Tag Archives: mental health

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness

Congress declared June 27th as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Day in 2010 (S. Res. 455). Since then, the National Center for PTSD has declared June PTSD Awareness Month, promoting PTSD awareness and effective treatment. Many different people can be … Continue reading

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Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion Releases a New Monograph and Seeks Survey Participants

The NIDRR-funded Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion announces the availability of a new monograph focusing upon the intimacy concerns of individuals with mental health condition: Addressing the Intimacy Interests of People with Mental Health Conditions: Acknowledging Consumer Desires, Provider … Continue reading

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Three New Publications from the Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion!

The NIDRR-funded Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion has three new publications: A Practical Guide for People with Mental Health Conditions Who Want to Work Although a staggering number of individuals with mental health conditions do not work, competitive employment … Continue reading

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Webinar: Peer Specialists in Rural Communities: Promoting Community Inclusion

Join the Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion of Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities and the National Mental Health Consumers’ Self-Help Clearinghouse for the second in a series of free webinars discussing the roles of Peer Specialists in today’s mental health … Continue reading

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Hispanic Heritage Month: Two Hispanics with Disabilities in the Entertainment Industry

Hispanic Heritage Month 2012 has focused our attention on well-known Hispanics with disabilities in various careers – from Supreme Court Justices to artists to actors to musicians to writers and so on.  Today, we will be highlighting two amazing entertainers: … Continue reading

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Honrando a los latinos con discapacidades durante el Mes de la Herencia Hispana

Hoy destacamos el artista Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (también conocido como de Goya), quien es considerado el último de los Maestros Viejos y el primero de los Modernos, y el guitarrista José Feliciano, quien ha sido referido como … Continue reading

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The National Alzheimer’s Project Act and Public Input

The federal government has been charged by the National Alzheimer’s Project Act to create and maintain a national plan to overcome Alzheimer’s disease.  This plan includes guidance to address the specific needs of certain “populations disproportionally affected by Alzheimer’s disease,” … Continue reading

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Mes de Concientización sobre el Trastorno por Estrés Postraumático

Además de Mes de Concientización sobre la Afasia, junio también es el Mes de Concientización sobre el Trastorno por Estrés Postraumático (PTSD). ¿Qué causa el trastorno de estrés postraumático? PTSD puede ocurrir después de que una persona experimenta un evento … Continue reading

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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month

In addition to Aphasia Awareness Month, June is also Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month. What causes PTSD? PTSD may happen after a person experiences a traumatic event (something that is terrible and scary that you see, hear about, or … Continue reading

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Temple Collaborative Seeks User Input on a New Guidebook for Consumers

The Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion for Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities seeks your input into the development of a workbook / guidebook designed specifically for individual consumers – or groups of consumers in community mental health programs, psychiatric rehabilitation … Continue reading

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