Don’t be surprised if your primary care physician asks about your mental health

Sometimes the first step is the hardest.

It may be dying hair green to attract someone’s interest on the first day of fifth grade. It is the toddler aiming to precariously waddle across the living room. It is taking a mental health screening.

“The screening process is currently underutilized and could be a much more powerful tool in the field of mental health,” said Derek Lee, CEO of Perrysburg Counseling Services. “It’s important, and if we ever want to move towards preventative mental health, as we’ve done in dentistry, screenings are a necessity.”…

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