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Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association Certification Commission Announcement

The Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association Certification Commission has authorized a routine maintenance and quality assurance process for the CPRP examination. In compliance with the Test Standards and best practices, a review is done periodically to confirm the reliability and validity of the test.

The Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association Launches Modernized Course for Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner Exam

The Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (PRA) is proud to announce the launch of an updated and modernized course designed to prepare individuals for the Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner (CPRP) exam. This initiative reflects PRA's commitment to advancing the standards and capabilities of professionals in psychiatric rehabilitation.

New California Bill Would Add Mental Health Warning Label To Social Media Platforms

Depression and anxiety are on the rise among young people, and a new California bill aims to bring that down by putting a warning label on social media. The bill would require platforms to show the label when a person signs up for an account and then once each week.

DOJ Sues South Carolina Over Claims of Warehousing People With Mental Illness

South Carolina keeps adults with serious mental illnesses in institutions longer than necessary, the federal Department of Justice claimed in a lawsuit. Allegations in the lawsuit, filed in Columbia, mirror findings in the agency's July 2023 report that the state does not provide enough services that would allow people with disabling mental health problems to live in the community instead of restrictive care homes.

'Absolute Scandal': Maryland Fails To Promptly Hospitalize Mentally Ill Defendants

Maryland has repeatedly failed to quickly transfer mentally ill defendants who need treatment from local jails to state psychiatric hospitals, a violation of state law that has prompted judges across the state to level $1.5 million in fines against the state Health Department over the past year.

Seattle Expands Youth Mental Health Supports with Launch of Talkspace Virtual Therapy

Recently, the City of Seattle announced a new partnership between the Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL) and Talkspace, a leading online behavioral health care company, to expand virtual therapy and mental health services for local teens and young adults.

Chippewa County, Wisconsin, Calls For Regional Inpatient Psychiatric Facility in Absence of HSHS

Chippewa County, Wisconsin, along with the rest of western Wisconsin, has felt the strain of fewer psychiatric beds since HSHS Sacred Heart closed earlier this year. That's why the Chippewa County Board voted in support of bringing more inpatient psychiatric beds to northern Wisconsin.

ADHD Diagnosis in Older People Has Increased

Over her life, Tanya Murphy had become accustomed to hiding her depression. In the Christian social circles in Georgia where she raised her three children, this was the rule — not the exception, she said.

Reducing Screen Time Boosts Children's Mental Health And Prosocial Behaviors, Study Finds

A new study published in JAMA Network Open offers experimental evidence supporting the idea that reducing leisure-time screen media use can improve the mental health of children and adolescents. The research, a secondary analysis of the SCREENS randomized clinical trial, found that reducing leisure-time screen media use led to notable improvements in psychological well-being.

Study Reveals Ableism As a Barrier To Mental Health Care For Disabled Individuals

People with disabilities (PWD) make up 25% of the U.S. population. They face elevated mental health concerns and are more likely to utilize mental health services compared to non-disabled individuals. Yet, PWD also report higher unmet mental health service needs and barriers to accessing care.

Heterogeneous Patterns of Brain Atrophy in Schizophrenia Localize to a Common Brain Network

Understanding the neuroanatomy of schizophrenia remains elusive due to heterogeneous findings across neuroimaging studies. Here we investigated whether patterns of brain atrophy associated with schizophrenia would localize to a common brain network using a coordinate network mapping meta-analysis approach.

Self-Esteem Influences Self-Related Representations in Others' Brains: Observing 'Self-Recapitulation' Through MRIs

Different people have distinct and subjective perceptions of their personal worth, broadly referred to as "self-esteem." For decades, neuroscientists and psychologists have tried to pinpoint the neural basis of self-esteem and the neural processes associated with varying feelings of self-worth.