Mental Health
The leading cause to disability worldwide (2019)
What is mental health (specifically depression)
This occurs when an individual continues to engage in a behavior with difficulty stopping or moderating. This involves compulsive engagement in the behavior, such as drinking alcohol or gambling. The compulsive nature of this surfaces as a result of rewarding stimulation in the brain, and a subsequent desire for the brain to crave that stimulation in order to induce pleasure.
What is addiction
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline number
What is 9-8-8
The only requirement for membership
What is the desire to stop drinking/stop using
H.A.L.T. (Explain why we use it)
What is: Identifying if we are experiencing some main triggers (Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired). Being mindful of what may be contributing to cravings.
Working with depressed individuals to gradually decrease their avoidance and isolation and increase their engagement in activities that have been shown to improve mood. Many times, this includes activities that they enjoyed before becoming depressed
What is Behavioral Activation
Needing to use more of a substance in order to obtain the desired effect
What is tolerance
This is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. Started in 1979.
What is the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Open vs. Closed meetings. Explain the difference
Open Meetings: Open to the public! You can invite a friend/loved one who is not an addict to these. Perfect for individuals in your life who would like to know more about the disease and learn how to support you!
Closed Meetings: Open only to those who are wanting to stop using substances.
G.L.A.D (Explain why we use it)
What is: Grateful, Learned, Accomplish, Delight
A mindfulness exercise that focuses on gratitude and noticing the positive in everyday situations
Identify two factors that can lead to mental illness
-Traumatic life experiences
-Genetics
-Physical injury/illness
-Environment
(Therapist may accept other ideas)
In 2015, it is reported that __ of 35 alcoholics have never received treatment.
What is 34
This program has over 20 different locations with levels of care including: residential, inpatient, PHP, and IOP. Founded in 1907
What is Rogers Behavioral Health
In the 12-steps, this step refers to when a member of AA/NA "carries the baton" of recovery to other members of the community.
What is the 12th step: "Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to addicts, and to practice these principles in all our affairs."
H.O.W (What is the importance of using this)
What is: Honesty, Openness, Willingness
Honesty, openness, and willingness is a huge factor to success in recovery. We need to be honest with ourselves (and others!) and be open and willing to learn
50% of mental health symptoms start at this age
What is 14
Addiction/Substance use disorders are more than just the use of substances. What are two (or more) symptoms that go into substance use disorders that clinicians look for to make a diagnosis?
Therapist discretion: May include: tolerance, withdrawal, frequency/amount of use
Created circa 2006: "Founder, Jamie Tworkowski, didn’t set out to start a nonprofit organization. All he wanted to do was help a friend and tell her story. When Jamie met Renee Yohe, she was struggling with addiction, depression, self-injury, and suicidal thoughts. He wrote about the five days he spent with her before she entered a treatment center"
What is: To Write Love on Her Arms
Two steps in one question! Identify which steps these are: "Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all."
"Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others."
What are steps 8 and 9.
S.L.I.P. (what is the importance of identifying this?)
What is: Sobriety lost its priority
This is the time where we need to take a step back and consider how do we make recovery and sobriety a priority in life. Maybe it is about going to a meeting or getting back into treatment. Other ideas?
Suicide accounts for 1 in ___ deaths globally. Suicide is the ___ leading cause of death in individuals aged 15-29 years.
What is 100
What is the 4th
Although some of this percentage may not be in direct relation to substance abuse, Americans consume __% of all prescription pills globally (2019)
What is 80%
This is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation. Their mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities.
What is: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Code phrase "Friend of Bill." What does it mean?
Sometimes when you are on vacation or at a conference of some sort, there may be a room labeled "Friend of Bill." This is in reference that there is probably an AA meeting going on! Bill Wilson is the founder of AA
K.I.S.(S). (what's the importance?)
What is: Keep it Simple (Silly)
Sometimes we need to get back to basics.