Mental Health Care for Every American: Finding the Right Support for Children, Seniors, LGBTQ+ Individuals, and Rural Communities

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One Size Does Not Fit All The phrase mental health providers near me means something different depending on who is typing it into the search bar. A mother searching for help for her fifteen-year-old daughter needs someone trained in adolescent brain development and family dynamics. A retired veteran in a rural county needs a provider who understands … Read more

Therapeutic Foster Care for Adolescents: Treatment Foster Care Oregon and Multidimensional Models

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Marisol Pereira had been a foster parent in Eugene for eleven years before she said yes to her first therapeutic foster care placement. The boy was fourteen, named Jaden, and had cycled through nine placements since age seven. He had been hospitalized four times for self-harm and was stepping down from residential treatment in Idaho. … Read more

Therapeutic Foster Care for Adolescents: Treatment Foster Care Oregon and Multidimensional Models

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Marisol Pereira had been a foster parent in Eugene for eleven years before she said yes to her first therapeutic foster care placement. The boy was fourteen, named Jaden, and had cycled through nine placements since age seven. He had been hospitalized four times for self-harm and was stepping down from residential treatment in Idaho. … Read more

Beyond Basic Therapy: Understanding Medication Management, Intensive Outpatient Programs, and Specialised Mental Health Care

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When Weekly Therapy Is Not Enough You have been seeing a therapist for several months. The first few sessions felt productive. You appreciated having a neutral person to talk to. But somewhere along the way, the progress stalled. The anxiety still spikes without warning. The depression still makes getting out of bed a negotiation every … Read more

Beyond Basic Therapy: Understanding Medication Management, Intensive Outpatient Programs, and Specialised Mental Health Care

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When Weekly Therapy Is Not Enough You have been seeing a therapist for several months. The first few sessions felt productive. You appreciated having a neutral person to talk to. But somewhere along the way, the progress stalled. The anxiety still spikes without warning. The depression still makes getting out of bed a negotiation every … Read more

Severe Eating Disorder Decompensation: When Bulimia and Binge Eating Become Medical Emergencies

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Priya, a 26-year-old graduate student in Boston, Massachusetts, had been bingeing and purging multiple times a day for almost five years. She had told one therapist about it, briefly, four years ago. Her boyfriend knew, more or less. Her family did not. The Saturday night that ended her secret began like most Saturday nights: a … Read more

Severe Eating Disorder Decompensation: When Bulimia and Binge Eating Become Medical Emergencies

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Priya, a 26-year-old graduate student in Boston, Massachusetts, had been bingeing and purging multiple times a day for almost five years. She had told one therapist about it, briefly, four years ago. Her boyfriend knew, more or less. Her family did not. The Saturday night that ended her secret began like most Saturday nights: a … Read more