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Obamacare and Mental Health: Good News and Bad News

Fitzgerald Counseling Posted on May 6, 2016 by Paul J. FitzgeraldMay 9, 2016

An article was published by US News and World Report yesterday, and it has mixed news about the Affordable Care Act and mental health treatment: the number of people with mental health conditions who are uninsured decreased in 2015, but… Continue Reading Obamacare and Mental Health: Good News and Bad News

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Posted in Current Issues, General Observations, Mental Health Topics, Social Responsibility | Tagged ACA, Affordable Cate Act, EAP, managed behavioral health, mental health, Obamacare

Predicting and Preventing Workplace Violence: An EAP’s Worst Nightmare

Fitzgerald Counseling Posted on September 2, 2015 by Paul J. FitzgeraldSeptember 2, 2015

The recent tragedy involving the murders of a news reporter and camera operator on the air in Roanoke, Virginia is a reminder that workplace grievances and grudges can erupt into violence very easily, and that terminating a person’s employment can… Continue Reading Predicting and Preventing Workplace Violence: An EAP’s Worst Nightmare

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Posted in Current Issues, General Observations, Mental Health Topics, Workplace Issues | Tagged Crisis, EAP, mental health, Violence, Work

Blogging for Mental Health – Reducing Stigma and Supporting Treatment

Fitzgerald Counseling Posted on May 14, 2014 by Paul J. FitzgeraldAugust 27, 2015

} On May 14, the American Psychological Asociation is encouraging members to blog on subjects related to mental health and mental illness. This is an opportune time for me to reflect on what has been accomplished in the nearly forty… Continue Reading Blogging for Mental Health – Reducing Stigma and Supporting Treatment

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Posted in Current Issues | Tagged Funding, Health, Illinois, mental health, Treatment

A Tough Uncle: On “Being Losers”

Fitzgerald Counseling Posted on April 19, 2013 by Paul J. FitzgeraldDecember 30, 2013

In the latest example of what are becoming all-too-frequent acts of unspeakable horror, homemade bombs killed three people and seriously wounded dozens more at the beloved Boston Marathon this week. The act itself seems to fit the definition of terrorism… Continue Reading A Tough Uncle: On “Being Losers”

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Posted in Current Issues, General Observations, Mental Health Topics, Social Responsibility, Therapy topics | Tagged Adler, Evil, mental health, Social responsibility

Unspeakable Horror

Fitzgerald Counseling Posted on December 15, 2012 by Paul J. FitzgeraldDecember 15, 2012

In the aftermath of the horrific shootings in Sandy Hook Elementary School, we see (as we do after each of these increasingly common incidents) many pieces in news media and from mental health experts (including the American Psychological Association) on… Continue Reading Unspeakable Horror

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Posted in Current Issues, Mental Health Topics, Social Responsibility | Tagged Grief and loss, Guns, mental health, Violence

Synthetic Cannabinoids – A Scary Brew

Fitzgerald Counseling Posted on September 28, 2012 by Paul J. FitzgeraldSeptember 28, 2012

I attended a conference today on synthetic cannabinoid drugs, such as “Spice,” K-2, and “bath salts.” These are drugs made by altering the chemical properties of an existing drugs, primarily THC (cannabis, or marijuana). Although their popularity seems to have… Continue Reading Synthetic Cannabinoids – A Scary Brew

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Posted in Current Issues, Mental Health Topics, Therapy topics | Tagged Addiction, Designer drugs, Health, mental health, Synthetic drugs

Professor Sir Michael Marmot at Local Conference on Urban Mental Health

Fitzgerald Counseling Posted on September 19, 2012 by Paul J. FitzgeraldSeptember 20, 2012

Today’s keynote speaker at the Adler School of Professional Psychology’s conference on urban mental health was Professor Sir Michael Marmot, a researcher at University College London who specializes in studying health inequities around the world. He made a number of… Continue Reading Professor Sir Michael Marmot at Local Conference on Urban Mental Health

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Posted in Colleagues, Current Issues, Mental Health Topics, Social Responsibility | Tagged Health, mental health, Resources, Social responsibility

Mental Health Parity: Are We There Yet?

Fitzgerald Counseling Posted on August 6, 2012 by Paul J. FitzgeraldAugust 6, 2012

Former Rep. Patrick Kennedy, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, and Rep. Mike Quigley held a public hearing this evening in Chicago, on the current state of the Domenici-Wellstone Mental Health Parity and Substance Abuse Equity Act, which President Obama signed into law… Continue Reading Mental Health Parity: Are We There Yet?

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Posted in Colleagues, Community Shout-Outs, Current Issues, Mental Health Topics, Social Responsibility | Tagged Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance, mental health, Parity Law, Substance Abuse

Suicide shouldn’t be politicized, but…

Fitzgerald Counseling Posted on July 25, 2011 by Paul J. FitzgeraldSeptember 8, 2011

I don’t ordinarily like to bring my political views into this blog, but there are some examples (like the Florida law that makes it illegal for a doctor to ask if there are guns in a house with young children)… Continue Reading Suicide shouldn’t be politicized, but…

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Posted in Current Issues, Mental Health Topics, Social Responsibility | Tagged Adulthood, Depression, mental health, Self-esteem, Social responsibility, students

A Culture of Health

Fitzgerald Counseling Posted on June 7, 2011 by Paul J. FitzgeraldSeptember 8, 2011

I spent the day today at the Northern Illinois Employee Assistance Professionals Association annual conference. There were some excellent presentations and the opportunity to network with a great many EAP and treatment professionals.

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Posted in Colleagues, Current Issues, Mental Health Topics | Tagged Addiction, Alcohol, EAP, Health, mental health, Wellness

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