I enjoyed Dr. Bemek's contribution, "The Roots of Social Justice: The Personal Journey of a Human Rights Advocate". The article was very simple and straight-forward reading. Contrasting my beginning social experiments with his, cast new appreciation for my own childhood gestures of justice as I experienced desegregation in my high school in the time Dr. King was walking the streets of my hometown; Memphis, Tennessee.

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I recently talked with a man who had just been released from prison. He was incarcerated as a sexual offender. He has no home, job, nor Health Insurance. He desperately needs counseling. Our church would love to help him. Do you know if there is some type of Temporary Medical insurance that would be primarily for… Continue

Here in Indiana the economy is having a devastating effect on the counseling industry. Patients are losing their medical insurance/insurance short term benefits or having them greatly reduced. Because of this, counselors are finding their calendars emptying out. Many counseling centers, in turn, have reduced their st… Continue

In the past few months, several family clinics throughout the state have closed their doors due to not receiving the increase in Mass Health rates to service childrens' mental health needs. As a result, there will be limited services and openings for low income children who need outpatient therapy as well as for medication management. Please note that the Rosie D mandate will fund intensive services for children diagnosed with serious emotional disturbrances(SED). However, those children who are… Continue

Please go to www.therapistsforchange.blogspot.com to read my post on why Disabilities needs to be included when discussing Disparities in Health Care and how it is important to the mental health profession.

Robbin Miller, LMHC