{"id":6839,"date":"2022-02-05T02:14:05","date_gmt":"2022-02-05T02:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebmsproject.org\/staging\/?page_id=6839"},"modified":"2023-03-18T21:14:33","modified_gmt":"2023-03-18T21:14:33","slug":"introduction-to-step-two-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thebmsproject.org\/staging\/introduction-to-step-two-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to Step Two Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6839\" class=\"elementor elementor-6839\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f343a47 elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f343a47\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">If you or a loved one is in crisis, please contact<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7a383e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7a383e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-717ad36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"717ad36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Starting July 16th, 2022 \u201c988\u201d will be active 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You can pursue \u201cSelf-Help\u201d and \u201cProfessional Help\u201d resources individually, or at the same time. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\">Additionally, we are providing \u201cQuestions to Ask\u201d to use when evaluating therapists\/counselors that you may wish to consider utilizing.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\">Regarding utilizing mental health facility services, there are a couple of very basic issues that should be evaluated\/considered.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Those basis issues are:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>1) Accessibility and 2) How to pay for services received.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>In this Step Two Introduction, we provide a cursory primer on what factors may become involved.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">There are two basic types of mental health service providers:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 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