PPT-Psychedelics in Mental Health:

Hope is on the Way Jennifer Allen LMFT ATRBC Psychedelics Your Brain On Drugs Politics meets science Government sponsored adds with scare tactics Why What is a drug What makes one a medicine and one a poison. Making menta l health a policy priority ould enhance 5773757630577255773757711576305820357744 lives and have significant social and economic benefits This report ssesses the costs of mental ill health and provides recomme ndations on how governments Teaser. Zak Fallows. 2013-07-03. http://datb.mit.edu. pharmacology@mit.edu. 1. How the Brain Works. You have about 100 billion brain cells, which are called neurons.. Each neuron has about 1,000 connections, called synapses. (This number is extremely variable.). Overview. Childhood mental illness affects the child, family and community. . Estimated cost= $247 billion per year . (NRCIM, 2009). 13%- 20% of children in the U.S.A, experience a mental disorder in a given year . Ombudsman. About Mind. Prevalence. What is mental health? . – . and what are mental health problems?. Stigma. – . what is it? What’s the impact?. Common mental health problems. Toolkit. – . Parker Lewis. Salt Lake Community College. What is psychedelic therapy?. Therapeutic practice involving the use of . psychedelic hallucinogenic . drugs, particularly serotonergic psychedelics, primarily to assist psychotherapy.. Dr Tiff Earle, Consultant Psychiatrist – AWP. (Medical Lead for North Somerset & Chair MH Approvals Panel, South of England). – and –. Stephen Budd, North Somerset Involvement Co-ordinator - AWP. Presenter: David . Clarke. Durham Mental Health Services. Agenda. Mental Illness – impact, stigma, signs. Promoting mental wellbeing in the workplace. Defusing . strong emotion – crisis response (active listening, validation). & Harm Reduction. or:. “I don’t fuck around, but when I do, I don’t fuck around”. 1. Who are you?. 2. What makes you “you”?. What’s the difference between a living and dead person?. GM VCSE Mental Health Forum (including dementia, perinatal, children, young people and adult mental health) Thursday 14 th February 2019 #VCSEEngage Welcome and Housekeeping Stewart Lucas, Strategic Lead, Mind in Greater Manchester Justin Kerr, RN, MS, PMHNP-BC. “Mental . health is defined as a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his . Explore ways families can prioritize mental health together.. Review what mental health supports and services are available to families.. Session Objectives. Mental Health vs Mental Illness. Mental Health. Psychedelics have been a part-often a central and sacred part-of most societies throughout history, and for half a century psychedelics have rumbled through the Western world, seeding a subculture, titillating the media, fascinating youth, terrifying parents, enraging politicians, and intriguing researchers. Not surprisingly, these curious chemicals fascinated some of the foremost thinkers of the twentieth century, fourteen of whom were interviewed for this book. Because no further human research can be done, these researchers constitute an irreplaceable resource. Higher Wisdom offers their fascinating anecdotes, invaluable knowledge, and hard-won wisdom-the culmination of fifty years of research and reflection on one of the most intriguing and challenging topics of our time. Roland R. Griffiths. Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research. Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Drug Science commentary. . 6 major flaws in current criminal . punishment-based drugs policy . Is biased re drugs currently controlled = dishonest so immoral . Puts punishment above harm reduction – another moral choice.