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Inside South Arkansas: How can residents seek mental health care
em { display: contents !important; } label em { display: none !important; } .photo { width: 100%; max-width: 50rem } a.fr-file { color: #0274b7 !important; } How do you seek mental health care in South Arkansas? The Banner-News sat down recently with Jennifer Eley, licensed professional counselor and chief clinical officer at Newhaven, to learn…
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‘Bridgerton’ star Ruby Barker, who said she had ‘2 psychotic breaks,’ said Netflix and Shondaland never checked up on her
Ruby Barker revealed during a podcast interview that she experienced two “psychotic breaks.” Following her mental health care, she said Netflix and Shondaland didn’t reach out to support her. She also spoke about how Marina’s “isolated” storyline on “Bridgerton” affected her mental health. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a…
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Health professionals see increase in need for mental health services
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) – In recent years, it seems that we are hearing more about the decline in mental health. “We see a lot of depression and anxiety disorders,” Theresa Ivey said. “That includes children as young as three all the way through our geriatric population.” Theresa Ivey is a licensed clinical social worker…
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Rural Georgians suffering disproportionately from mental health issues
ATLANTA — Most calls from Georgians to a national mental health crisis hotline launched last year have come from rural areas of the state, particularly counties in South Georgia, a state mental health official said Thursday. The comparatively large volume of calls from rural Georgians to the 988 number since the hotline went live in…
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Organization says more families needing mental health help for kids
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – A Tennessee-based non-profit aimed at helping kids in the middle of a mental health crisis says they’re seeing an increase in calls to their crisis hotline. Youth Villages says it’s seen a 33% increase in calls statewide over the last five years. It’s why they believe programs like their Intercept program…
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Surviving a Fierce Depressive Episode
“It must be something else.” This is a comment I hear often from those experiencing significant depression. While it is true that depression often travels with accomplices (the most typical of which are anxiety disorders, OCD, and PTSD), people often underestimate how intense a depressive episode can be. In our culture, the term depression is…
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Bridgerton’s Ruby Barker discusses mental health struggles
Ruby BarkerPhoto: Tristan Fewings (Getty Images) Ruby Barker, who played Marina on Netflix’s Bridgertron, has spoken up about the negative impact that being on the show has taken on her mental health, saying she suffered two “psychotic breaks” and that nobody from Netflix or production company Shondaland reached out to her to see how she…
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Swimmer Felipe Ribeiro paints nails as reminder of bipolar disorder, wins gold at Pan Am Games
SANTIAGO, Chile — Every stroke of swimmer Felipe Ribeiro in the pool at the Pan American Games reminded the Brazilian of the bipolar disorder he dealt with ahead of competing in Chile. The nails of the 25-year-old are painted black, except for his pink-colored ring fingers. Mental health and how athletes deal with it have…
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Indiana healthcare leaders hoping to raise awareness on youth mental health crisis
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) – “Unfortunately, we’re dealing with a national crisis with youth mental health,” Riley Children’s Health President Gil Peri said. “One in five kids unfortunately have a mental health condition that they’re living with today.” It’s those kind of heartbreaking statistics that are motivating Indiana health officials to try and solve the…
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Sagadahoc sheriff’s office confirms receiving report of Robert Card’s declining mental health before mass shooting
The Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office received two reports about Robert Card this year before Card carried out the deadliest mass shooting in state history in Lewiston last week. Members of Card’s family contacted the sheriff’s office in May stating that Card’s mental health had started to decline in January, Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said…