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Teens discuss mental health at local event on Saturday
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Young women in the community gathered to discuss mental health on Saturday afternoon. Teens and parents were able to discuss youth mental health on Oct. 28 at Omega Baptist Church in Dayton. The event was led by the nonprofit organization Young Ladies Aspiring Greatness from 1 to 4 p.m. Clayton unveils…
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Kids in foster care often need mental health care. But options are limited in rural NC
Amanda Price and her husband were finally in the process of adopting their three daughters in 2022. The couple had fostered the girls for four years and had planned to adopt them in 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic caused delays. The wait was hard on the biological sisters, who are now 6, 10 and 11.…
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Maine shooting suspect had mental health issues, authorities say
LEWISTON, Maine — Police missed two clear opportunities to end a dragnet that locked down and terrified Maine’s second-largest city after a gunman killed 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar following a recent spiral into paranoia. The body of Robert Card was found Friday in a trailer at a recycling center in Lisbon Falls that police had searched…
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Matthew Perry’s quotes on his drug addiction, mental health prior to…
Matthew Perry’s quotes on his drug addiction, mental health Breaking News
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Scan dives deeper into mental, behavioral health needs of valley groups
If South Routt School District Superintendent Kirk Henwood had his wish, he would immediately hire two social workers to serve the district’s students, in addition to the two school academic-focused counselors. However, he does not see that happening any time soon due to lack of long-term funding and a profession-wide shortage of school social workers,…
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Maine Mass Killing Suspect Had Mental Health Issues, Purchased Guns Legally, Authorities Say
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Police missed two clear opportunities to end a dragnet that locked down and terrified Maine’s second-largest city after a gunman killed 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar following a recent spiral into paranoia. The body of Robert Card was found Friday in a trailer at a recycling center…
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Insurers Spar With Biden Administration Over Coverage for Mental-Health Care
Oct. 29, 2023 10:00 am ET Listen (2 min) Many consumers with insurance are forced to pay hundreds and even thousands of dollars a year on mental-health care despite a 15-year-old law that is supposed to make such treatment as affordable and accessible as any other type of medical care. Now the Biden administration wants…
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Effects of psychedelics like magic mushrooms can last for days or weeks, new research finds
After an off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to bring down a planemidflight said he had consumed “magic mushrooms” before boarding, psychedelic researchers say the event should be a cautionary tale, especially for people who think they might be able to overcome a tenacious mental illness by taking a psychedelic drug on their own. Over…
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Mental health experts react to ‘Warehoused: The Life and Death of Tristin Murphy’
Mental health experts react to ‘Warehoused: The Life and Death of Tristin Murphy’ Mental health experts react to ‘Warehoused: The Life and Death of Tristin Murphy’ 12:02 MIAMI — CBS News Miami’s Jim DeFede gets reaction from a number of mental health experts who watched his one-hour-long documentary. They discuss what they saw and talk…
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More than 1M children visit ER for mental health disorders every year
More than 1M children visit ER for mental health disorders every year – CBS Texas Watch CBS News More than 1 million children visit the emergency department for mental health disorders every year. New CDC data collected from 2018 to 2021 shows mood disorders, anxiety disorders and behavioral and emotional issues were the most common…