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Mental Health: Healthy Living
… their resources and coping abilities, their mental health could be impacted. For example, if someone is working long hours, caring for an ill relative, or experiencing economic hardship they … an expert to engage in conversations about mental health. Just a few small words – like asking someone how they’re feeling – can make a huge difference. Whether someone is ready to have that conversation with you or not, most people will appreciate your care … -
Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) Training Course Facilitator Guide
… and skillfully share to benefit others 4.17 Ability to balance own recovery while supporting someone else’s 12 13 Grounding and Acknowledgements, Introductions, Community Learning … and Acknowledgements. 2. Complete introductions. • Pair and share. Ask participants to find someone they do not already know. Take turns listening to each other and complete the … facilitate the pair and share activity. Pair and share activity: Ask participants to find someone they do not already know and introduce themselves, keeping introductions to about 1–2 … -
Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) Training Course Participant Guide
… and skillfully share to benefit others 4.17 Ability to balance own recovery while supporting someone else’s 8 9 Grounding and Acknowledgments (Core Competencies: 1.5; 2.5; 3.7) The State of … about it. Empathy is not the same as dwelling on an issue, and it’s not about feeling bad for someone. Empathy is understanding and feeling what someone else is feeling. It’s a way to validate someone’s thoughts and feelings and to let them … -
Suicide in Wisconsin: Impact and Response
… ▸ TrevorText, text START to 678678 ▸ TrevorChat, instant messaging (with computer) If you or someone you know is in suicidal crisis or emotional distress, help is available. Suicide in … to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help. ▸ Social determinants of health (SDOH): SDOH are defined by the World Health … thoughts, who have attempted suicide, or who have lost loved ones to suicide. AFSP – I’ve Lost Someone https://afsp.org/find-support/ive-lost-someone/ WISE (Wisconsin Initiative for Stigma … -
Self-Harm
… on what self-harm is, who self-harms the most in Wisconsin, and what people can do to help someone who is self-harming. Who can I call for help right now? If you or someone you know is experiencing a suicidal, mental health, and/or substance use crisis, the 988 … cutting, poisoning, hitting, or burning oneself. There may not always be visible injuries on someone who self-harms. Someone who self-harms may or may not have the intention to die by … -
User’s Guide for Participant Satisfaction Surveys
… fits the data submission requirements for DHS. Ensure that completed surveys are handled by someone other than direct care providers and case managers. Peers or volunteers are ideal for this role. However, if that is not possible, someone in an administrative role is usually the next best choice for collecting and data … The message text is generic so that the participant’s confidentiality is not violated in case someone else reads the email. How do I send the survey to the consumer by email? 1. Log into the … -
Rights of Minors in Outpatient Mental Health Treatment - Brochure
… treatment but your parent or guardian is unable to agree to it or won’t agree to it, you (or someone on your behalf) can petition the county mental health review officer for a review. If you … court does the review, within 21 days of the mental health review officer’s ruling, you (or someone acting on your behalf) can petition the juvenile court for a judicial review. A court … -
Mental Health: Care and Coverage
… treatment to people living with mental health conditions. Who is a mental health professional? Someone who can help people get relief from mental health conditions, and find ways to improve … mental health conditions. If you need it, they can prescribe medicine, or can connect you with someone who can determine whether you need medication. They are trained to offer an objective, … -
The 5Ws of Antidepressants
… What? Where? When? Why? *Leave the how to the pill pushers like me Who? How many people know someone taking an “antidepressant”? Who? Looking for people with neurobiological treatment … illness. • Pills won’t fix a broken life or a dysfunctional society • Pills won’t change who someone fundamentally is (i.e. cosmetic psychopharmacology) … � Where? � When? � Why?��*Leave the how to the pill pushers like me� Who? How many people know someone taking an “antidepressant”? Who? Target treatment to malfunctioning brain circuit (based … -
Supportive Employment
… tours, information interviews, job searches, site visits, or completing applications. • When someone says they are interested in working, believe them and take action. IPS Practice Principle … individuals have unrealistic expectations (astronaut, rap star, etc.) Our goal is to help someone figure out what might be needed to move in that direction. • Legal limitations take … -
A Guide to Sources of Support During COVID-19 For People Living with Mental Health & Substance Use Concerns
… resilient.wisconsin.gov 2 General Behavioral Health Support Talk to Someone Who Understands Talk to a person who cares and get help right away with a call or text to … as well as their loved ones Support for Those Experiencing Substance Use Disorders Talk to Someone Who Understands Talk to a person who cares and get help right away with a call or text to … -
LTC Educational Series Pt4 - Resident Point of View in Resolving Complaints
… even when she has to change my bed. She’s got a good heart. o To be asked, not told. o To have someone just sit and talk to me and listen like they really care, just for a couple of minutes. … a little energy at the end of the day – better quality to my life so I can give it back to someone else. o Feeling like I can stay here for a while instead of always looking for a better … -
Peer Services: Peer-Run Respites
… is based on choice, individuals must self-refer to a peer-run respites. People who need someone to make a referral for them may need more help than a peer-run respite can offer. … In other words, positive outcomes are more likely when people in emotional distress talk with someone who has been there rather than being isolated in the community with little to no support … -
Service Participant Satisfaction with Mental Health Services: 2015 Report
… among all of their natural supports, their youth’s services have helped them most with having someone to talk with about their child’s problems, having others with whom they can do enjoyable … in their lives (Figure 4). Of all supports, caregivers feel most satisfied with having someone to talk with about their child’s problems and having others with whom they can do … received. 4. The people helping my child stuck with us no matter what. 5. I felt my child had someone to talk to when he or she was troubled. 7. The mental health services my child and/or … -
DHS Receives Five-Year Grant for Suicide Prevention
… from the CDC will help save lives and save many from the unique and difficult pain of losing someone to suicide.” People experiencing suicidal thoughts, mental health issues, and/or … -
In Wisconsin, Help is 3 Numbers Away - English
… a Crime Disaster Response Life Threatening Situation 988 provides support when a person, or someone they know, is experiencing a crisis: Thoughts of Suicide Mental Health Crisis Substance … -
Small Talks: Talking Points
… scanning social media. Help a child sort out what they hear from friends or see on TV before someone hands them a drink. • There is no right or wrong way to have a small talk. Having a lot … -
Resilient Wisconsin: Trauma-Informed Practices
… how common it is for trauma to be present in certain behaviors and symptoms. Caring for someone in this way can show them as a whole person. Guiding principles for trauma-informed … -
Peer Services: Peer Recovery Centers
… outcomes are more likely when people with mental health and substance use challenges talk with someone who has firsthand recovery experience. Supporting mental health and substance use …