Some Yikes, some laughs, some bubbles
Welcome to being alarmed twice, being soothed/delighted twice, and also drugs
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“Yikes”
That’s what you will say as you look at this chart from the American Psychological Association’s new survey of mental health professionals. You’ll say “Yikes” because these stats are on increases for demand in the listed areas. Not included: demand staying the same, and demand was already high and has risen over the past three years. You’ll say “Yikes” as you realize what a crisis we’re in.
Get ready.
Now say “Yikes.”
Good job.
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Minnesota Department of Human Services violating state law, says local TV news
KSTP, a local television station here in the Twin Cities, tells the story of Anthony Swope, who agreed to be committed to a state facility to get the emergency mental health treatment he needed. Instead, he went to prison :
Swope waited in jail for nearly two months before he finally received the help he needed, despite the judge’s order and a state law meant to ensure expedited treatment.
That law requires the Department of Human Services to transfer inmates to a state-run facility within 48 hours of a civil commitment.
Swope remained in the Scott County Jail for 57 days.
“I was screaming to the top of my lungs telling everyone I could, ‘this is only going to get worse,'” Heath said.
DHS finally moved Swope to a state hospital earlier this month, but there are still dozens of inmates waiting weeks and even months to be transferred.
Thank you to KSTP for having and supporting an investigative journalism unit.
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Monday on the podcast:
Psychedelically Tripping Out For Your Mental Health
Scientists are busy in labs devising the future of hallucinogenic therapy
Granted, there have been people very high on the prospects of psychedelics for a long time as a means of achieving better mental health. But these folks didn’t appear in scientific and medical circles so much as they appeared in drum circles. Things are different now, with very promising research and results being reported on the ability of these drugs to kind of un-stick one’s mind and achieve a better state of mental health.
We talk with freelance reporter and researcher John Semley, who has been reporting on the gold rush among scientists and pharma companies to create and patent new drugs. We find out when these treatments might be available in clinical settings for the general public and when you can pick some up at your local Walgreen’s.
The High-Stakes Race to Engineer New Psychedelic Drugs by John Semley in Wired.
Regarding the "48 Hour Rule," the legislature passed this due to pressure (primarily from the Sheriff's Association). County Sheriffs (who run the jails) had noted the increasing number of mentally ill offenders residing in their jails and rightfully declared that they did not have the specialized personnel or the kinds of facilities needed to manage the SPMI population. However, DHS was never funded to accept these clients, so the SPMI population still languishes in county jails, or perhaps worse, gets discharged to the streets in need of treatment.