Category: Mental Health

  • University of Dayton shining spotlight on mental health awareness with townhall tonight

    University of Dayton shining spotlight on mental health awareness with townhall tonight

    DAYTON — The University of Dayton is shining a spotlight on mental health awareness in student-athletes with a special event tonight. >>PREVIOUS COVERAGE: UD to host town hall on mental health in honor of Jayda Grant UD and CareSource will be hosting a spotlight town hall event tonight at 6 p.m. at the UD Arena.…

  • Walk-in mental health center set to open in downtown Johnstown

    Walk-in mental health center set to open in downtown Johnstown

    #inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A new walk-in mental health crisis center in downtown Johnstown may be the first peer-support-driven center in the state, co-founder Dr. Larry Nulton said. The REACH Crisis Walk-in Center will open Nov. 1 in the Central…

  • Bar’s mental health and wellness panel to develop tools to manage burnout

    Bar’s mental health and wellness panel to develop tools to manage burnout

    The Mental Health and Wellness of Florida Lawyers Committee kicked off its first meeting of the year on Wednesday at the Bar’s Fall Meeting to lay out overarching goals for group. There will be four subcommittees this year. Three of them are carryovers from a year ago: Communications, Education/Continuing Legal Education, and Judicial. There’s also…

  • Suicide warning signs are missed by most Americans, new survey finds: It’s ‘alarming’

    Suicide warning signs are missed by most Americans, new survey finds: It’s ‘alarming’

    This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Suicide is preventable — but most Americans are missing the warning signs. More than a third of younger adults aged 18 to 34 — or 36% — say…

  • South Buffalo Charter School hosts Mental Health Night for students, parents

    South Buffalo Charter School hosts Mental Health Night for students, parents

    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — South Buffalo Charter School hosted a Mental Health Night for families on Wednesday to help students learn how to cope with mental health issues and to connect parents to community resources. The evening came as part of the school’s Mental Wellness Month. School leaders pointed to the increased need for support…

  • Walk-in mental health center set to open downtown

    Walk-in mental health center set to open downtown

    #inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A new walk-in mental health crisis center in downtown Johnstown may be the first peer-support-driven center in the state, co-founder Dr. Larry Nulton said. The REACH Crisis Walk-in Center will open Nov. 1 in the Central…

  • Central receiving system coming to Pensacola area for mental health patients

    Central receiving system coming to Pensacola area for mental health patients

    PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — Changes are coming to the way mental health patients are treated in Northwest Florida. Emergency rooms inundated with mental health patients is what sparked a conversation. VIDEO CENTER: WATCH VIDEO FROM WKRG NEWS 5 “We, just as a community, came together and said we’ve got to do something better,” LifeView Group…

  • Seeking Solutions: CMS social worker looks for lasting mental health resources in schools

    Seeking Solutions: CMS social worker looks for lasting mental health resources in schools

    Many investments in mental health in the past three years have been made possible by federal COVID-19 dollars, but this funding is not permanent. MECKLENBURG COUNTY, N.C. — Charlotte area school districts continue increasing funding for mental health resources. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) was recently awarded a $60,000 grant to…

  • Adding Mental Health Care At Your PCP Isn’t Costlier For Insurers: Study

    Insurance companies will, at worst, “break even” on the investment, research shows. The study notes that the primary care office model is not for people with more serious forms of mental illness, such as schizophrenia or major depression. The Philadelphia Inquirer: Penn Medicine, IBX Report Shows Savings From Mental Health Care In Primary Care Research…

  • Childhood mental health issues linked to difficulties as young adult

    Childhood mental health issues linked to difficulties as young adult

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