“You are witnessing the start of a wave of activism to help people within the music scene to fight stigma, to use commonsense harm reduction and mental health support.”
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COVID-19 drives flexibility in mental health therapy
“Human beings just aren’t designed to be isolated in perpetuity,” says Rhonda Cox, executive vice president and chief population health officer at Vaya Health. But that’s exactly what many have had to endure over the past 10 months, and the strain is showing up in the region’s mental health system.
Letter: Look to alternatives for mental health crisis response
“To expect the police person to arrive on the scene and ‘fix it’ is both unrealistic and simplistic. Time to look to alternatives.”
Letter: Speak out about what we want from police
“Let’s demand ethical, compassionate care for everyone in our community and acknowledge that we cannot look to the police for these interventions.”
Letter: Rethink ‘stigma’ of mental health problems
“Promoting stigma and stereotypes may prevent people from seeking help for fear of being considered ‘crazy.'”
Letter: Learning how to talk about mental health
“Yes, it is true, we are told to say there is a stigma to mental health issues.”
Letter: Tillis has abysmal record on health care
“The senator’s actions speak louder than his words. His votes against health care are also votes against mental health.”
Expanded programs support behavioral health issues during pandemic
“You don’t have to be a psychiatrist to know that when you take away people’s routines and jobs, it’s difficult for them, especially if they have a mental illness,” says Brian Ingraham, CEO of Vaya Health. New federal funding will help two Western North Carolina agencies expand mental health services, some directly related to the pandemic and the rest addressing overall behavioral health issues.
Letter: Let’s talk about and support mental health
“I want to encourage dialogue and support for mental health and breaking the stigma in all of North Carolina, including the Asheville area.”
Emotional support animals offer four-legged therapy
When she was just 17, Melissa Colin decided to join the military as a combat medic. “When I first went in, I actually really loved it,” Colin recalls. “I had just gotten out of high school; I had to have my parents’ signature and all that.” Shortly after enlisting, however, she was sexually assaulted, which […]
Letter: Lawmakers must adequately fund mental health care
“I urge our lawmakers to adequately fund life-changing mental health care for the good of our society, economy and future.”
Local experts identify social media use as a factor in teen depression
Based on their work with teens experiencing depression, local professionals discussed their observations of a major factor that has changed in young peoples’ lives since 2005: near-universal use of social media.
Lynne Forrest brings The Reality Formula to Asheville
Author Lynne Forrest will present a three-hour workshop Sunday, March 10, at Jubilee! Community in downtown Asheville. The goal, she explains, will be to help participants “get in touch with the limited story they are believing about themselves in the world, and then I will give them tools to see it in a different light.” The event is a fundraiser for Woman to Woman WNC, which promotes women’s self-empowerment.
Mental health document allows patients to retain choice during crisis
A document that allows mental health patients to request personalized treatment from providers during times of crisis is beginning to gain popularity among those wishing to take charge of their health care decisions.
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Mental health struggles exact physical toll, say Asheville experts
Mental Health Month, observed in the U.S. since 1949, brings awareness to the importance of maintaining mental health as much as physical health.
Letter: Misrepresentations of anti-gun activists
“City Council’s resolution, worthless as it is, repeats the same ignorance expressed by the letter writer in that they think they can ban ‘possession’ of these semiauto rifles with a ‘scary’ appearance, in clear violation of the constitutional ban on ex post facto law.”
Teaching parents about caring for kids with mental health issues
“People with mental health issues can lead full, meaningful lives. Treatment works. Recovery happens. The purpose of NAMI WC is support, education and advocacy.”
Eight Owls Farmstead provides workshops, weight loss through farming
Rain Parker and her partner Temica Ferguson collectively lost 225 pounds through healthy eating and homesteading on their land in Rosman. They transformed their property, which was a foreclosure with mostly barren land, into an active homestead and site of community wellness and educational opportunities.
Asheville-area practitioners provide care for spiritual emergence
The Center for Spiritual Emergence and local therapists provide care for individuals undergoing a spiritual or existential crisis. Providers rule out psychotic episodes and medical conditions to help those undergoing a powerful, life-changing experience of a spiritual nature.
Misbehaving kids? What you probably don’t know
Early childhood education workers are helping children develop coping strategies to deal with the effects of trauma and toxic stress.