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Lindsay Hauptman: Youth suicide is on the rise. We need to address mental health challenges earlier.
Editor’s note • This article discusses suicide. If you or people you know are at risk of self-harm, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline for 24-hour support. In 2020, suicide was the leading cause of death for Utahns ages 10 to 17 and 18 to 24. With one of the…
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Woodland Centers continues to offer mental health care for thousands
WILLMAR — It has been a busy few years at Woodland Centers , the mental health services provider based in Willmar and with offices across a seven-county area. In 2022 it helped 4,716 clients, with 87 percent coming from the counties of Kandiyohi , Big Stone , Chippewa , Lac qui Parle , Meeker ,…
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Firearms instructor with noted mental health issues IDed as ME shooting ‘person of interest’
AUBURN, ME (WFSB) – A manhunt for a mass shooting person of interest in Maine continued Thursday morning. At least 16 people were killed and 50 other people were hurt in Lewiston, ME. Authorities have been searching for 40-year-old Robert Card as a person of interest. A local elementary school in Auburn, ME was designated…
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New campaign seeks to address mental health stigma amid national crisis
SEATTLE — “I know things aren’t easy, but you still show up.” Those are the first words of the Ad Council’s new Public Service Announcement on mental health. Seventy million American adults struggle with mental health challenges, according to new research by the Ad Council. Yet, many of those who struggle don’t get help for…
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Off-duty pilot’s attempt to switch off Horizon Air flight’s engines after using psychedelic mushrooms renews scrutiny of cockpit 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, 44, had been flying passengers himself just three days before police said he tried to engage an…
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‘Crisis levels’: Burnout, other mental health issues on the rise among harassed health care workers, CDC finds
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Harriette Cole: They think I’m lying about my mental health issues
DEAR HARRIETTE: I’m a 17-year-old high school student. I have been struggling with mental health issues for some time now. Unfortunately, my parents do not seem to believe that I am struggling. They accuse me of exaggerating and even outright lying about my feelings. I understand that it can be hard for someone who hasn’t…
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How Oklahoma rap battles are helping to advocate for mental health awareness
Marshall Moses leads the organization Soulbody Cyphers. He has an extensive background in basketball and music. Moses played for OSU from 2007 to 2011, then professionally for international teams for 10 years. “Basketball brought me to Oklahoma because I went to Oklahoma State University on a scholarship. I’ve always rapped and loved music,” he said.…
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US Surgeon General kicks off national tour on mental health at Duke University
The US Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, visited Duke University to address the growing epidemic of loneliness and isolation, especially among college students. “We are made to connect,” the US Surgeon General declared to hundreds at Duke University Wednesday night. Murthy, the nation’s top doctor, says that loneliness is a growing problem across the country,…
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Gorji connects with people to help answer to their mental health
Kyla Gorji helps people fit together the pieces of their own brain puzzle. Gorji, director of the Employee Assistance Program at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, loves connecting with people through her work. Gorji has worked at the university for 15 years and aims to help people uncover ways to help themselves. “Mental health is its own little…
