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  In this VETgirl Online Veterinary Continuing Education Blog , VETgirl's Director of Happiness, Jeannine Moga , MA, MSW, LCSW, Clinical Veterinary Social Worker, discusses the importance of mental health awareness and what you need to know about mental health in veterinary medicine.     Mental Health Awareness: What You Need to Know   By Jeannine Moga, MA, MSW, LCSW, Director of Happiness, VETgirl   Since 1949, the month of May has been used to raise awareness about mental illness, the realities of living with mental illness, and the many strategies that can be used to both reduce stigma and improve mental health and well-being. Mental Health Awareness Month is likewise an possibility to polish a mild on our ownwell-being by deliberately devoting time and energy to behaviors that promote and protect our mental health.   Mental health is an aspect of overall health that encompasses emotional, social, and psychological well-being and influences how we think,...

  The WHO Collaborating Center for the Development of Mental Health Services has launched a network of community-based creative organizations in Europe and Latin America to determine how best to use the arts to support the mental health of young people, especially among the most vulnerable groups population.   This initiative, dubbed the Yureka Network, was launched in March 2023 by the Social and Community Psychiatry Unit of Queen Mary University of London (LUCM) – a WHO Collaborating Center for the Development of Mental Health Services     and a longtime member of the Pan-European Coalition on Mental Health – and the non-governmental organization People's Palace Projects, also operating on the basis of LUKM.   The goal is to create an international partnership group whose members will learn from each other, share knowledge and best practices, and build collective capacity in the use of various arts activities - for example, dance, painting, creative writing, s...

  Denote the criteria for mental health:   1.  Awareness and feeling of continuity, constancy and identity of one's physical and mental "I". In the complete absence of this criterion, depersonalization and derealization occur, when your own body or its parts seem alien , you see the world and yourself as if from the outside.   2.  Feeling of constancy and identity of experiences in situations of the same type.   “When I am very unhappy with my wife, I endure, keep quiet and call the boxing coach.” In other words, if your behavior in the same type of situations is impossible to predict, something is wrong with your mental health .   3. Criticality to oneself and one's own mental production (activity) and its results. This criterion can be designated as the ability for self-observation and self-analysis, for reflection. The ability to evaluate what a person says and does, and evaluate the consequences of those words and deeds.   For example, “I know...

  Adolescence is a period of behavioral oscillations as a result of hormonal changes common to the period of development. In this context, it becomes a challenge to distinguish what are typical behaviors of age from what can hide a more serious mental health problem.   The violent attack that took place at a school in the city of  So   Paulo , which led to the death of a teacher, drew attention to the importance of caring for young people's  mental health .   In general, mental disorders are characterized by changes in the pattern of behavior that impair daily activities. When the individual changes his behavior and this starts to harm him, whether at school, in social life or in the family, these changes should serve as a warning.   Among children and adolescents, parents and caregivers should be aware of signs such as changes in sleep routine, including insomnia or changing sleep and waking times, sudden isolation from family and social contact, and ...