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Wellness & Well-being Highlights February 24th

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Wellness & Well-being Highlights

for the

Week of Feb 24, 2025

This week’s edition of our Worker Wellness & Well-being blog looks at why Mexican drug cartels are now labeled as Terrorist organizations—to how cuts in Washington DC are hurting Vets and farmers—to how drones are being used to deliver medical “supplies” in emergency situations. This week I would like to take this opportunity to discuss the need to address Mental Health in our schools.

 

The 1st article that caught my eye this week involves a counseling program for students in the University of Missouri’s veterinary program.1 The author of the aforementioned article indicates that several veterinarian and medical school programs have experimented with embedding counseling services in their doctoral programs but not much data exist to suggest that doing this—known as an intervention—has a positive impact. Enter MU researchers…who designed a study that looked at over 400 vet students from 2016-24. Their findings suggest that “veterinary trainees who took advantage of embedded counseling services reported improvements in psychological distress…” (e.g., depression, anxiety, academic distress, eating concerns and substance use). In addition, they noted that “embedded counseling programs may enable veterinary students to manage their personal and academic challenges” (i.e., financial stress, chronic health issues and traumatic experiences).

 

Which leads me to the 2nd article that examines the need for ~100k Mental Health professionals in our nation’s K-12 schools…possibly a result of the COVID pandemic.2 When it comes to counselors, psychologists, social workers, and therapists, one expert interviewed posits “while demand is going up, supply is going down.” This author notes that one principal had an opening for a school psychologist posted for 1 year without a response. This led him to becoming creative. Wherein, he recruited a nearly-completed social worker student under an emergency license provision. With most traditional MH pathways requiring at least 6 years of schooling, more options must be examined. The recommended ratio for MH professional to students is 1:250. While some schools meet this criterion, most do not! As a matter of fact, the national average is 1:1157. To be sure, caution must be taken when approaching this dilemma. 1) MH issues cannot be left to ill-properly trained people. 2) Task-shifting may result in lessening the attractiveness of these professions…not to mention the salaries involved.

 

These matters impact all of us! How is your industry, company, organization, etc. addressing the MH needs of your workers? After all, some of those K-12 students in systems with 1:600 ratios eventually become your employees.

 

Sources: [1] https://showme.missouri.edu/2025/do-embedded-counseling-services-in-veterinary-education-work-a-new-study-says-yes/

[2] https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/08/31/mental-health-crisis-students-have-third-therapists-they-need/

 

 

Creating a supportive work environment

 

Schools & MH Staff Shortages

 

Myths about Weed

 

On Treating Fentanyl: Bupe

 

An “ice rink” to fight opioids crisis?

 

Mexican Cartels labeled as Terrorists

 

China / Mexico / Money Laundering

 

Divorce / China / Abuse

 

Microplastics & Your Brain

 

Narcissists & Social Pain

 

Veterinary Programs & Counseling

 

Recognizing & Treating PTSD

 

Plan Your Day Around Shifting Moods

 

Fatigue & Grieving

 

Sleep: Women vs Men

 

Travel & Assisted Dying

 

The Favorite Child

 

Doctors / MH / Licensing

 

Romans / Lead Coins / Lower IQ

 

Football tied to Another CTE Victim

 

NHL / Bobby Hull / CTE

 

Women in Construction

 

AL: The deadliest workplace in America

 

USA: Moving towards Autocracy

 

US-AID cuts impact US Farmers

 

Vets: Cuts hamper VA

 

Is US Govt’s word Good?

 

H2-B Visas: Wage vs Worker Shortage

 

Is GOP warming to Unions?

 

GOP: Pro-Union or Pro-Worker?

 

Pick to head US-DOL…a turncoat?

 

Labor Secretary Nominee & PRO Act…

 

Keeling nominated to head OSHA

 

NLRB retracts Biden-era enforcements

 

What’s next for Ed Dept?

 

DOGE & Wasteful Spending

 

How NOT to lead Org Change

 

Fed Employees Fighting Back

 

More on Trump & Fed Workers

 

KC & IRS employees

 

Musk & Deception

 

USA / Tesla / $400m Contract

 

Boeing / Whistleblower / Death

 

CA Court Workers Strike

 

Teamsters Strike & US Mail

 

NY Correction Officers Strike

 

NY Gov / National Guard / Strikes

 

German workers strike @ US bases

 

PA nurses Strike

 

More on CO ski workers strike

 

CO: Labor Peace Act

 

King Soopers strike ends

 

Lack of quality jobs or quality applicants?

 

List of firms cutting DEI

 

MO Gov removes DEI

 

“All-in” attitude / Success

 

Expert on Cursing

 

Maintaining Low Turnover

 

Parents / Tutors / Failure

 

Flunking a pre-hire test

 

Ministry: Release to Rent

 

MO & future of STL Police

 

Gen Z & Middle Management

 

Author funds Recovery

 

Drones / Hospitals / Organ Transplants

 

Update: World Cup & Sexual Assault

 

Planes & Overhead Bin Manners

 

Upcoming Webinars, etc.:

Qigong (2/24)

 

Black History Month: A-A & Labor (2/27)

 

Columbia Suicide Prevention Protocol

NOTE: The links provided above are for informational purposes only. None of these serve as a substitute for medical advice one should obtain from his/her own primary care physician and/or mental health professional. Please contact jgaal@moworks.org with related questions or comments.

February 24, 2025/by Missouri Works Initiative
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