August 04, 2023 2 min read Source/Disclosures Disclosures: Brenner reports receiving grants from the Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S. Department of Defense, NIH and the State of Colorado; and personal fees from... Read more »
British Columbia’s police watchdog has found no wrongdoing and will not recommend charges in the shooting death of Dani Cooper last November, a decision that has left the 27-year-old’s family, friends and community... Read more »
OPINION AND COMMENTARY Editorials and other Opinion content offer perspectives on issues important to our community and are independent from the work of our newsroom reporters. Students pause in front of a... Read more »
James Phelps, a prior U.S. Air Force technical sergeant who has four Afghanistan deployments, sits in his wheelchair surrounded by wounded warrior sports memorabilia at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May, 2023. (Justin... Read more »
Queenmoonlite Studio/Adobe Stock It’s well-established that youth mental health has suffered in recent years—with wide-ranging factors contributing to the problem including the proliferation of social media among young people and the isolation... Read more »
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Acacia Mental Health (“Acacia”), the leader in rapid, medication-free treatment of depression and anxiety, announced that it has achieved the prestigious Program Validation from Validation... Read more »
OAKLAND, Calif. (August 3, 2023) – As students head back to campus for the fall semester, nearly nine out of 10 Gen Z youth say they are experiencing mental health challenges on a... Read more »
HAMPTON — Responding to more than two dozen suicide attempts already this year, four resulting in deaths, town Police Chief Alex Reno is hoping grant funding he has applied for will help.... Read more »
Laguna Beach marked the beginning of its partnership with Be Well Orange County on Tuesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the cobblestones of Main Beach Park. The event signaled the start of... Read more »
Credit: Yossakorn/Adobe Stock Chances are, your grandparents never took a mental health day. Your parents most likely didn’t, either. Previous generations often took a more skeptical approach toward the importance of mental... Read more »
Seven years after voters approved a greater investment in mental health and substance abuse services for Oklahoma counties, the money finally is on the way. But advocates for criminal justice reform warn... Read more »
I breastfed my son for exactly one year. It took every bit of physical, mental and emotional strength I had, as well as some additional strength I didn’t know I had but... Read more »
Michael Fields Behind closed doors, Colorado is silently grappling with a mounting mental health crisis. The burdens of anxiety, depression and other disorders are still far too high, making an incredible impact... Read more »
Mindfulness as a concept is fast catching up popularity. Being in the present moment and making the most of it is being mindful whether it’s eating, working or interacting. Social mindfulness is... Read more »
“We’re here to destigmatize the conversation around mental health,” said Donna Barton Brothers, opening a discussion on jockeys and mental health, hosted by HISA and the Jockeys’ Guild at the National Museum... Read more »
The death of “Euphoria” star Angus Cloud prompted many on social media to reflect on the importance of taking mental health seriously. The cause of death for Cloud, 25, has not yet... Read more »
Larry Dorsey is hard to miss, standing 6 feet, 5 inches tall with a huge Afro. “People always ask me if I play basketball. I do, but I love other things too,... Read more »
Extreme heat is an uncontrollable stressor that makes people feel fatigue, irritation and more. Extreme heat is an uncontrollable stressor that makes people feel fatigue, irritation and more. Hot weather can mess... Read more »
Luzerne County is seeking proposals to create a mental health crisis and stabilization center in the Hazleton area as plans advance to establish a similar facility in the Wilkes-Barre area. Crisis centers... Read more »
Building a long-term, trusting relationship through transparency. Source: Văn Thắng / Pexels Telling your partner about your mental health diagnosis can be a process met with anxiety, uncertainty, and fear. I know... Read more »
I’ve been thinking a lot about growing older and whether I will achieve a long life. I’ve always assumed I wouldn’t because I take so many pills, I’m not active (at the... Read more »
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors returns from its extended summer break next Tuesday, Aug. 8. Supervisors are set to get back to work on major policy questions facing the county... Read more »
In the face of a youth mental health crisis, adolescents are struggling to access care, a new report finds. A survey of nearly 2,800 patients revealed that 69% of adolescents who sought... Read more »
Original MasterChef Australia winner Julie Goodwin. Photo / Stephen Barker Inaugural Masterchef winner Julie Goodwin has lifted the lid on the personal price she paid for her sudden rise to fame, revealing... Read more »
Stopol: A ‘we are crew, not passengers’ approach builds community and lets students see that they can achieve more when sharing each other’s success. This story first appeared at The 74, a... Read more »
Memorial Medical Center’s lease legally requires it to keep operating the mental health unit. More than a year ago, MMC closed it, wreaking havoc with citizens who need the service. Last spring,... Read more »
Former Topeka city manager Stephen Wade realized his medications needed adjusting in April as he struggled with widening mood swings. In early May, he was able to add a new doctor-prescribed medication.... Read more »
Sophia Biazus/Cronkite News PHOENIX – Valleywise Health is opening a second First Episode Center, an outpatient behavioral health center for young adults experiencing their first serious mental health episode. It can’t come... Read more »
ASTANA — When Altynshash Mataeva lost her second child shortly after giving birth, her world fell apart. Her then-husband turned to fundamentalist Islam and pressured her into a life that she neither... Read more »
Emily Divine is the Mobile Response Team (MRT) program leader HANCOCK COUNTY — The county resident had a knife to his throat and cuts on his arm, the report stated. While officials... Read more »
More than a year after a gunman opened fire in an Uvalde, Texas classroom, Monica Muñoz Martinez is still working to connect survivors with mental health resources and raise awareness about the... Read more »
More than a year after a gunman opened fire in an Uvalde, Texas classroom, Monica Muñoz Martinez is still working to connect survivors with mental health resources and raise awareness about the... Read more »
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The trial of the Pittsburgh synagogue gunman is coming to a close, and in its final hours the two sides are focused on the central issue of Robert Bowers’... Read more »
In ‘Mark Cavendish: Never Enough’, launching on Netflix on August 2, the Manxman describes his battle with the Epstein-Barr virus and how a diagnosis of clinical depression left doctors worried about the... Read more »
For some people, retirement means golf shorts and grandkids. Not for Clarice Gallegos. The 70-year-old is the co-founder and director of Focus Clubhouse, a membership organization offering support to people struggling with... Read more »
Mental health issues have become increasingly prevalent in today’s fast-paced and interconnected world and as a result, there is a growing need for effective interventions that can complement traditional treatments where kindness... Read more »
Democratic lawmakers in Pennsylvania say they are angry that millions of dollars to expand adult mental health services got cut out of the budget, and are pushing to get it included now... Read more »
The heat’s been sweltering. Rain fell for days on end. Blisters plague his feet. Yet, Phil Deutschle continues to walk. His “daunting” 3,500-mile trek — through 11 states from New York City... Read more »
(CBS DETROIT) – As much of the state listens in about the psyche of the Oxford High School shooter, for Cam Romanelli, the descriptions are all too familiar, explained here in a... Read more »
Bloomington-Normal is heating up this week, with temperatures expected to reach near 100 degrees on Thursday and Friday. All of central Illinois is under an excessive heat warning until 8 p.m. Friday.... Read more »
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When a friend asked Yanie to speak at a forum on youth mental health last summer, she politely declined. The 17-year-old didn’t doubt the urgency of the issue, especially for her peer... Read more »
In so doing Lynn metaphorically walked through the state’s new “front door” to mental health care — and experienced its potential and its pitfalls. The Help Line — 833-773-BHHL — is a... Read more »
A toxic work culture can discourage people from giving their best, affecting performance. A healthy workforce is always more productive, engaged and resilient. This is why giving due importance to the mental... Read more »
This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. You can also text HOME to 741741 or visit SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for additional... Read more »
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Katie Meyer’s parents joke that their daughter would have taken a plane, a ferry, even “a trained dolphin” to be in the stands at this World Cup, cheering... Read more »
When Dione Rowe, a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner working for Southern Plains Behavioral Health Services in Winner, met Lyn Fullen, the two could barely have a conversation. “She couldn’t hardly visit... Read more »
This article is part of a series about mental health in Washtenaw County. It is made possible with funding from Washtenaw County’s Public Safety and Mental Health Preservation Millage. Juggling school work,... 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 »
Sen. Thom Tillis meets with local leaders to discuss school mental health and safety. (Port City Daily/Brenna Flanagan) NEW HANOVER — State and local leaders met in Wilmington Monday to discuss mental... Read more »
The former government led by Malcolm Turnbull awarded a $33m grant to a company that was developing a mental health app after months of lobbying from one of its own mental health... Read more »