Content Warning: abuse, neglect, poverty, insects, rodents, suicide, depression, dieting, body shaming and bullying ( Read more... )

Therapists, Patients Criticize Kaiser Over Long Delays for Therapy

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One Kaiser therapist from a Northern California facility described similar concerns. She wants to remain anonymous out of fear for her job. She is unnerved by the common practice of steering patients into groups instead of individual therapy sessions ( Read more... )

My Facebook musing: It's interesting to me that the fundraisers I've seen for physical ailments seem to be much more successful than my little psychotherapy fundraiser. Is that because physical treatment is easier to fathom than the vague-seeming process of psychotherapy or a result of the stigma of mental illness (or both)? IDK, all I know is that ( Read more... )

Update: total raised as of Oct 28 is $440.00 from 10 donors, $60 more will make enough for five total therapy appointments. Recognizing that potential donors will need money for their holiday shopping, I plan to resume fundraising in January at some point. This last $60 would provide funds toward an early January therapy appointment. (The first ( Read more... )

1. Know the process in California (review other states for any changes to this information ( Read more... )

Years ago I was trained to examine the connections between the personal and political. In light of my own struggle to get individual psychotherapy from my insurer--one I lost--I've been reading about the difficulty others have had in spite of the so-called parity legislation that was supposed to bring mental health care up to the standard of ( Read more... )

Someone posted this on Facebook for the anniversary of a loved one's death by suicide. I value this perspective. If I ever lose this battle I would prefer for people to remember all the years I held out for the sake of my family and friends, rather than just focus on the final outcome. I think it is amazing sometimes that I have survived so long. ( Read more... )

I was having a conversation with someone about gun safety around children today. I was talking about a shooting in California recently (the salon shooting) and then the conversation shifted to the child of the shooter and his primary victim--the child's mother ( Read more... )

I always remind myself that not all Christians are narrow-minded bigots. I've known Christians who really do endeavor to live up to Christ's all-inclusive love and leave judging up to God as their Bible demands.

Then there are the other kind of Christians. One wishes they would choose another name for themselves so it would be less confusing and ( Read more... )

Mom appeals to Obama for changes in Federal law to enable parents to sue schools and parents of bullies after her son committed suicide.It's bad enough that she's lost her son; now her daughter is being bullied and taunted with reminders of her brother's death. Masika Bermudez-Carrasquillo "helped to get a new anti-bullying law passed in Georgia. ( Read more... )