2nd Story Respite House

06/26/2019

https://www.bustle.com/p/what-does-mental-health-care-look-like-abroad-this-is-how-9-countries-treat-mental-illness-2885010

Being a mental health and disability rights advocate who lives with severe mental illness in the United States is exhausting, and it can feel like never ending battle of fighting discriminatory mental health care policies. According to the World…

05/29/2019

Wonderful poet with striking, but simple words:

Get Neil's book here: http://bit.ly/ournumbereddays Subscribe to Button! New video daily: http://bit.ly/buttonpoetry Performing at Aaron Coleman's book relea...

05/01/2019

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/26/opinion/sunday/suicide-prevention.html

Many of the problems that lead people to kill themselves cannot be fixed with a little extra serotonin.

04/10/2019

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/324884.php

This huge study reveals that too much weight has been placed on genetics being a factor for, in this case, clinical depression. Rather than blame genetics alone, the authors are suggesting that each variant that contributes to depression does so individually in a miniscule way.

After reviewing data on 620,000-plus people, scientists quash claims that a single or handful of genes can have a strong influence on risk of depression.

03/27/2019

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2019/03/22/ketamine-depression-anesthetic-painkiller/ #.XJvu7OSWyUk
Will Esketamine and the subsequent ketamine-based medication be the saving grace of anti-depressants? Here's some history on it.

Known to most as a party drug, ketamine has actually been used clinically for years — and may have a future as a depression treatment.

03/20/2019

https://www.madinamerica.com/2019/03/peer-support-groups-right-official-guidelines-wrong-dr-mark-horowitz-tapering-off-antidepressants/
Looks like tapering off meds at 5mg or even 2mg for a few weeks isn't the optimal tapering range. Studies have found even the tiniest dosage (1/40th of an average starting dose) can have a major effect on the re-uptake and inhibition of neurotransmitters. Brilliant interview.

In an interview with MIA, Dr. Horowitz discusses his recent article on why tapering off antidepressants can take months or even years.

03/13/2019

What kind of positive influence on our minority youth could come out of well-known athletes sharing their experiences?

At Morehouse College, NFL player Malcolm Jenkins, NYU scholar and author Dr. Michael Lindsey and others discuss mental health.

03/06/2019

Are Psychiatric Advance Directives the best way for people to take control of their treatment? The comments on this article hold as much volume as the article itself.

Psychiatric advance directives allow patients with serious mental illness to specify the treatment they want if they become too sick to say so.

02/21/2019

Emotional distress calls are on the rise in Santa Cruz County, and it's no secret that the jails have become a place to discard people who are struggling. Hospitalization is considered "a waste of money", partly because Out Patient services are cheaper to fund and run, and local mental health services and facilities are terribly limited. With the jails crowded and the one local psychiatric hospital crowded, the focus turns now on officers getting trained to respond to emotional crises. Where will this lead us?

SANTA CRUZ — In January, deputies answered 293 calls for “emotionally distressed people.” The total, which is rising steadily, is drastically higher than the days when Sheriff Jim…

12/16/2018

Pie night at Second Story. The midnight Baker in action. Thanks for the apples!