DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – In this episode of Real Conversations in the QC, we’re discussing the importance of mental health in the black community. Welcome to Real Conversations in the QC, a program in partnership with The Lincoln Center in Davenport. Hosts and guests will cover a variety of topics, all centering around the experience…

In a study published in JMIR AI, researchers assessed anxiety and depression faced by healthcare workers (HCWs) in the United States during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Study: Association of Health Care Work With Anxiety and Depression During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Structural Topic Modeling Study. Image Credit: Ground Picture/Shutterstock.com Using machine learning methods, they…

Spanish-speaking Idahoans face a lack of mental health resources and advocates in the state want to change it. Kurtis Pugh, mental health manager for the Community Council of Idaho, which serves migrant agricultural laborers and their families, said there is some stigma surrounding mental health issues in Spanish-speaking communities but often, people lack access to…

Richard Wesmoreland says in the beginning, being an airline pilot was great. But the repeated, days-long stretches away from home – commuting back and forth between his home near Houston and regional carrier SkyWest’s crew based in Detroit – began to take a toll on his new marriage and himself. “The lifestyle was wearing on…

Mayra Bueno Silva saw the biggest win of her MMA career vanish in a decision she feels was unfair, but she remains confident that her next fight will still be for the UFC bantamweight championship. Bueno Silva submitted former UFC champion Holly Holm with a ninja choke in July, however that win was overturned to…

Roxanne Ramirez, executive director of HOPE Family Health Clinic. MCALLEN, Texas – Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez has committed an additional $60,000 in American Rescue Funds to help HOPE Family Health Clinic build a larger network of health professionals. A press release from Cortez’s office says the health professionals will collaborate in, guide, and practice…

By Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Richard Wesmoreland says in the beginning, being an airline pilot was great. But the repeated, days-long stretches away from home — commuting back and forth between his home near Houston and regional carrier SkyWest’s crew based in Detroit — began to take a toll on his…

The man sought to purchase a gun silencer in August but was denied after self-reporting mental health issues on a federal form, a gun store owner said. Nearly three months before Robert R. Card II fatally shot 18 people in Lewiston, Maine, a gun shop declined to give him a firearm silencer he had purchased…

LIMA, OH (WLIO) – A Lima councilman is throwing his support behind the renewal of a 1 mill levy for the Mental Health and Recovery Services Board.  The levy supports mental health and drug addiction programs in Allen, Auglaize, and Hardin Counties.  6th ward councilman Derry Glenn says it is important to continue funding the…

Six years ago, fewer than two dozen libraries in North America employed full-time social workers, said Sarah Johnson, a licensed social worker and adjunct lecturer at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Today, more than 100 employ social workers, and more have social-work interns, she said.