Practitioner works to erase stigma some Black Minnesotans feel about mental health care

Practitioner works to erase stigma some Black Minnesotans feel about mental health care

In Sept. 2019, Adejoke Adedeji created Nexus of Hope, a psychiatric clinic in Lakeville, Minn., offering a wide range of services from talk therapy to transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), medication-assisted treatment and... Read more »
Sounding the shofar: Uniting to tackle our mental health crisis

Sounding the shofar: Uniting to tackle our mental health crisis

As Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, approaches, the sound of the shofar − a ram’s horn traditionally blown throughout the month, culminating on Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement −... Read more »
Gavin Newsom mental health plan goes to CA 2024 election

Gavin Newsom mental health plan goes to CA 2024 election

In summary California collects a special tax on high incomes to fund mental health services. Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to change how the money is spent so a share of it can... Read more »
Gavin Newsom’s plan to overhaul California’s mental health system heading to voters in March

Gavin Newsom’s plan to overhaul California’s mental health system heading to voters in March

California lawmakers endorsed Gov. Gavin Newsom’s latest plan to address the state’s worsening homeless crisis. Now, it’ll be up to voters. “I was deeply moved by the personal stories that so many... Read more »
Ole Miss’ DeSanto Rollins sues Kiffin, school over mental health

Ole Miss’ DeSanto Rollins sues Kiffin, school over mental health

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterSep 14, 2023, 09:05 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Ole Miss defensive tackle DeSanto Rollins, who said he was... Read more »
Is Gen Z sad? Study shows they’re more open about struggles with mental health

Is Gen Z sad? Study shows they’re more open about struggles with mental health

Is Gen Z sad? Jayla Johnson doesn’t think so. The 23-year-old who works in brand partnerships in music and entertainment in New York City said those in her generation are simply more... Read more »
CRDAMC’s behavioral health team to enhance its mental health services for Soldiers on Fort Cavazos

CRDAMC’s behavioral health team to enhance its mental health services for Soldiers on Fort Cavazos

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas – The Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center will implement a three-tiered approach to consolidate from seven unit-aligned Embedded Behavioral Health clinics to five unit-aligned Outpatient Behavioral Health Clinics.... Read more »
How Myths of Mercury in Retrograde Can Affect Mental Health

How Myths of Mercury in Retrograde Can Affect Mental Health

Carlos Kenobi / Unsplash Many people believe that when Mercury is in retrograde, we become vulnerable to communication breakdowns, relationship turmoil, and misunderstandings with friends and loved ones, as if there is... Read more »
How to Improve Student Mental Health: 7 Strategies for K-12

How to Improve Student Mental Health: 7 Strategies for K-12

The stress of being a young person has never been easy. From classwork and relationships to peer pressure and bullying, the awkward years between elementary and high school have always taken a... Read more »
The First Ever Online Safety Standards for Youth to be Established Under the Leadership of The Mental Health Coalition

The First Ever Online Safety Standards for Youth to be Established Under the Leadership of The Mental Health Coalition

An Unprecedented Collaboration of Global Experts in Mental Health and Technology Will Develop Safer Standards for Tech Platforms for Teens and Young Adults NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The Mental... Read more »
Mental health advocate shares story, resources | News, Sports, Jobs

Mental health advocate shares story, resources | News, Sports, Jobs

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and to commemorate that, the Community Arts Center hosted Kevin Hines, best selling author, mental health advocate and suicide survivor with the support of NAMI North... Read more »
More schools are training their staff in mental health first aid. Here’s how it works.

More schools are training their staff in mental health first aid. Here’s how it works.

Whether you’re a math teacher, a bus driver, a janitor or an office manager, schools across Wisconsin are increasingly training their staff on youth mental health first aid, a program often compared... Read more »
Here’s what health risks to be mindful of during major flooding

Here’s what health risks to be mindful of during major flooding

Here’s what kind of health risks people should be mindful of during flooding Updated: 5:19 PM EDT Sep 12, 2023 JESSICA. ALL RIGHT, KELLY ANN THANK YOU. AND YOU KNOW, WE’VE BEEN... Read more »
7th grade football player spreads mental health awareness after losing teammate to suicide

7th grade football player spreads mental health awareness after losing teammate to suicide

HIGHLAND, Utah — Suicide remains the leading cause of death for Utahns ages 10 to 17 years old. This devastating stat hit home in Monroe, Utah, last October when a young football... Read more »
Internalized Homophobia: A Covert Barrier to Mental Health

Internalized Homophobia: A Covert Barrier to Mental Health

Embrace Source: Chrysostomos Galathris/Pexels Many individuals who experience same-sex attraction, behavior, or identity face discrimination, violence, and prejudice. Researchers have found that religiousness, including practices and beliefs, can be linked to intolerance... Read more »
Breaking the Stigma: Payton serves as CCS mental health coordinator – The Clanton Advertiser

Breaking the Stigma: Payton serves as CCS mental health coordinator – The Clanton Advertiser

Breaking the Stigma: Payton serves as CCS mental health coordinator Published 11:15 am Wednesday, September 13, 2023 Lindsey Payton was brought aboard to represent the Chilton County Schools District as its Mental... Read more »
Mental health disorders do not automatically qualify as insanity

Mental health disorders do not automatically qualify as insanity

The state Supreme Court has ordered that a man serving his New Hampshire prison sentence in Montana cannot be transferred back to the state to serve his time in the prison’s secure psychiatric unit... Read more »
We must continue to strengthen mental health services for Maine’s kids

We must continue to strengthen mental health services for Maine’s kids

Maine’s behavioral health care infrastructure is woefully lacking. For kids in crisis, it’s especially inadequate. Maine does not have any psychiatric residential treatment facilities to care for children with significant behavioral and... Read more »
7M mental health hospital coming to Oklahoma City

$147M mental health hospital coming to Oklahoma City

NORMAN. WELL, GRIFFIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HAS BEEN THE STATE’S PRIME GEARY MENTAL HEALTH CARE HOSPITAL FOR A CENTURY. NOW, THE STATE SAYS THAT BY MOVING THAT HOSPITAL HERE TO OKLAHOMA CITY, THEY’LL... Read more »
Addressing the mental health needs for Minnesota refugees

Addressing the mental health needs for Minnesota refugees

Within the past two years Minnesota has become home for large groups of refugees. In 2021, 1,089 refugees with the status of humanitarian parole arrived in Minnesota; around 56% of them, 642,... Read more »
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Shines Light on Reducing Mental Health and Suicide Stigma in Latinx and Hispanic Communities

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Shines Light on Reducing Mental Health and Suicide Stigma in Latinx and Hispanic Communities

NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), a leading suicide prevention organization in the U.S., is continuing to advance health equity by increasing access to suicide... Read more »
Sauk Prairie School District focusing on mental health as new school year starts

Sauk Prairie School District focusing on mental health as new school year starts

Sauk Prairie High School Principal Chad Harnisch addresses students on the first day of school. The district is ramping up its efforts to help students with their mental health needs.  SAUK PRAIRIE... Read more »
OKC Mental Health hospital location selected in Stillwater

OKC Mental Health hospital location selected in Stillwater

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) announced Monday it will construct a new 330-bed mental health hospital on the Oklahoma State University Oklahoma... Read more »
Health notes | News, Sports, Jobs

Health notes | News, Sports, Jobs

LUPUS SUPPORT: Trumbull Mahoning Lupus Support Group will meet at 6 p.m. today at Panera Bread at the Eastwood Mall complex in Niles. Meetings are free. For more information, call Rhonda at... Read more »
Students question the accessibility of counseling and mental health services at USC – Annenberg Media

Students question the accessibility of counseling and mental health services at USC – Annenberg Media

With September 10 kicking off National Suicide Prevention Week, students are calling for more awareness about the counseling and mental health resources available for USC students. The Centers for Disease Control and... Read more »
Crisis Resources, Hotlines for Youth Mental Health Support

Crisis Resources, Hotlines for Youth Mental Health Support

If your child is a danger to themselves or someone else, do not delay. Take your child to the nearest emergency room or call 911 if you cannot transport your child safely.... Read more »
How Ketamine Therapy Changed My Mental Health and Life

How Ketamine Therapy Changed My Mental Health and Life

Five years ago, Sandra Statz, a beauty executive with experience driving strategy and innovation for blue-chip brands like Guerlain and La Mer, was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disease, and fibromyalgia,... Read more »
Mental Health Stigma Reduction Toolkit

Mental Health Stigma Reduction Toolkit

Addressing Mental Health Stigma All providers can play a critical role in eliminating mental health stigma in the delivery of care to service members and their loved ones. What is Mental Health... Read more »
better response to mental health crises

better response to mental health crises

APPLETON – Twenty years ago, Appleton became the first police department in Wisconsin to implement a new approach to policing incidents involving mental illness. It was 2003. John Wallschlaeger, then a newly... Read more »
Volusia joins 650 school districts in suing social media giants, citing mental health harm

Volusia joins 650 school districts in suing social media giants, citing mental health harm

Volusia County Schools is one of at least 12 districts in Florida and 650 nationwide that are suing Meta, the parent of Facebook and Instagram, as well as other social media companies,... Read more »
UK companies brace for growing cost from mental health crisis

UK companies brace for growing cost from mental health crisis

Demand for company-funded mental health services is soaring in the UK, a sign that the private sector is increasingly picking up the tab for a wellbeing crisis the government is struggling to... Read more »
Olly Murs Approves Of Simon Cowell Talking About Mental Health

Olly Murs Approves Of Simon Cowell Talking About Mental Health

Olly Murs, who values the importance of mental health therapy, is showing admiration for Simon Cowell for publicly acknowledging his mental health problems. Fans will recall when Cowell recently opened up about... Read more »
Mental health: Toluse Francis: Nigerian therapist share im personal journey to overcome depression, highlight need to seek help

Mental health: Toluse Francis: Nigerian therapist share im personal journey to overcome depression, highlight need to seek help

Wetin we call dis foto, Toluse say im journey don teach am to appreciate community more. 14 minutes wey don pass Di view of di Pacific Ocean, as you dey pass third... Read more »
MPs have tried to kill themselves – ex-minister on mental health in Parliament

MPs have tried to kill themselves – ex-minister on mental health in Parliament

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Members... Read more »
Mental health care unaffordable in Canada amid increase in illness

Mental health care unaffordable in Canada amid increase in illness

Warning: This article contains mentions of suicide and suicidal ideation. Take care when reading. Canadians are increasingly struggling with their mental health, a new report suggests, a concerning trend that appears in... Read more »
Berkshire NAMI to Celebrate 39 Years of Mental Health Support / iBerkshires.com

Berkshire NAMI to Celebrate 39 Years of Mental Health Support / iBerkshires.com

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The National Alliance on Mental Illness is celebrating 39 years of providing mental health resources to Berkshire County. The non-profit organization will mark the anniversary on Sept. 19 with an... Read more »
Junior League seeks donations for mental health project

Junior League seeks donations for mental health project

WATERLOO — The Junior League of Waterloo-Cedar Falls is creating community “ties” through its Wrapped in a Hug project. Wrapped in a Hug has a goal of creating 500 fleece tie-blankets for... Read more »
Making a difference: Benefit to raise money for mental health cause – Austin Daily Herald

Making a difference: Benefit to raise money for mental health cause – Austin Daily Herald

Making a difference: Benefit to raise money for mental health cause Published 7:01 am Saturday, September 9, 2023 1 of 2 Don and Marsh Leathers, stand with Sonya Dolan, at the Austin... Read more »
Introducing the First Animated Series For Black Children That Addresses Mental Health

Introducing the First Animated Series For Black Children That Addresses Mental Health

Nationwide — An exciting new animated series called Super CJ: The Animated Series has been launched on YouTube to bring much-needed awareness to the critical mental health crisis facing Black children today.... Read more »
JBLM squads bring awareness to mental health at Fill the Ruck 5K | Article

JBLM squads bring awareness to mental health at Fill the Ruck 5K | Article

1 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. Cameron Mims, far left, offers directions to his teammates with the 2nd Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, during a... Read more »
Eastern CT schools receive funding for student mental health

Eastern CT schools receive funding for student mental health

Even though it’s been three years since the pandemic started, student mental health is still a big concern for lawmakers, and they wanted to make sure it’s supported for this new school... Read more »
Mental health fair to gather providers, resources in Iowa City

Mental health fair to gather providers, resources in Iowa City

Event will host speakers, organizations to address variety of mental health intersections Participants walk a labyrinth while reciting prayers or meditating at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church’s Sensory Fair on May 7 in... Read more »
Yale researchers receive  million from National Institute of Mental Health to advance LGBTQ+-affirming mental health care

Yale researchers receive $4 million from National Institute of Mental Health to advance LGBTQ+-affirming mental health care

A team from the Yale School of Public Health will use the grant to offer their evidence-based therapeutic tools to community centers across the country. Richard George 3:07 am, Sep 08, 2023... Read more »
Enhanced Mental Health, Sleep Quality in Mothers of Children With AD Post Treatment

Enhanced Mental Health, Sleep Quality in Mothers of Children With AD Post Treatment

The mental health and sleep quality of mothers of children with mild atopic dermatitis (AD) improved significantly after treatment, according to a study published in the Journal of Asthma and Allergy. Several... Read more »
FLCC offers ‘Straight Talk on Mental Health’

FLCC offers ‘Straight Talk on Mental Health’

HOPEWELL, NY − Finger Lakes Community College has produced a video series on mental health, with a focus on youths, that debuts Sunday, Sept. 10, on the Finger Lakes Television public broadcast... Read more »
How UNC leaving WakeBrook will impact mental health in Wake County

How UNC leaving WakeBrook will impact mental health in Wake County

For a little more than a decade, UNC Health Care has provided care at WakeBrook, the mental health hospital in east Raleigh. Wake County owns the facility, but UNC has been the... Read more »
SU’s NVRC hosts US Army veteran to discuss mental health, suicide prevention

SU’s NVRC hosts US Army veteran to discuss mental health, suicide prevention

Get the latest Syracuse news delivered right to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here. Content warning: This article contains mentions of suicide. The National Veterans Resource Center at Syracuse University hosted... Read more »
‘Send Silence Packing’ returns to Penn, sparking conversation about mental health

‘Send Silence Packing’ returns to Penn, sparking conversation about mental health

The Send Silence Packing Exhibit, held on College Green on Sept. 5, aimed to raise awareness for suicide prevention. Credit: Gabriel Steinberg The Send Silence Packing traveling exhibit returned to Penn’s campus,... Read more »
Tarrant County residents of color work to shatter stigma associated with mental health struggles

Tarrant County residents of color work to shatter stigma associated with mental health struggles

Fort Worth resident Christopher Blake never considered sharing the trauma from his military service when police profiled him two decades ago.  Then, three years ago, he started therapy. Blake, a 39-year-old Black... Read more »
In June 2023, the Percentage of Asynchronous Telehealth Claim Lines for Mental Health Conditions More than Doubled in the Midwest

In June 2023, the Percentage of Asynchronous Telehealth Claim Lines for Mental Health Conditions More than Doubled in the Midwest

Telehealth Utilization Was Stable Nationally but Decreased in the Midwest in June 2023, according to FAIR Health’s Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — In June 2023, the percentage... Read more »
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