When President John F. Kennedy signed the Community Mental Health Act of 1963, the landmark legislation fundamentally shifted our country’s mental health and wellness system by prioritizing grassroots, community-centric care over long-term hospital stays that Kennedy recognized as ineffective, inhumane, and unsuccessful in promoting real recovery. In the years since the Act’s passage, hundreds of…

By Anuja Vaidya October 31, 2023 – Receiving care from medical practices with higher telehealth use is associated with an increase in mental health visits among Medicare patients with serious mental illness, according to a new study. Published in JAMA Health Forum, the study assesses changes in mental health service use patterns and care quality during…

Pandemic worsened health care workers’ mental health: CDC | Image Credit: © JessicaLeigh J/peopleimages.com – © JessicaLeigh J/peopleimages.com – stock.adobe.com. While the COVID-19 pandemic was stressful for employees everywhere, a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study finds health care workers felt its effects more acutely than most others. Takeaways Health care workers…

It may seem obvious that running is good for mental health. A quick Google search on the topic returns hundreds of pages of personal anecdotes and compelling science. But the truth is far more nuanced than that. In fact, the interconnectedness between running and mental health is fairly complicated. Mental health isn’t an on-off switch…

As October draws to a close, so does Breast Cancer Awareness Month. However, that doesn’t mean that support for breast cancer patients and survivors — and their loved ones too — here in Denton will stop at the end of the month. In fact, local organization Rockers 4 Knockers is hosting its All 80’s Dance…

The young police officer had barely started his shift when the first job came through the car radio. Concerns had been raised about a vulnerable cancer patient suffering from depression who had missed two important hospital appointments, and the police had been asked to perform a welfare check. PC Liam Cross had very little detail…

Strategies for post-retirement Aside from being a sympathetic ear, the best way friends can help, van der Merwe said, is by showing athletes the different options they have after hanging up the jersey. “The best teachers are our peers, our friends and the ones who’ve done that before,” van der Merwe said. “You’ve had conversations…

CNN  —  The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline has received millions of calls, texts and online messages since its launch in the summer of 2022, but a new study suggests that the mental health resource is far from reaching its full potential. People with severe psychological distress were more likely than others to have heard of 988…

The National Alliance on Mental Illness helpline is 1-888-950-6264 (NAMI) and provides information and referral services; GoodTherapy.org is an association of mental health professionals from more than 25 countries who support efforts to reduce harm in therapy.

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