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| FundaMENTAL Matters January 8, 2016 Issue #74 |
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Because there is no health without Mental Health!
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Happy New Year!
The new year marks an exciting time of new possibilities. It's a time of self-reflection and improvement. As you create a list of goals and resolutions and think of ways to achieve a better you, where better to start than improving your mental health?
Make 2016 the year of mental wellness!
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TOP WELLNESS APPS FOR 2016
Check out these
6 apps to aid in mental wellness.
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The Benefits of Mindfulness
Mindfulness
is the ultimate stress-reliever. Stress is more than a performance killer; it's a people killer. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, roughly two-thirds of all hospital visits are for stress-related problems, and 75% of health-care expenses are stress related. Stress can cause high blood pressure, autoimmune diseases, cancer, heart disease, insomnia, depression, anxiety, and more. Mindfulness is a great stress reliever because it takes you out of fight-or-flight mode and brings you into a relaxed state of mental clarity and calm.
Mindfulness improves your ability to focus on one thing at a time. This focus carries over into everything you do. Mindfulness teaches you to avoid distractions and bring a heightened level of concentration to your work. While you may have fallen prey to multi-tasking in the past, mindfulness will help you to kick this nasty, productivity-killing habit. A focused mind is a productive mind.
Click Here for the full article, "Could Mindfulness Make You a Better Leader?"
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DID YOU KNOW?
In 2015, Georgia had one of the lowest rates of access to care for mental health services.
The Access Ranking indicates how much access to mental health care a state has. MHA's access measures include access to insurance, access to treatment, quality and cost of insurance, access to special education, and workforce availability. A high Access Ranking (yellow) indicates that a state provides relatively more access to insurance and treatment.
MHA Georgia is actively involved in "Cover Georgia," a coalition focused on bringing Medicaid expansion to the state. While working with Cover Georgia, a coalition made up of twenty non-profit organizations, MHA Georgia has scripted media messages, collected stories from individuals with lived experience, and worked to secure community and legislative support.
To see more information about how mental health in Georgia compares to other states
click here to read "
Parity or Disparity: The State of Mental Health in America 2015"
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH
Brain Study Seeks Route of Suicide
The
trial will look at the neurological structure and function of people who have attempted suicide.
Now, a study is trying to determine what happens in the brain when a person attempts suicide, and what sets such people apart. The results could help researchers to understand whether suicide is driven by certain brain biology - and is not just a symptom of a recognized mental disorder.
Continue to read about this clinical trial published in International Weekly Journal of Science
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| WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT! MHA of Georgia has many outstanding programs which further our mission of enhancing the mental health of Georgians through education, outreach and advocacy. Check out our website to learn about the many programs we offer in our community. Your support will help us continue our work educating Georgians about mental illness, working to eliminate stigma and advocating on behalf of people with mental illness in our state. Please click here to support MHA of Georgia. |
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