Dr. Kristin Carothers

There's the like, does anybody care about me? I can't get anything right. My relationship's in. What's wrong with me? And so just like having some hope and knowing there is, you got a tribe. And then parents, leave them alone if the tribe is online. Like they have a tribe. I just want you to have some social connections. Safe social connections.

There's the like, does anybody care about me? I can't get anything right. My relationship's in. What's wrong with me? And so just like having some hope and knowing there is, you got a tribe. And then parents, leave them alone if the tribe is online. Like they have a tribe. I just want you to have some social connections. Safe social connections.

I don't want you playing with like adults if you're a kid. But we need to have, that's why we have kids in sports and doing activities. We want them to build relationships with different groups of people. But as adults, once we get into our careers, we can become isolated. And so you've got to have community. You've got to have a tribe. You've got to have community. Yeah. You guys are a tribe.

I don't want you playing with like adults if you're a kid. But we need to have, that's why we have kids in sports and doing activities. We want them to build relationships with different groups of people. But as adults, once we get into our careers, we can become isolated. And so you've got to have community. You've got to have a tribe. You've got to have community. Yeah. You guys are a tribe.

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If they're manic and they have ADHD medication, it'll go very bad.

If they're manic and they have ADHD medication, it'll go very bad.

Oh, they have a heart problem.

Oh, they have a heart problem.

Yeah. So I'm from Chicago originally, and Cook County Jail at one time the person who was in charge of the director was a clinical psychologist. I think this was a few years back. And she did a program where she had, when people came in and they were repeat offenders, they got psyche vows.

Yeah. So I'm from Chicago originally, and Cook County Jail at one time the person who was in charge of the director was a clinical psychologist. I think this was a few years back. And she did a program where she had, when people came in and they were repeat offenders, they got psyche vows.

As part of the psyche vows, they were able to determine that many of the people who were coming through this system, through this program, actually had met criteria for diagnoses and then they were able to get them medicated. They were able to get them, or even if it wasn't medication,

As part of the psyche vows, they were able to determine that many of the people who were coming through this system, through this program, actually had met criteria for diagnoses and then they were able to get them medicated. They were able to get them, or even if it wasn't medication,

they were able to get them some psychotherapeutic intervention and the types of gains that can be made from doing that type of intervention, right? So even if you don't have an island, what will happen in terms of reform in the justice system If people had access to high quality mental health care before they got there. Right. I'm in private practice.

they were able to get them some psychotherapeutic intervention and the types of gains that can be made from doing that type of intervention, right? So even if you don't have an island, what will happen in terms of reform in the justice system If people had access to high quality mental health care before they got there. Right. I'm in private practice.

People will ask, why don't you accept insurance? Insurance companies don't value mental health right now. So they're starting to understand that if we can treat depression, you're more likely to follow through on your medication regimen when it comes to to the hypertension, when it comes to like the diabetes, right?

People will ask, why don't you accept insurance? Insurance companies don't value mental health right now. So they're starting to understand that if we can treat depression, you're more likely to follow through on your medication regimen when it comes to to the hypertension, when it comes to like the diabetes, right?

If you're not depressed, if I've treated your depression, you're going to be more likely to change your lifestyle factors, exercise, diet, et cetera.

If you're not depressed, if I've treated your depression, you're going to be more likely to change your lifestyle factors, exercise, diet, et cetera.