Kaiser Permanente must overhaul behavioral health care services and pay a $50 million fine under a settlement agreement announced recently by the California Department of Managed Health Care. Under the settlement, Kaiser will also make investments totaling $150 million over five years toward improving behavioral health care services. Gov. Gavin Newsom praised the settlement on…

Photo Courtesy / Unsplash Dan Meyers The transition to college can be a struggle for any student of any age. The combined stresses of schoolwork, living on your own and pressure to socialize is overwhelming and exhausting. As a result, college students commonly struggle with mental health issues, ranging from depression and anxiety to ADHD…

Courtesy Intermountain Health <!– SHOW ARTICLE –> Intermountain Health is sponsoring a free mental health event to help connect the public with available resources. The Mental Health Services Awareness Night is free and will be held from 6-9 p.m. Thursday at the Ragan Theater at Utah Valley University, 800 W. University Parkway. It can also…

LINCOLN — Mental health specialists at the Lincoln Regional Center are escalating calls for change after raising awareness of their working conditions at Nebraska’s psychiatric hospital. Mental health specialists, or techs, of the Lincoln Regional Center rally outside the Nebraska State Capitol on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, in Lincoln. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner) The specialists, or techs,…

An emotional Alexander Volkanovski has choked back tears while revealing mental health issues played a key role in his taking a UFC lightweight title fight on 12 days notice, saying “I needed it”. Looking to become just the fifth fighter in UFC to hold two title belts simultaneously, Volkanovski was instead knocked cold by a…

Ernest Hemingway once wrote, “Never think that war, no matter how necessary nor how justified, is not a crime.” Hemingway suffered physically and mentally from the horrors of war. His writing often depicted the criminality of armed conflict. The reality today in Gaza and Israel is unbearable suffering for ordinary citizens. It’s not just the…

#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } The next edition of “Newsmakers” on KGCS-TV will focus on Suicide and Mental Health Awareness Month, which is in October. Heather Bullock, lead counselor at Missouri Southern State University, will share facts about the prevalence of anxiety and other…

MCPS preps for Girls’ Summit MCPS hosting Girls Summit to help tackle mental health in the community. <!–> MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. – Hundreds of D.C. area teens and their parents came together to take action against the effects of social media on their mental well-being. –> The Girls’ Summit— mostly made up of Montgomery County…

Aiony Haust / Unsplash The term girlboss celebrates women who dominate in their respective fields, symbolizing empowerment and breaking glass ceilings. However, given the lack of work-life balance being a girlboss entails, a new term has started to gain traction—the snail-girl era. This emerging trend emphasizes a lifestyle that values tranquility, happiness, and self-care over…

A recent study published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology indicates that spacious natural landscapes can enhance feelings of selflessness, connectedness, and boost positive emotions. The research, conducted using immersive virtual reality technology, found that participants felt a diminished sense of body boundaries, leading to increased selflessness. Mental health issues, such as stress, anxiety, and…