A biologically focused approach has dominated the American healthcare system for decades. Most of America’s national funds for mental health have gone to the biomedical model, emphasizing pharmacological treatments. Ergo, very little of the federal budget is allocated for building protective and risk factor solutions. Obviously, a shift to alternative measures for protective and risk factor management is needed.
Mental healthcare is an intricate process driven by multiple factors in a person’s life. Therefore, creating a single holistic mental health model is crucial to understanding how individuals react to events in their lives.
In the field of public health, the term “upstream” is often heard. This stems from a popular parable that highlights the importance of looking at health issues from a preventative perspective.
CredibleMind enables your organization to address four key issues when providing self-help mental health resources for everybody: (1) matching, (2) mentoring, (3) credibility, and (4) accessibility.
CredibleMind enables your organization to address four key issues when providing self-help mental health resources for everybody: (1) matching, (2) mentoring, (3) credibility, and (4) accessibility.
Finding demographically and culturally relevant help for communities of color is important.
This is especially important as COVID-19 has most certainly impacted the mental, emotional, and spiritual health of individuals in this cohort—and if they identify as persons of color, they may feel as if the impact exacts a heavier toll than on their colleagues.