Details Category: Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins News Tuesday, February 09, 2021 04:00 PM CHICAGO – State Senator Jacqueline Collins renewed her call to correct the disparity in vaccination between Chicago’s wealthier white neighborhoods and poorer neighborhoods of color Tuesday, citing recent reports in major news outlets showing that the United States, and Chicago in particular,…

Painting Description: ‘Terasing’, 2021. Fitri Fareez Ramli, acrylic on paper: “The circles with different colours in the painting represent different individuals. Many times, we always try to resonate with similar energy to others to interact even when we feel isolated.” I remember when I decided to take a brush and paint to start my painting…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Millions of dollars could be going back into the Jacksonville community and into other programs to address critical issues. For several months as Mayor Donna Deegan was starting her term, a number of transition teams and committees were meeting and focusing attention on what needs to happen with various social issues such…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Multiple families with loved ones involved in officer-involved shootings are questioning if their relatives would still be alive had the Metro Nashville Police Department utilized its mental health co-response team. In early October, an officer shot and killed 30-year-old Joshua Kersey after he allegedly held a housemate hostage at knifepoint. Kersey’s…

Fallout from mass shootings will linger well into the future. LEWISTON, Maine — Maine suffered from a shortage of mental health providers well before a gunman killed 18 people and injured 13 more at a bowling alley and bar in Lewiston last week. Now the state faces an even bigger challenge as individuals and communities…

Modern humans interbred with Denisovans in Asia, which conferred a genetic adaptation for zinc regulation that helped humans adapt to cold climates, a trait widespread in non-African populations today. This adaptation, while beneficial for cold adaptation, may also predispose individuals to various psychiatric disorders. The research indicates that the genetic variant observed, which affects zinc…

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Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the award of $12 million to develop three new Intensive and Sustained Engagement Teams to serve communities in New York City, the Hudson River region and on Long Island. Administered by the state Office of Mental Health, the awards will enable three service providers to develop peer-led multidisciplinary teams that…

Sometimes, it’s obvious that an employee needs help. But the best employers anticipate those unseen struggles that can disrupt an employee’s health and well-being.  For employees with ADHD, for example, only one-fifth have received treatment or a diagnosis. That means employees may not know what kind of help and support they need, or may have…

SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) – Bwell Saginaw is launching a new self-help mental health resource. The organization said at the request of high school students from Saginaw County, it launched the new BWell Mental Healthopedia, which is designed for people 12-years-old and older. BWell Saginaw said the feelings described in the new Mental Healthopedia are in…