According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), individuals who live with disabilities experience an enormous amount of mental distress. The statistics are staggering as adults with disabilities suffer from mental health difficulties almost five times as often as adults without disabilities. At Direct Care Innovations, we serve agencies that work with children and adults living with developmental or intellectual disabilities. By understanding how stress affects the mental health of people living with disabilities, we can equip ourselves with tools and strategies to help children and adults going through difficult seasons.
Individuals living with intellectual or developmental disabilities encounter different limitations. Some may be unable to walk or need assistance to walk. Other individuals may have hearing difficulties, concentration issues, or challenges with memory. Adults and children with disabilities are affected in contrasting ways by their individual circumstances. This inevitably has an influence on how they respond to and manage stress. Other factors that can influence an individual’s stress response include the strength of their support system, their financial situation, and stressful events in their past.
Managing stress is possible, but it can be challenging. When an individual is stressed, it can be difficult to summon the internal energy it takes to cope with a stressful situation, not to mention actively applying various strategies to minimize the effects of stress. We’d like to share a few positive and effective coping methods that anyone can use when they’re experiencing mental health distress.
There are two online programs recommended by the CDC that provide mental health assistance for individuals living with disabilities and their families:
At Direct Care Innovations, we understand the stress and mental health hardships that children and adults with disabilities endure. We do our best to support your agency and direct service providers as they work with clients on a daily basis. To learn how we serve our clients so they can provide effective healthcare services, contact us at (480) 295-3307. You can also request a sales demo to get a personal view of the various modules we offer, such as EVV solutions, real-time authorization management, billing software, and client ratings.
Source: “The Mental Health of People with Disabilities.” Web page. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Web. 04 May. 2023.Last February, 23 individuals were charged with healthcare fraud involving $61.5 million in Medicare schemes.…
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