Social Determinants - SWEET INSTITUTE - Continuing Education for Mental Health Professionals https://sweetinstitute.com/category/social-determinants/ The One Stop Shop for Mental Health Clinicians and Agencies Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:27:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://sweetinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cropped-Add-a-heading-5-32x32.png Social Determinants - SWEET INSTITUTE - Continuing Education for Mental Health Professionals https://sweetinstitute.com/category/social-determinants/ 32 32 Social Determinants of Health: Paying attention to them: 4 Additional Reasons Why https://sweetinstitute.com/social-determinants-of-health-paying-attention-to-them-4-additional-reasons-why/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=social-determinants-of-health-paying-attention-to-them-4-additional-reasons-why Fri, 29 Jun 2018 10:00:00 +0000 http://sweetinstitute.com/2018-6-29-social-determinants-of-health-paying-attention-to-them-4-additional-reasons-why/ “I almost did not make it here. I did not have any carfare. But my girlfriend helped me out with that,” Nathan said to Tara, the clinician who was seeing him for the first time, for an initial mental health assessment.

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]]> Addressing the Social Determinants of Health: Health Care and Criminal Justice: Issues and Solutions https://sweetinstitute.com/addressing-the-social-determinants-of-health-health-care-and-criminal-justice-issues-and-solutions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=addressing-the-social-determinants-of-health-health-care-and-criminal-justice-issues-and-solutions Tue, 26 Jun 2018 10:00:00 +0000 http://sweetinstitute.com/2018-7-26-addressing-the-social-determinants-of-health-health-care-and-criminal-justice-issues-and-solutions/ Sally, a surgery resident-physician called her psychiatrist colleague and stated, “Ron, I finally got it. I finally understand what you do and how important and essential it is. People should not be sent to jail for some minor misdemeanor, much less if they are already suffering from a mental illness; this is far too traumatizing.”

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]]> Social Determinants of Health: The Why and the What https://sweetinstitute.com/social-determinants-of-health-the-why-and-the-what/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=social-determinants-of-health-the-why-and-the-what Fri, 22 Jun 2018 12:00:00 +0000 http://sweetinstitute.com/2017-9-22-social-determinants-of-health-part-iithe-why-and-the-what-g6bse/ Meet Marcy, a social worker, treating Melanie, a 10-year-old child, whose father was recently imprisoned for domestic violence and child endangerment. Melanie came to the clinic with symptoms of PTSD and depression, including guilt. Melanie called the police, because she was so scared when her mother suffered abuse at home. Confusion, loss, shame, and embarrassment were all part of what she had to endure emotionally. What 10-year-old could bear such a thing? And Marcy, the social work therapist was determined to help Melanie make sense of it all, mourn her separation and loss, and forgive herself.

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]]> Social Determinants of Health https://sweetinstitute.com/social-determinants-of-health-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=social-determinants-of-health-2 Fri, 22 Sep 2017 17:10:59 +0000 http://sweetinstitute.com/2017-9-22-social-determinants-of-health-part-iithe-why-and-the-what/ Meet Marcy, a social worker, treating Melanie, a 10-year-old child, whose father was recently imprisoned for domestic violence and child endangerment. Melanie came to the clinic with symptoms of PTSD and depression, including guilt. Melanie called the police, because she was so scared when her mother suffered abuse at home. Confusion, loss, shame, and embarrassment were all part of what she had to endure emotionally. What 10-year-old could bear such a thing? And Marcy, the social work therapist was determined to help Melanie make sense of it all, mourn her separation and loss, and forgive herself.

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