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Local pediatric mental health supports improving, but demand still not met
Since he started fourth grade in August, Serinna Hardy’s son Jaiden has only made it through an entire school day twice. Most days he is sent home early because of disruptive behavior in the classroom, or he doesn’t go to school at all because he’s suspended. Jaiden, 9, has attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a condition his…
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Crisis in the skies: Pilots aren’t getting mental health treatment because they fear they’ll lose their wings
Moments before an off-duty pilot tried to pull two red fire handles and cut off fuel to the engines during an Alaska Airlines flight in October, he made an admission. “I’m not OK,” he told the two stunned pilots in the cockpit. Joseph David Emerson, who was arrested upon landing in Portland, Oregon and is…
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Mental Health Issues Can Slip By Undetected: 10 Signs You Have One
Everybody worries at times. Everybody feels down occasionally. Everybody has trouble focusing sometimes. How can you tell if your anxiousness, sadness, distraction, or other symptoms are normal or signs of a mental health problem? I hear this question from many people. With physical health, it’s easy to measure factors like blood pressure, glucose levels, and…
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COVID-19 pandemic has caused ‘collective trauma’ among US adults, new poll says
Nearly four years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. population is still experiencing “collective trauma,” a new survey suggests. The American Psychological Association (APA), headquartered in Washington, D.C., has released the results of Stress in America 2023, its nationwide survey that polled more than 3,185 U.S. adults about their physical and mental…
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JOURNAL: Mental Health Matters
While it was one set away from being swept, Marquette volleyball held an early 2-0 lead against then-No. 7 Oregon. Looking to add to her team’s momentum, defensive specialist Molly Berezowitz stepped up to the serving line. Her heart was pounding rapidly as the pressure of the moment seeped into her body. But the first-year…
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Rebuilding our mental health system takes money and time. Gun reforms can happen now.
After U.S. Rep. Jared Golden’s public change of heart over the need for an assault weapons ban, Republicans, including potential rivals for his 2nd District congressional seat, said he was politicizing the tragedy in Lewiston. Maine GOP chair Joel Stetkis issued a statement saying “it is clear that many politicians are seeking to capitalize on…
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Second NAMI seasonal painting fundraiser in Holyoke helps raise money for mental health
HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – There was a focus on mental health Friday night in Holyoke, with a fundraiser supporting a local organization. What happens when Massachusetts runs out of shelter space? The second seasonal painting fundraiser for the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Western Massachusetts. Participants had the opportunity to paint their own works…
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Suspect in Conroe pediatrician’s murder ordered to undergo mental health evaluation
<!–> HOUSTON – The man charged in the death of a Conroe doctor has been ordered to be evaluated for his mental health. –> Miles Joseph Fridrich, 24, was charged with the murder of 54-year-old Dr. Talat Jehan Khan in Montgomery County after he stabbed her multiple times on a picnic table on Oct. 28.…
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Robbie Williams opens up on his mental health struggles and biggest career regret
Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Robbie Williams has opened up about his history of mental health and self-harming in a frank discussion ahead of a new documentary chronicling his life. The four-part series, simply titled Robbie Williams, sees…
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Beyond the Asylum Walls: Tracing the Tapestry of Mental Health Interventions Across Eras and Cultures
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