Diversity & Inclusion Resources

This volume is the first to explore broadly many important theoretical and applied issues concerning the mental health of Appalachians. Some of the contributors examine therapeutic approaches, including family therapy, that consider the implications of the cultural context. Others explore the impact of Appalachian culture on the impact of Appalachian culture on the development of mental health problems and coping skills and the resulting potential for conflict between Appalachian clients and non-Appalachian health providers. Still others examine cultural considerations in therapeutic encounters and mental health service delivery.

From ADHD to schizophrenia and everything in between, what you need to know about how kids' mental health impacts them in school. Chances are that every classroom in America will have at least one student who has a mental health disorder. These students often have symptoms that interfere with their ability to learn. By understanding child and adolescent mental health issues, you will have additional tools to provide the most successful educational and home environments for school- aged kids.

Good mental health is essential for students to manage the challenges that university life presents. This book offers pragmatic guidance to support academic and student services staff in engaging with this critical issue, both in terms of being proactive within their role to promote a positive approach to wellbeing, and understanding how to care appropriately for students who may not be flourishing in the university environment.

A guide for faculty and staff working with students with autism, AD/HD, language processing disorders, anxiety, and mental illness. This practical handbook provides lecturers, tutors, disability services, and administrative staff with an overview of the invisible disabilities they may encounter, dispelling common myths and offering practical advice to support the needs of these students.

The author's son Tim is one of the '6 percent' -- an American with serious mental illness. He is also one of the half million homeless people with serious mental illnesses underserved or ignored by the US health and social-service systems. This exposé describes how Tim and others like him come to live on the street. The text takes stock of the numerous injustices that confronted Tim from the time he first began to show symptoms of schizophrenia, which included inadequate educational supports, isolation, and his encounters with the juvenile and adult criminal justice systems.

This book provides an overview of LGBTQ mental health in non-Western countries or regions that have heretofore received little attention in the psychology literature. Chapters focus on the cultural, social, legal, political, and psychological experiences of various LGBTQ subpopulations in Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Jamaica, Russia, Mongolia, India, Malaysia, Thailand, and sub-Saharan Africa.

This book examines Campbell's life and activism in two periods: first, as a student at the University of Pittsburgh during the 1960s black student movement and, second, as a mental health advocate near the end of her life in 2006. The book also explores Campbell's later involvement in the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), her role as a national spokesperson, and the local activism that sparked the birth of the NAMI Urban-Los Angeles chapter, which served black and Latino communities (1999-2006).

The symptoms of ADHD are no less impairing in females than males, but can be missed or misunderstood. This book arms professionals, parents, and women themselves as it maps out where to go for information, who can help and how to understand ADHD better. It explains routes to assessment and diagnosis for girls and young women, how to access support in education, available treatments, and the impact of living with ADHD on overall mental health. It explores the benefits of ADHD coaching for girls to help develop their unique strengths and talents. There is also a focus on ADHD diagnosis for women in adulthood and specific advice about treatment and medication for later in life.