Tag: psychiatric system

Do We Really Need Mental Health Professionals?

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Professionals across the Western world, from a range of disciplines, earn their livings by offering services to reduce the misery and suffering of the people who seek their help. Do these paid helpers represent a fundamental force for healing, facilitating the recovery journeys of people with mental health problems, or are they a substantial part of the problem by maintaining our modestly effective and often damaging system?

Risk Management vs. Dignity of Risk

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What does ā€œriskā€ really mean? Is it something to be afraid of and avoided at all costs, or something to be embraced?