or co-pays.
Our country made a promise to our service members. The government promised we would take care of you if you were injured serving our country. It promised to take care of those you left behind if you were killed in the line of duty. And we promised to care for our veterans in return for 20+ years of service.
Obamaās DAA of 2016 started charging premiums on retiree health care which opened the door. Those premiums have been further increased ā¦
If a soldier has lost the ability to conceive due to their service connected disabilities then the VA should cover the cost for conception at least 1 time in the veterans life. ie. IVF and or surrogacy.
I am a disabled female veteran (GWOT) who lost her uterus in an unnecessary medical procedure for my deployment to Iraq.
I had a partial hysterectomy at 24 years old (still had my ovaries) I am now 39 years old and the VA will not help me have a child IVF and surrogacy but will pay for sex chaā¦
No American citizen should be homeless. Instead of using FEMA money for the illegal immigrant Shelter Program, this money and housing ideas can be used for veteran and other needy Americans. Over 653,100 Americans are homeless. This is what we would hope NGOs would be concentrating on. They are already set up as a conduit for housing the border crossers, so the transition would be doable. Food, clothing and shelter are basic needs. A home is stability, comfort, and lessens the anxiety of survivā¦
All veterans need to have free healthcare through Veterans Affairs, especially those who are homeless and without any support. By providing this amount of healthcare, it will create jobs for those veterans in need and create even more jobs to build and staff all of these facilities. The veteran homeless population will decrease and give hope to the people who selflessly served for your freedoms. At no time should veterans benefits be a bargaining chip in any bill negotiating. Veterans should be ā¦
To enhance school safety and deter potential shootings, a policy shall be created to incentivize veterans or active military personnel to reside in homes near public schools. Their presence will act as a deterrent to gun-related threats, with the understanding that any attempt to bring a firearm to school would prompt an immediate, trained response. This proactive measure aims to reduce school shootings by fostering a secure environment where threats are less likely to occur or escalate further. ā¦
āThe Humanitarian Service Members Benefit Actā
Rev. Will Webb, LCM
Founder of Cor12Mission
āThe Humanitarian Service Members Benefit Actā, or āTHSBAā, Should expand VA benefit eligibility to service members who have record of humanitarian mission(s).
Humanitarian Service Members generally are less accepted for VA benefits. Humanitarian Service Members are commonly exposed to polluted water, low quality and/or toxic air, long term solar radiation, long term environmental allergens, mental trā¦
Do we need military hospitals when there is a shortage of doctors and nurses in the civilian sector?
War is traumatic. Do many military hospitals see trauma patients? Where do the majority of military ER doctors do their trauma training? Are the military nurses, medics/corpsmen & medical services personnel used to caring for the needs of traumatic casualties of war? Should military doctors, nurses, medics/corpsmen & medical personnel work in civilian hospitals and drill (like a reservist - ā¦
Veterans deserve care.
The legislative effort to address backpay for military sexual trauma (MST) is encapsulated in H.R. 6023, known as the Veteran Restitution and Justice Act of 2023. This bill aims to amend Title 38 of the United States Code to provide retroactive payment of benefits for veterans with covered mental health conditions resulting from military sexual trauma. Hereās what you need to know:
Purpose: The bill seeks to adjust the effective date for MST claims, allowing veterans tā¦
Objective: To modernize the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) by leveraging blockchain technology. This integration aims to reduce operational expenses, enhance transparency, improve healthcare service delivery, and provide better health outcomes for veterans across the nation.
Rationale: The VHA is one of the largest integrated healthcare systems in the U.S., serving millions of veterans annually. While the VHA has made significant strides in healthcare delivery, challenges remain in managiā¦
The VA has continuously failed our veterans from under rating disability, to subpar health care. They have countless cases of negligence and continue to spend tax payers money on things that ultimately do not help veterans. I purpose that the VA be restructured and all veterans receive government paid medical at any doctor they wish to see. The VA has given veterans 0% ratings for service connected disabilities where the veteran has then been forced to wait years during the appeals process to reā¦
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Eamon
(MAHA for Mental Health š§ )
October 9, 2024, 2:20pm
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Self-psychology, Self-discipline, Self-reliance
ā¦Building Life-Skills and Self-Reliance to build Self-Esteem and future Success; Cognitive Arts + Meditation
Proposing an educational task force to implement curriculum; coaching emotional intelligence, civility, and coping skills in grades k-12.
Television content and absent parenting have precipitated a new culture of promoted distortions in our personal and public narratives.
(Think āmy strange addictionā vs āthe andy griffith showā)
These distortions in thought have led to an increase in voilence, drug use, disease, depression, entitlement, and many other negative results.
Americans now lack thā¦
Building more free, or low income homes will never solve the homeless crisis. And while SSRIās can be for some people, far too many are over subscribed and pushed. This is an issue I know well as someone with bipolar disorder. In order to address these 2 issues we need a few things
a class written into the national curriculum devoted to mental illness, how to identify it, and how to treat it holistically.
more readily available whole of body treatments for mental health outside of the stanā¦
Education guidelines should include encouraging and educating children in practices that will lead to physical, mental, and spiritual health.
Physical Fitness and Nutrition: Children should be taught basic to intermediate levels of nutrition as they move up in grades the same way they do levels of math. Physical fitness should come back as a priority. A call back to JFKās physical fitness program of some kind(part of the JFKās original plan was having teenagers hike 50 mils in 20 hours. It is iā¦
Restore Home Economics to schools, with a new emphasis on healthy lifestyles, as part of a program to teach students the life skills that are sorely lacking in many young adults.
Children spend a full work-week in school all their young lives and many graduate without knowledge of how to care for themselves in the most basic ways.
Cooking, caring for a home, budgeting and banking, simple home and auto repairs, etc. are real life that will confront every student, whether they choose to go to coā¦
Make education FREE. We shouldnāt have to pay money to learn. Learning is a God given right.
Thatās why we have brains. We should be striving to learn as much as we can. So many people are LIMITED to what and how much they can learn because they canāt afford to go to school. I have never been able to go to college because I never had the money to pay for it.
Teach children about the human body, the heart and the brain. What itās actually made of and how it actually correlates to the world ā¦
Require Mental health classes that teaches real mental health issues.
What to look for, symptoms, how to care for yourself or recognize it in others and how to reach out to them or the right people without making it worse.
Make it a safe place for conversation.
Ai can come in great help by it also posing as a or multiple students to avoid in-class delayed post forum discussions to become targetable.
AI can also help to create age appropriate mental health issues or questions for the studentsā¦
Itās time we rethink what our kids are actually learning in school. Things that should be a must:
1. Personal Finance: Managing money isnāt just a skill, itās a necessity. Teaching kids how to budget, save, and invest means theyāll avoid the financial traps so many of us fell into.
2. Budgeting: Itās simple but powerful. Learning how to set up and stick to a budget can make the difference between financial stress and financial freedom.
3. Credit Score: Understanding credit is hugeāitās the keā¦
One last thing is,
I donāt want any Media outlets spreading awareness of the governmentās bidding, on behalf of the government.
I think you are saying that this is an outcome that would be upheld by private citizens and/or a corporate or non-profit sponsor, which is fine, but then, it shouldnāt be the business of the government to produce and enforce laws that adhere to those interests.
I donāt want any private group which adopts institutionalization of āthought controlā to be influencing whaā¦
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Eamon
(MAHA for Mental Health š§ )
October 9, 2024, 2:42pm
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First-Responders & āIntense-Jobsā Support systems
School & Workplace Support systems
(Mental + Emotional Health in Professional/School settings)
There is no world where a person should be forced or allowed to work seven days a week. Not only is work addiction one of the secret epidemics in this country, it is leading to many other problems. Parents are never home. Wages are never fair. Not to mention the physical ailments such abuse of the body causes.
Going without rest is detrimental to a personās physical, spiritual, and mental health. It also makes it near to impossible to thrive as a family when you spend so little time together. Wā¦
Policy Proposal: 24/7 On-Site Mental Health Professional for Medical Staff
Purpose:
To establish a policy requiring hospitals to have a licensed mental health professional available on-site 24/7 to support the mental and emotional well-being of medical staff, including physicians, nurses, aides, and other healthcare workers. This policy aims to address the high levels of stress, burnout, and emotional strain common in the healthcare environment, ensuring that medical staff have access to timelā¦
Mass shootings, violence and even suicides have increased in America along with commonly prescribed psychotropics for ADHD, depression, anxiety and gender dysphoria. The āblack boxā drugs have significant potential risks that include homicidal thoughts, suicidality, dissociation and more. Many mass shooters have mental health issues that likely involve these class 2 narcotics but few are connecting the dots, the medical records are shielded from the public and powers that be hide behind HIPAA ā¦
Each department or type of nursing needs a federally mandated limit to how many patients a nurse can have. Acuity levels should be legally mandated as well. There should never be a time when one nurse on a floor has 3 high acuity patients while the other nurse has zero high acuity patients. For example:
ICU 2-3 patients tops
PCU: should be a required step down unit with 2-3 patients tops
Medsurg: 4-5 patients tops
Observation: 4-5 patients tops
The current āhoursā for nursing homes is ridicā¦
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