Emotional abuse is defined as the repeated degrading of another person’s mental health and well-being through nonphysical actions. Even if a family member, friend, or romantic partner doesn’t get physically violent with you, they could still be emotionally abusing you. Emotional abuse, verbal abuse
Learn about what substance abuse is, and the consequences that result from it. Sources: https://www.drugabuse.gov/related-topics/trends-statistics https://www.summitbehavioralhealth.com/resources/articles/consequences-of-addiction/ This video was created by one of our volunteer authors to support
Do you know how common mental abuse is? According to The National Center for Biotechnology Information, 80 percent of the population has experienced some form of abusive relationship and behavior. However, despite how frequent it is, emotional abuse is still hard to spot. Unlike physical abuse, ment
When people talk about "health risk", what do they mean? Here's one perspective on risk and risk assessment that's helpful for thinking about risk in ways that help understand and reduce it. Transcript: alugha Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/RiskBites
Self-care is one of the most important roles when it comes to maintaining your mental health. Mental health is more than the absence of a mental illness—it’s essential to your overall health and quality of life. This includes your emotional, psychological, and social well-being and how it would affe
Did you know things like your living space, and lack of exercise can contribute to poorer mental health? In fact studies even shows that a less cluttered room or a more frequent exercise actually leads to faster recovery of certain mental health conditions. In this video, we cover some of contributo
Have you gone through trauma? If you suffer from lasting effects of trauma like negative self-talk and low self-esteem, your internal beliefs might be hurting your mental health. To help you become more aware of these beliefs to better your mental health, we made this video. Disclaimer: This video
Mental health and physical health are equally important. Enroll in health insurance for better access to services that will help your mind and body stay well. For more information, contact your Indian health care provider, or visit HealthCare.gov, or call 1-800-318-2596. A message from the Centers f
An introduction to what's cool and what's important about environmental health science. For more information on Environmental Health Science, check out the University of Michigan EHS department website at http://www.sph.umich.edu/ehs/ Risk Bites is your guide to making sense of risk. We cover ever
April 7 is World Health Day. The World Health Organization (WHO) celebrates its 75th anniversary on this day. WHO promotes “Health for All”! Our video examines what “Health for All” entails. #healthforall #worldhealthday #worldhealth #worldhealthorganization Transcript: alugha Click here to see
How do you work out how safe or dangerous a chemical or some other substance is? This week's Risk Bites takes a look at chemical safety, and estimating health risk from chemical exposure. This week's Risk Bites team: David Faulkner (post-production) Andrew Maynard (all the other stuff) Risk Bite
Mental health plays a critical role in the overall health and well-being of children. With Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), children have coverage for mental health services (including behavioral health) necessary to prevent, diagnose, and treat a broad range of mental he
