This week’s Psychology Around the Net highlights proposed mental health funds in an upcoming legislative package, explains how to set boundaries with toxic people, discusses the impacts your company’s mental health programs are having (even if you can’t see them), and more.
Oh, and takes a look at why it’s a good thing our kids are finally bored!
Stay healthy!
Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Seeks COVID-19 Mental Health FundsBipartisan Group of Lawmakers Seeks COVID-19 Mental Health Funds: The next legislative package will include a healthy dollop of greenbacks for mental health organizations if Elizabeth Warren, Joseph P. Kennedy III, and a large group of bipartisan lawmakers have anything to say about it. The group wrote to Senate and House leaders earlier this week asking for at least $35.8 billion to be included for behavioral health, and for a large portion to be set aside for mental health organizations that accept Medicaid and work with underserved populations. State the lawmakers: “The immediate and long-term effects of this cannot be overstated as millions of Americans rely on BHOs to address their mental health and substance use disorder treatment needs. BHOs are crucial to the provision of behavioral health care to Americans across the country who rely on them for a variety of services, but are being burdened by the pandemic.”
Five Impacts of Employee Mental Health Programs That Won’t Show Up On HR Analytics Dashboards: As Chris Renz points out, a company’s mental health program might have a low utilization rate, but it’s important for the program to stay available for the employees who do need it, when they need it.
How to Set Boundaries With Toxic PeopleHow to Set Boundaries With Toxic People: Sharon Martin explains how to identify toxic people, outlines the three steps to setting boundaries with toxic people, and offers insight on what to do if someone doesn’t respect those boundaries.
Researchers Offer Ways to Address Life Under COVID-19Researchers Offer Ways to Address Life Under COVID-19: Researchers out of New York University have outlined how we can manage various facets of life under the spread of this coronavirus, ranging from combating fake news to better managing stress.
Finally, Our Kids Are Bored: Kids today. With everything there is to get into, it takes effort to actually be bored. Effort, or a global pandemic. Several weeks into quarantine and today’s kids are finally experiencing boredom. Here’s why that’s a good thing.
The Elusive Person: When You Love Someone With an Avoidant Attachment Style: Whether it’s a parent, sibling, significant other, or friend, an elusive person will look and act as if you’re in a relationship, but that “relationship” will always feel vacant and leave you wanting. Sharie Stines explains the five steps you can take to help yourself if you have a relationship with an elusive person including the importance of educating yourself on attachment styles, how to validate yourself, and setting internal boundaries.
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