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5 Mental Health Myths That May Surprise You
Source: Viorel Kurnosov/Shutterstock Some mental health myths that have been around so long that many people just assume they are true without checking them out. Unfortunately, believing the myths can mean misunderstanding yourself and others, and mean missed opportunities for help and support. Myth 1: Thinking happy thoughts will get rid of depression or sadness.…
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CDC Study Highlights Health Care Workers’ Mental Health Crisis: ‘They Must Be Supported’
Health care workers are facing a mental health crisis, a new study published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes. On Tuesday, the public health agency published a study that highlighted the quality of mental health, the quality of work life and harassment faced by those in the field — using survey…
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Bloomington unveils no-cost therapy program to reduce mental health calls for police
Bloomington looks to reduce police mental health calls with no-cost therapy program Bloomington looks to reduce police mental health calls with no-cost therapy program 01:43 BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — The city of Bloomington is unveiling a new program Thursday aimed at reducing the number of non-violent mental health calls to which police officers respond. The program…
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Bloomington looks to reduce police mental health calls with no-cost therapy program
Bloomington looks to reduce police mental health calls with no-cost therapy program – CBS Minnesota Watch CBS News Bloomington police say this is a much-needed service in the community. Last year, they responded to more than a thousand mental health calls. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking…
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Vt. sues Meta over teen mental health
News October 26, 2023 By Sarah Mearhoff, VTDigger MONTPELIER — Vermont is suing the tech giant Meta, alleging that the company designed its social media platform Instagram to be addictive and otherwise harmful to the mental health of young users. Standing before the Vermont Superior Court in Burlington on Tuesday afternoon, Attorney General Charity Clark…
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UW’s Uding Receives Grant to Study Police Response to Mental Health Cr
Clair Uding University of Wyoming Associate Professor Clair Uding, of the Department of Criminal Justice and Sociology, has received a grant for $649,464 from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) for her research on police response to mental health crises. Her project, titled “Research and Evaluation on Policing Practices, Accountability Mechanisms and Alternatives,” aims to…
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Averted flight disaster puts spotlight on pilot mental health
What authorities describe as an off-duty pilot’s attempt to shut down the engines of a Horizon Air flight with more than 80 people on board has renewed attention on the mental fitness of those allowed in the cockpit. Joseph Emerson had been flying passengers himself just three days before police said he tried to engage an…
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Wellness on Wheels aims to tackle teen mental health at Milby HS
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — High school can often be one of the hardest times in a teenager’s life. That’s why one counselor wanted to find a way that students could work on their mental health beyond conventional therapy. Rene Gonzalez spends a lot of time with students at Milby High School on some of the…
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People are protesting for Palestinians, Israel on Roblox. But catharsis comes at a price.
Thousands of Israelis and Palestinians are dead. Families and friends across the world can’t talk about the conflict without devolving into heated disagreements, destroying their relationships. When the real world gets tough, many flock to screens, and particularly video games and the metaverse for an escape. A change. A place to express themselves without consequence.…
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Report: Mental Health Decline Among Healthcare Workers Started During COVID
Clinical Relevance: Healthcare and essential workers have an urgent need for mental health support COVID-19 appears to have exacerbated a mental health crisis, especially among healthcare and essential workers. A new CDC report found reduced levels of happiness, higher burnout rates, greater intentions to quit work, and increasing workplace harassment among those in healthcare. The…