"Workforce is an essential and foundational component for any attempts to address population health. Without"
This is an excellent piece that speaks to the need and what meeting that need can deliver. Being a very old person w/o a degree in MH all I can do is support these efforts. Though a few years ago I discovered crisis counseling as a volunteer. I do that work (volunteer=work for free) nearly daily. So I guess in the abstract I'm engaged at a community level.
Not sure that counts since being a volunteer, in any field, is kind of meh to those organizations. I do know that I can put out emotional couch fires. The system as you present needs to help but the house fires out.
You are the front line, Mark. Without leaders like you, there would be a massive gap once a person expresses need and when they get help. The work you do literally saves lives. This call to action is about encouraging policy makers to support those in community, like you, who are making a difference in mental health. We need more people to help as the supply demand imbalance won't fix itself.
"Workforce is an essential and foundational component for any attempts to address population health. Without"
This is an excellent piece that speaks to the need and what meeting that need can deliver. Being a very old person w/o a degree in MH all I can do is support these efforts. Though a few years ago I discovered crisis counseling as a volunteer. I do that work (volunteer=work for free) nearly daily. So I guess in the abstract I'm engaged at a community level.
Not sure that counts since being a volunteer, in any field, is kind of meh to those organizations. I do know that I can put out emotional couch fires. The system as you present needs to help but the house fires out.
You are the front line, Mark. Without leaders like you, there would be a massive gap once a person expresses need and when they get help. The work you do literally saves lives. This call to action is about encouraging policy makers to support those in community, like you, who are making a difference in mental health. We need more people to help as the supply demand imbalance won't fix itself.