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Mental Health Services Help Hondurans Cope With Disaster
In the Valle del Sula, in Honduras, many people have experienced displacement, endemic violence, and natural disasters. This area, in the north of Honduras close to the border with Guatemala, has struggled for decades with clashes between criminal groups. So when two devastating hurricanes – Eta and Iota – struck in 2020 in the Valle…
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Esports has implications for teen mental health
MANSFIELD — On any given Friday, you’ll likely find a group of middle schoolers in Michael Alonzo’s classroom playing Super Smash Brothers on their lunch break. “The motley crew of students who come into my class — some of them are my students, some of them are not,” Alonzo said. “Some of them are upperclassmen I’ve…
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Emergency room visits for Black adults suffering from mental health concerns on the rise
If you break a bone you head to the emergency room. When something breaks in the mind, believe it or not, many people are headed to the emergency room as well. But according to a recent CDC report, from 2018 to 2020 Black adults visited the ER for mental health-related concerns at a rate nearly…
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Maine Gunman’s Mental Health Issues More Serious Than First Disclosed
Law enforcement was explicitly warned about the declining mental health of Robert Card many months ahead of the Maine shooting, news outlets report. ABC News: Alleged Maine Gunman Displayed Glaring Mental Health Signals, Threatening And Violent Behavior, In Months Leading Up To Shooting Months ahead of his bloody rampage in Lewiston last week, suspected Maine…
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MLB And U.S. Mayors PLAY BALL For Youth Mental Health Awareness
By Arthur L. Caplan & Lee H. Igel The morning after cheering on the hometown Texas Rangers in the 2023 World Series opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Globe Life Field, Arlington Mayor Jim Ross and Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson sought some support from the big leagues during a special event featuring nearly 200 local…
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Better sleep linked to life quality, mental health in children with MS
In children with pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis (POMS), poor sleep quality is linked to fatigue, depression, and worse quality of life, a study has found. While no significant differences in sleep measures were identified between children and adolescents with MS compared with those without the neurodegenerative condition, sleep can have different effects on measures of quality…
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STUDY HIGHLIGHTS RISING MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS AMONG HEALTHCARE WORKERS
TULSA, Okla. – The CDC has a new report highlighting the growing mental health crisis healthcare workers are facing. The CDC compared data from before and after the pandemic, and found healthcare workers are feeling more burned out, are experiencing harassment at work, and face worse mental health outcomes than workers in other industries. Ascension St.…
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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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Alleged Maine gunman displayed glaring mental health signals, threatening and violent behavior, in months leading up to shooting
Months ahead of his bloody rampage in Lewiston last week, suspected Maine gunman Robert Card had displayed glaring signals that his mental health was on a drastic decline – signals which his immediate family members knew about, were concerned by – and explicitly warned law enforcement that something needed to be done, according to documents…
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A new film shows the toll of Colorado’s High Country mental health crisis — and one county’s successful response
Minimal traffic during Winter Park’s shoulder season before ski resorts begin running their chairlifts, Oct. 30, 2023, in Grand County. Even people surrounded by the beauty of ski towns can succumb to mental health issues leading to suicide, a fact the new film “The Paradise Paradox,” executive produced by Olympic champion Bode Miller, explores. Hugh…
