Category: Mental Health

  • Mental health & wellness fair coming to GR this weekend

    Mental health & wellness fair coming to GR this weekend

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  • Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mental Health Care: Findings from the KFF Survey of Racism, Discrimination and Health

    Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mental Health Care: Findings from the KFF Survey of Racism, Discrimination and Health

    Key Takeaways In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, 90% of U.S. adults say the country is facing a mental health crisis and many reported major impacts of severe mental health problems on their families, according to a KFF/CNN survey. Additionally, drug overdose deaths sharply increased amid the pandemic and suicide deaths rose. People of…

  • Medicaid Funding Would Expand Psychiatric Beds Under New Bill

    Medicaid Funding Would Expand Psychiatric Beds Under New Bill

    A Democrat and a Republican from New York will introduce the “Michelle Go Act,” named after a woman who was killed when a mentally ill homeless man pushed her in front of a subway train. As the nation faces a growing mental health crisis among people who are homeless, a bipartisan bill being introduced in…

  • Group therapy provides mental health support to work through challenges

    Group therapy provides mental health support to work through challenges

    Editor’s note: This article deals with mental health issues and treatment. If you or someone you know is having a mental health crisis, call the 988 National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and press “1”, or text 838255, or chat with a counselor for emotional support for the dedicated Veterans Crisis Line and Military Crisis Line.…

  • 15 Latin Stars Who Have Championed Mental Health Awareness

    15 Latin Stars Who Have Championed Mental Health Awareness

    Artists are taking important strides towards changing the narrative around mental health by sharing their personal journeys and launching initiatives that support the emotional well-being of their communities. Historically, mental health struggles were private battles for many — including performers, who appeared cheerful and undisturbed in public. This trend is shifting, as artists from various…

  • Supporting kids’ mental health is within our grasp

    Supporting kids’ mental health is within our grasp

    When people ask me what a major barrier is facing individual Wisconsin students today, I don’t have to think hard to come up with an answer: Support for their mental health. On a visit last year to a school in southwest Wisconsin, several students told me their school is doing the best it can to…

  • Mental Health Awareness Month: Top Tip for Mesothelioma Patients

    Mental Health Awareness Month: Top Tip for Mesothelioma Patients

    Observances such as Mental Health Awareness Month in May give us an opportunity to recognize the important relationship between our mental health and our physical well being. Living with mesothelioma can be challenging physically and emotionally.  The top tip for mesothelioma patients this month is: Remember “it’s okay not to be okay.” And just because…

  • Randall Thanks Staff, Talks Housing, Mental Health During State of the County

    Randall Thanks Staff, Talks Housing, Mental Health During State of the County

    The County Government Center in downtown Leesburg was filled Wednesday night with Loudoun’s elected officials, community leaders and staff members as Cunty Chair Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) delivered the 2024 State of the County Address. “The economy in Loudoun is burgeoning,” Randall said. “The staff in Loudoun is dedicated. The volunteers in Loudoun are…

  • NE AG Sues TikTok, Citing Mental Health Concerns

    NE AG Sues TikTok, Citing Mental Health Concerns

    The Nebraska attorney general is suing TikTok, accusing the social media platform- of violating the state’s consumer protection laws. Attorney General Mike Hilgers says the company intentionally designed its platform to be addictive to young people. The suit also claims TikTok’s features expose underage users to inappropriate content for their age group, despite marketing itself…

  • Cardinals host high school coaches for panel on uplifting athletes

    Cardinals host high school coaches for panel on uplifting athletes

    TEMPE — With organized team activities kicking off this week, there’s not a whole lot of extra time built for head coach Jonathan Gannon and the rest of the Arizona Cardinals organization. But on Tuesday, the head coach took time away from the Xs and Os to sit down with those impacting the next generation.…