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What are the new cool technology advancements for mental health clients and therapist resources? What have legislatures passed that affect mental health policy and practice? Do those affect each other or ethical concerns?
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How Meta court rulings affect mental health awareness
There has been a lot of buzz about social media and mental health awareness. It is clear that some aspects...
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Serotonin’s role in mental health is now in question
Serotonin imbalances in the brain have become a popular explanation for depression, anxiety, and OCD. Understanding serotonin's role in mental...
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AI apps for therapy session notes. What to know.
There is a new rash of AI apps for therapy session notes on the scene. Transcription software for mental health...
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The 90837 insurance code crackdown
Ahhh the ole' 90837. If you have worked with billing codes for insurance, you know how common this one is....
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Are men and boys falling behind? What to know and how to help.
Economic and social markers now show that men and boys are falling behind in multiple aspects of American society. Researchers...
Read More
How Meta court rulings affect mental health awareness
There has been a lot of buzz about social media and mental health awareness. It is clear that some aspects...
Read More
Serotonin’s role in mental health is now in question
Serotonin imbalances in the brain have become a popular explanation for depression, anxiety, and OCD. Understanding serotonin's role in mental...
Read More
AI apps for therapy session notes. What to know.
There is a new rash of AI apps for therapy session notes on the scene. Transcription software for mental health...
Read More
The 90837 insurance code crackdown
Ahhh the ole' 90837. If you have worked with billing codes for insurance, you know how common this one is....
Read More
AI for suicide prevention: High hopes, but still more to learn
Research shows doctors and clinicians are often unable to accurately predict suicide. As if suicide wasn't sad and humbling enough...
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Smartphones detect mental health difficulties?
Maybe the apps really are watching us.... I'm sure we've all had many of those moments. You're talking with a...
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Fentanyl crackdown 2025: What it means for services
If you've seen the movie Traffic, you've seen the portrayal of a difficult, but poignant question. Does drug policy lie...
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Harm reduction for addiction: Not just ensuring safety
Harm reduction is an evidence-based, if controversial, approach to substance use difficulties. Many individuals as well as some clinicians believe...
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More NIH grant cuts: Mental health included
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) provides research grants to fund research in multiple areas of medicine and mental health....
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AI apps for loneliness: Tech’s attempts to help
Loneliness on its own sucks to experience. And I'm sure we've all been there at times, in a personal sense....
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Department of Education mental health cuts
The Department of Education announced that it will cut funding for mental health services provided to qualifying school districts across...
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Recent substance abuse and mental health funding cuts
The second Trump administration has brought a lot of change and confusion to government policy. This includes healthcare in the...
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Political anxiety and stress: How do therapists help?
Political stress often gets discussed during election season. However, US presidential administration policies in 2025 continues to create great uncertainty...
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Conversion therapy case reaches Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to a lower court ruling accepting the State of Colorado's ability...
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How effective are AI therapists? What are human therapists to do?
We have written about initial research on AI therapy chatbots. Recent reports point to a drastic recent increase in AI...
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HHS rules and US health department shake-ups
U.S. political transitions every 4-8 years typically bring about a range of changes for many government departments. This includes policy...
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Stanford plays with AI and mental health genetics
Even the mental health field can't stay out of the AI hype. Our work is very human driven, but it...
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Ethics continuing education training: Top 5 challenges in practice
It's getting closer to the end of another year and another licensure period for many clinicians. For some, it's a...
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AI for mental health diagnosis
A machine that can diagnose disorders? Well, it may not be too surprising with everything AI seems to be able...
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