The True Cost of Mental Health & Wellness
Overall spending on mental health treatment reached $225 billion in 2019 and that doesn’t include additional indirect costs caused by mental health challenges and depression. Simply accessing mental health care can be prohibitively expensive and usually far exceeds other health costs.
Take a Break- It’s Time to Meditate!
There has been recent evidence that meditation may help decrease depression symptoms when used as part of a whole-body treatment plan.
Go Reconfigure!
Depression can re-wire the structure and function of the brain creating unhealthy patterns and pathways. Research shows innovative ketamine infusion treatment for depression can rapidly halt and reverse the damage and reconfigure sustained antidepressant effects.
CEO Update- July 2021
Nothing is more important to us than you. Expert ketamine therapy means total focus on the individual needs and comfort of our patients for the absolute best experience.
Seeking Independence from the Tyranny of Positive Thinking
If you have ever experienced depression, chances are that you have been given advice by well-meaning friends, family members, and the world at large to focus on positive thinking.
KWC Support for LGBTQ+ Pride – After the Parade is Over
While belonging to the LGBTQ+ community can be a source of strength, it also brings unique challenges. Members of this community are at a higher risk for experiencing mental wellness conditions — especially depression, anxiety, and suicidality. Many in the LGBTQ+ community face discrimination, prejudice, denial of civil and human rights, harassment, and family rejection, any of which can lead to new or worsened symptoms.
Depression and Suicide in Young People – A Frightening Pandemic
The percentage of adults taking prescription medication or receiving mental health counseling had risen to twenty-five percent by December 2020– an alarming upward trend that gets even steeper among young adults. The proportion of mental health-related visits to the ER for children ages 12–17 years increased by 31% in 2020.
CEO Update- June 2021
Year-to-date 2021, we have administered over 414 Hero treatments. At this pace, we are on track to administer close to 1000 treatments to our military members and first-line responders this year.
12 Things We All Should Know About PTSD
PTSD can occur in people exposed to a traumatic event such as a natural disaster, a serious accident, a terrorist act, war, rape, and those who have been threatened with death, sexual violence, or serious injury.
CEO Update- May 2021
In six years, we have grown from a single office in Arizona to the largest independently owned ketamine provider for mental health and chronic pain in the United States of America. It’s overwhelming at times to think about what we have accomplished and how we plan to continue to evolve.
