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Opinion | Of Course Black Kids’ Mental Health Isn’t Improving
Since child mental health professionals declared the state of youth mental health a national emergency in 2021, emergency department visits have shown some signs of declining but remain a concern along with drug overdoses and suicide rates. Meanwhile, Black youth have been in crisis for 20 years and there are no signs of improvement. The…
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Durham set to expand popular mental health response program: HEART
DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) — The city of Durham is adding to its crisis response program. For almost a year and a half, the Holistic Empathetic Assistance Response Team or HEART program has been working alongside 911 to find a different way to reach the kind of calls that don’t always require police or ambulance. The…
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Florida psychologist discusses mental health awareness
FOX WESH 2 NEWS. GREG, THANK YOU. AND IN A CASE LIKE THIS THAT IS SO HEARTBREAKING, WE ARE JUST JUST LEFT WITH SO MANY QUESTIONS RIGHT? WESH 2’S MICHELLE. MEREDITH. TALK TO A MENTAL HEALTH EXPERT TODAY TO TRY TO BRING AS BEST WE CAN, SOME PERSPECTIVE. GUT WRENCHING CASE. CASES LIKE THIS CANNOT…
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Soldiers, civilians walk from Dallas to Fort Worth to support mental health care for veterans
It’s arduous, at times uneven, and for some, topped with a heavy load. Darrin Beheler, and a group of both soldiers and civilians, began their 50-mile journey as the sun rose over downtown Dallas Friday morning. “The worst part is my feet. That’s always it,” said Beheler. They’ll end it long after the sun sets,…
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Tinley Park firefighters douse blaze at mental health center
A fire early Friday morning in a recreational building on the grounds of the vacant Tinley Park Mental Health Center took more than an hour for firefighters to bring under control, the village said in a news release. Firefighters were sent shortly after 1 a.m. Friday to the state-owned property, northwest of Harlem Avenue and…
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No failings in mental health care of nurse who took own life
Family photo By Matt Murray BBC Wales News There were no failings in the mental health care of a student nurse who took her own life, an inquest has found. Bronwen Morgan, 26, was found unresponsive at a hotel in Pentwyn, Cardiff, in August 2020. Pontypridd coroner’s court heard Ms Morgan had been diagnosed with…
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Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Specialist (MHPSS)- Kosovo
Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Specialist (MHPSS)- Kosovo The Mental Health Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Specialist will strengthen the quality of psychological services provided at a locally-run torture treatment center and build the capacity of the center to better meet the MHPSS needs of torture survivors. Activities include assessment, training, clinical supervision, supportive therapy, program development/evaluation…
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Hobart receives $200,000 police grant for mental health services
Hobart Police officers who need help with their mental health will get better access to it with a Department of Justice cash infusion. District 1 U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced Thursday that the department was awarded a federal Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act program grant. It’ll receive…
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Payers criticize mental health parity proposed rules
Photo: Basak Gurbuz Derman/Getty Images Over the past several days health insurers have criticized the Biden Administration’s proposed regulatory updates to mental health parity requirements, with some decrying what they deem as burdensome compliance requirements. The administration’s updates to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA), issued through the departments of Labor, Treasury…
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Psychiatrist jumps in to improve mental health access for military and civilians in Eastern North Carolina
Mental Health Dr. Julia Triggs heads up a new residency program to bring more mental health care to Camp Lejeune Susan Miller Staff Writer Published Oct. 20, 2023 Nearly 1.5 million adults in North Carolina have a mental health condition. That’s more than three times the population of Raleigh, yet many still feel ashamed to…