It's Too Early To Tell

     It's too early to tell what Donald Trump is going to do for the
Mentally Ill in the United States, or what he is going to do against
the Mentally Ill.
     His agenda seems to be sweeping through old laws and regulations,
and beginning to prepare for the new arguments to his executive orders. He
has made clear that a mental health approach v. gun law approach is
leaning toward a mental health problem not a gun problem. I say that
it is a Criminally Ill problem, not a Mentally Ill problem.
     As for health care, those in the US stand to gain and lose at the same
time. There are established insurance policies that cover mental health
expenses that I would like to see come back from Obamacare. But, I
cringe when I think of my young adult children going without coverage.
     Obamacare is unjustified. There was a peaceful protest within the
healthcare system that cried foul with Obamacare in place. What that
meant is that with Obamacare, the mentally ill had to decide what was
more important, a primary physician or a psychiatrist (because with
Obamacare either you were covered for primary care or psychiatric
care, not both).
    


Trump Executive Orders First Week


Vocabulary ABC's in Mental Health
I would like my readers to know that
this blog page has been updated and
there are many new links added to a
few terms. Since the new president
has come to office, some of the links
became obsolete. I hope you still find
Voc ABC's helpful and share worthy.
Auntie Steph



    

What They Didn't Tell Me About College

                    What they didn't tell me about college:

     1. That getting an associate's degree takes longer than two years.

     2. That if you have an outstanding student loan, it disqualifies

          you from being eligible for grants.

     3. That in order to be part of an honors group you need to go

          to classes full time.

     4. That textbooks are affordable at amazon.com

     5. That handwritten papers are a thing of the past.

     6. That your professor might be younger than you.

     7. That there are cliques within your classes.

     8. That those in a group project might take your topic.

     9. That not all classes are transferrable from school to school.

   10. That there are politics that play out between students.

   11. That there is more than one department to help with

         financial aid and books (EOPS).

   12. That school counseling can direct you to other school

         programs.

   13. That school can help you find work.

   14. That in order to be eligible for a career, you need at least

          a four year bachelor's degree, maybe a master's.

   15. That you don't need a high school diploma to go to college.

   16. That doing undergrad classes at a community college is a
          smart thing to do.
   17. That doing undergrad classes at a community college might
          help you make the transfer to a four-year college easier.

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