Moral Distress: The Struggle to Uphold Ethics in Healthcare
With the ongoing pandemic, healthcare workers are experiencing symptoms of moral distress and moral injury. Read January’s Behavioral Health Partners blog to learn more about the causes, symptoms and solutions for moral distress and moral injury.
Are Mindfulness Apps Effective?
Mindfulness is defined as the practice of maintaining a nonjudgmental state of heightened or complete awareness of one’s thoughts, emotions or experiences on a moment to moment basis. There are many apps that can help one practice mindfulness, but not all of them are useful.
Providing Mental Health Support for People Affected by Systemic Racism
Systemic racism affects BIPOC’s mental health in a multitude of ways. Understanding these effects can tremendously help both clinicians and clients. Read this month’s BHP blog titled "Interactions between systemic racism and mental health" to gain knowledge on this complex issue.
Understanding the Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences - (ACEs)
Adverse Childhood Experiences, or ACEs, are negative events that happened in your childhood that can impact your stress response, mental health or even physical health. Read this month’s Behavioral Health Partners blog to learn more about a study conducted around ACEs, and how to lower the impact ACEs have on your everyday life.
Reducing Anxiety by Increasing Your EQ
"Anxiety" is a feeling that often masks other emotions. When difficult situations occur and you ignore your reactions, you may think that the feelings have gone away. Allowing yourself to notice and express feelings is how you can move through them instead of staying stuck.