Urban Gardening: A Community-Based Approach to Improving Mental HealthBy Sharon Vincuilla When seeking to creatively foster positive change in the mental health of individuals, a community-based approac...Read OnSharon Vincuilla 0 014Jul
Community Arts InterventionBy Dave LeonCommunity Arts Intervention – What Is It? Just because people live in the same place does not mean they live toget...Read OnDave Leon 0 030Jun
Volition: Occupational Therapy’s Unique Understanding of the Human Motivation for ActionBy Sharon Vincuilla Occupational therapy as a health profession is concerned with the ability of individuals to optimally perform ac...Read OnSharon Vincuilla 0 008Jun
Tech Training For Mental HealthBy David IsraelianMISSION: We envision the Los Angeles treatment centers for mental health and substance abuse, to incentivize recovery fo...Read OnDavid Israelian 0 005Jun
Why I Created The Art CartBy Angela TuckermanI have a distinct memory of driving through skid row when I was 16 and seeing all sorts of people living on the streets....Read OnAngela Tuckerman 0 003Jun
Stewart Lupton – An Incredible Man, Poet, Musician, and Contributor!By Dave LeonStewart Lupton was a prototypical poet laureate. He wore corduroy smoking jackets with leather elbow pads and spoke in t...Read OnDave Leon 0 030May
Art Cart ExpansionBy Taylor Nicole KayWho, What, When, Why Art Cart pilot description We at Painted Brain believe in reaching out to the community. The...Read OnTaylor Nicole Kay 0 025May
Grief and Loss By Suicide Part 2By Delmar DeversWhen discussing interventions for suicide survivors, the term “postvention” comes up in literature....Read OnDelmar Devers 0 025May
Painted Brain – A Safe Haven For WomenBy David IsraelianIn our society, female-dominated spaces are far and few between. The mission of women’s day is to create a safe space...Read OnDavid Israelian 0 021May
Mental Health Issues Hurt the Scientific CommunityBy Susanna Harris 47 percent of doctoral students and 37 percent of master’s students surveyed met the clinical criteria for depre...Read OnSusanna Harris 0 021May
More Than 13 Reasons Why We Need To Talk About SuicideBy Allison Peters and Angela TuckermanI read the book 13 Reasons Why when I was deeply overwhelmed and suicidal. I had my pills ready to go because other self...Read OnAllison Peters and Angela Tuckerman 0 018May
The Warrior’s Guide To DepressionBy Stephanie LomeliIt feels almost aimless to pull out self-care exercises when you literally do not have the motivation or energy to get m...Read OnStephanie Lomeli 0 011May
Employment is Important for Mental HealthBy Sharon Vincuilla According to the US National Library of Medicine, the importance of employment is that it delivers financial s...Read OnSharon Vincuilla 0 001May
Jail Diversion for Mental Illness As A Life ChangerBy David IsraelianI am a person with schizophrenia. I spent seven months in LA County Jail and four years at Patton State Hospital. Like m...Read OnDavid Israelian 0 029Apr
99% Ape, 1% FruitcakeBy Lulu The Green FairyIt’s not the 99% ape bit of my DNA that concerns me, it’s the 1% fruitcake...Read OnLulu The Green Fairy 0 028Apr
Unspoken: Mental Health in Latino CommunitiesBy Stephanie LomeliThe way the Latino community understands and copes with mental health conditions may be different and puts us at a disad...Read OnStephanie Lomeli 0 020Apr
Children Health Act of 2000 Part 2By David IsraelianJANUARY 24, 2018 BY SINGINGSOCIALWORKERBLOG In Part 1, it was discussed that this law sought to address safety concern...Read OnDavid Israelian 0 015Apr
Evidence Supports Effective Occupational Therapy Interventions for Mental HealthBy Sharon VincuillaEvidence for occupational therapy interventions that address the needs of adults with serious mental illness (SMI) can b...Read OnSharon Vincuilla 0 012Apr
Companionship with Dogs: An Opportunity to Support Resilience in Adults Labeled with Mental IllnessBy Sharon VincuillaThe status of a person’s mental health is related to how the person copes with and responds to stressful situations, a...Read OnSharon Vincuilla 0 011Apr
“Never Had A Friend Like Me!”By David IsraelianHave you ever questioned what makes you feel a strong and intimate connection with an individual? Sometimes, those you...Read OnDavid Israelian 0 011Apr
As The Lead Clinician And A ContributorBy Angela TuckermanEven though my title may be Lead Clinician here at Painted Brain, I consider myself a contributor just like everyone els...Read OnAngela Tuckerman 0 115Mar
Grief and Loss By Suicide Pt 1By Delmar DeversIt has been said that there are two things humans are sure to do, and those are to live and die. Even though everyone wi...Read OnDelmar Devers 0 013Mar
Sassiest And Wittiest Quotes by Carrie FisherBy Angela TuckermanA circle of women with a mission can change the world. Margaret Mead, an early feminist icon and one of the greatest so...Read OnAngela Tuckerman 0 110Mar
Spanking: Abuse or DisciplineBy Delmar DeversAlthough controversial, recent studies show that 55% of American mothers report spanking their children by the age of 3...Read OnDelmar Devers 0 006Mar
THE IMPORTANCE OF SLEEP IN ACHIEVING OPTIMAL HEALTHBy Sharon VincuillaSleep disturbances are the most frequently reported psychiatric symptom in the general population and are commonly asso...Read OnSharon Vincuilla 0 005Mar
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