What America Can Learn From Finland’s Approach to Crisis and Mental Health

About this episode

This episode discusses Finland's successful approach to mental health and crisis management, inspired by Robert Whitaker's book.

Prepare to be blown out of the water with this episode— inspired by my most recent read: Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America by Robert Whitaker 🧑🏻‍⚕️And one little known study in Western Lapland, Finland that took place between 1992 and 1993, and whose incredible implications have proven to be globally reaching and…get this… WILDLY SUCCESSFUL. ‼️ As in so successful that the region is watching at schizophrenia is becoming eradicated 👀‼️ If we here in the United Stated quieter ego and chose to be curious about such potentially game changers in mental health, we just might see a major shift with people regaining their confidence and learning to trust their judgement again. As always THANK YOU for listening, for being engaged. Thank you for supporting The Real Recovery Podcast on YouTube and for being such an integral asset to our community. Keep protecting your peace at any and all costs, Xo Crystal Moore EMAIL ME Have something to add to the conversation? Want to co-host an upcoming episode with me? Are you part of a hard reduction coalition or work in community outreach? Are you just needing someone to…

People in this episode

Host: Crystal Moore

Topics covered

• mental health
• crisis management
• Finland
• schizophrenia
• community outreach

Keywords

• mental illness
• Anatomy of an Epidemic
• psychiatric drugs
• schizophrenia eradication
• community support

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Western Lapland, America, Finland

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