“When you need help for your family or child, we’ve found that it’s hard to find a Spanish-speaking clinician in Rhode Island,” said Jayashree Nimmagadda, a professor of social work at RIC... Read more »
The girls have known each other since preschool and banded together to create the Jaguar Zen Den after noticing students struggling with their mental health. VACAVILLE, Calif. — A Vacaville Girl Scout... Read more »
After years of work, Larimer County officials gathered in southwest Fort Collins Friday morning to officially cut the ribbon on the Larimer County Behavioral Health Services at Longview Campus building. The multi-level... Read more »
LOS ANGELES — Founded 50 years ago in the East Los Angeles garage of Franciscan nun Sister Karen Boccalero, Self Help Graphics & Art (SHG) established itself in the ensuing decades as... Read more »
For exercise, Stephen Brown leaves his home early in the mornings to collect trash around the Briarwood community. During every trip, he would walk past the dilapidated building between a run-down gas... Read more »
3:57 PM | Tuesday, August 15, 2023 Brooklyn Center is considering joining a Hennepin County program providing mental health services during police calls. Through the program, paramedics and social workers respond to... Read more »
A section of the old Welch’s Juice plant in downtown Kennewick will be part of a Benton County mental health and recovery facility. It will be used for a crisis stabilization, secure... Read more »
OMAHA — After a young teen attempting suicide received emergency medical attention recently at Children’s Hospital, the attending health care team knew he was still at risk. But when they sought to... Read more »
In the meeting room of the Apalachee Center, it was a time of laughter and celebration with friends amongst key Florida lawmakers, law enforcement, and community advocates for mental health. The honorees... Read more »
A counselor works with a patient at Valleywise Health’s First Episode Center in Avondale. (Photo courtesy of Valleywise Health) A patient uses a fidget spinner at Valleywise Health’s First Episode Center in... Read more »
(WTTW News) A decade-long push to reopen public mental health clinics closed in 2011 and expand efforts to respond to 911 calls for help not with police officers but with social workers... Read more »
Michelle Muething, executive director, Aspen Hope CenterCourtesy The Aspen Hope Center crisis clinicians start each 24-hour shift with no idea what to expect. “You cannot plan a crisis,” said the center’s crisis... Read more »
SIOUX CENTER—Members of the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office described during the monthly Sioux Center Chamber of Commerce luncheon the challenge officers in addressing rising mental health issues in the county. Sheriff Jamie... Read more »
DAVENPORT, IOWA (July 8, 2023) — The Vera French Community Mental Health Center (VF CMHC) and The Center — Love in Action are proud to announce that Vera French’s community-based mental health... Read more »
As Vail Health continues its expansion of behavioral health services and resources in Eagle County — including the pictured Precourt Healing Center — it is now adding research to its list. Precourt... Read more »
The Bucks County Commissioners voted to approve the construction of a $16 million mental health diversion center. The Bucks County Administration Building. File photo. The Bucks County Commissioners voted Wednesday to approve... Read more »
Alexis Crase calls Mission Oaks her “safe place.” The 32-year-old San Jose resident has been admitted to the inpatient psychiatric facility in Los Gatos more than 20 times over the last five... Read more »
HPMHC She saw the needs and wanted to better serve her community. But without financial assistance, Meriah Escarcega said she would not have been able to go back to school or further... Read more »
Collier County’s long planned mental health center to address need and population growth will have 87 beds with a construction price of $44 million. The Collier County Commission unanimously voted Tuesday to... Read more »
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — Allyson Felix, the most decorated U.S. track and field athlete in history with 11 Olympic medals, went to a dark place after losing to Jamaica’s Veronica Campbell by 0.08... Read more »
FLORENCE — A behavioral health hub in Florence is expected to improve the mental health of Pee Dee residents, provide jobs for Francis Marion University graduates, ease the burdens of finding treatment for... Read more »
Larimer County is nearing completion on construction of its new behavioral health facility, Longview Behavioral Health Center, which will provide acute mental health care for patients in an underserved area, according to... Read more »
From left, Jeremy Darman, deputy commissioner, Office of Mental Health; Suzanne Lavigne, director of community services, Franklin County; Jonathan Carman, district director for U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik; Assemblyman Billy Jones; Citizen Advocates... Read more »
A BAY AREA COLLEGE STUDENT IS USING HER PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY…. TO SUPPORT OTHER TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES. SHE HAS CREATED A PODCAST. ONE... Read more »
When 16-year-old Melania saw a younger student throwing a fit in the hallway at the Milwaukee Public Schools Success Center, she asked the girl if she wanted a hug. “I just ended... Read more »
Legislation that would sell the shuttered Tinley Park Mental Health Center to the Tinley Park-Park District for $1 has passed the Illinois Senate and could come up for a concurring vote in... Read more »
When 16-year-old Melania saw a younger student throwing a fit in the hallway at the Milwaukee Public Schools Success Center, she asked the girl if she wanted a hug. “I just ended... Read more »
Parenting center talks how to have difficult conversations about kids’ mental health Updated: 4:27 PM EDT May 15, 2023 Hide Transcript Show Transcript WE’RE IN THE MIDDLE OF MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH... Read more »
Macomb County officials are proposing a new $228 million central intake center at the county jail complex, with services for those brought to the lockup with mental health and substance abuse issues.... Read more »
MILFORD — Gov. Maura Healey signed a proclamation declaring May as Mental Health Awareness Month during a visit Tuesday to Riverside Community Care’s South County location on West Street. Healey signed the... Read more »
Leading Baby Food Company Teams up with Policy Think Tank and Thought Leader for First-of-its-Kind National Map and “Pin”-tition to Shed Light on Maternal Mental Health Care in the U.S. FRESNO, Calif., May... Read more »
401 Woodland Hills Blvd. May 2023. Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center in Fort Scott has recently signed an agreement with Legacy Health LLC for the center to move into the former Mercy... Read more »
From mindfulpublichealth.org Harvard University’s T. H. Chan School of Public Health launched the Thich Nhat Hanh Center for Mindfulness in Public Health on 26 April. The center was launched after an anonymous doner... Read more »
The Behavioral Health and Recovery Center is one step closer to becoming a reality. They could be offering their first services by the end of the year. That’s because the Benton-Franklin Behavioral... Read more »