MUSKOGEE, Okla. — City Councilors in Muskogee have approved a measure that could get more mental health assistance for Police Officers. The City Council has allowed the Department to apply for a grant geared toward mental health offered through the Justice Department. Money from that grant can be used to implement or improve peer support,…

Monitor Photo/Jody VincikHenderson County Commissioners’ Court vote May 21 to proclaim May as Mental Health Awareness Month, which coincides with an effort to note mental health awareness across the country. HENDERSON COUNTY—Henderson County Commissioners’ Court voted May 21 to proclaim May as Mental Health Awareness Month, which coincides with an effort this month to note…

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A 17-year-old El Paso singer-songwriter and a Borderland mental health advocacy organization are teaming up Friday for a benefit concert. Julian Kalel, in partnership with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) El Paso Chapter, on Friday will host “Ending the Silence,” a benefit concert and discussion illuminating mental health…

Many Oklahoma students are experiencing mental health challenges. The tragic events in the wake of tornadoes hitting Oklahoma are a chilling reminder that just living in Oklahoma can cause trauma due to extreme weather patterns. Furthermore, Healthy Minds Policy reports that in a statewide survey of middle and high school students in Oklahoma during the 2019–20 school…

For the past two years, Sam Owen’s family was in constant contact with him, sometimes talking several times a day, urging their son and brother to seek help for his struggle with mental health. The 34-year-old told his father last Friday that he had contacted the mental health assistance program through Salt Lake City government…

By: Natalie Davies Happy Hooves Wellness, a Dexter family farm that focuses on social, emotional and mental health, is one of 80 organizations across the country taking part in a “Seen Through Horses” campaign this May, Mental Health Awareness Month. Founder of Happy Hooves Wellness Crystal Birchmeier said the farm’s staff of Equine Facilitated Learning…

Gov. Whitmer signed Michigan’s first mental health parity law May 21. The bipartisan legislation requires insurance coverage for mental health and substance use disorder treatments at the same level as physical health services. Senate Bill (SB) 27, sponsored by Sen. Sarah Anthony (D-Lansing), will eliminate existing disparities and ensure equal access to necessary care for…

We have a homelessness crisis in our community along with pockets of violence and severe poverty. Intertwined in these problems is a mental health crisis that exacerbates these challenges. Mental health conditions are also common and equally devastating for individuals with stable housing, but the acute issue is most apparent in many of the mentally…

As someone who has lost someone close to them due to mental health, I believe mental health is an issue that is not talked about enough.  People view it as taboo and even scary to speak of, and this makes it difficult for those who are struggling with mental health to find help. People need…