Category: Mental Health

  • County proclaims mental health awareness month

    County proclaims mental health awareness month

    #inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } Henderson County Commissioners took steps to improve care for those who are suffering with mental illness during Tuesday’s meeting of the Commissioners Court. Commissioners approved the addition of Amendments #10 and #11 to the contract with Southern Health Partners…

  • Nebraska sues TikTok for allegedly targeting minors with “addictive design” and “fueling a youth mental health crisis”

    Nebraska sues TikTok for allegedly targeting minors with “addictive design” and “fueling a youth mental health crisis”

    Nebraska is suing social media giant TikTok and its parent company ByteDance, claiming the platform targets minors with “addictive design” and is “fueling a youth mental health crisis.” “TikTok has shown no regard for the wreckage its exploitative algorithm is leaving behind,” Attorney General Mike Hilgers said in a statement.  The lawsuit, filed in state…

  • Video: How colors can affect our mental health

    Video: How colors can affect our mental health

    Practicing Environmental Psychologist Dr. Sally Augustin spoke with Let’s Get Moving with Maria on how spring colors can affect our mental health. Find the full episode on KSLPodcasts.com. 🎥 Canva #Utah #Utahnews #local #localnews #KSL#K#kslnewsradio #colors #mentalhealth #office #spring We want to hear from you. Have a story idea or tip? Send it to the…

  • Hochul pushes for social media laws to protect youth mental health

    Hochul pushes for social media laws to protect youth mental health

    Legislation to address the youth mental health crisis is making its way through the state legislature. Governor Hochul, Attorney General Letitia James, and other top state officials are pushing for the passage of two acts that would restrict social media’s addictive features and the collection of minors’ personal data. They say social media contributes to…

  • Talking about mental health

    Talking about mental health

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  • FOR YOUR HEALTH: Tips for Improving Mental Health – The Town Line Newspaper

    FOR YOUR HEALTH: Tips for Improving Mental Health – The Town Line Newspaper

    (NAPSI)—When it comes to mental health, many people across the U.S. have experienced their share of challenges–but help may be at hand. The Problem The issue is especially concerning in rural America, where more than 60 percent of people report having a mental health condition – such as anxiety or depression – yet less than…

  • West Virginia Department of Education tackling student mental health

    West Virginia Department of Education tackling student mental health

    BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) – The West Virginia Department of Education is now partnering with the Cook Center for Human Connection to provide kids with mental well-being resources. Officials with the Department of Education told WDTV that a lot of time has gone into figuring out how to address students’ mental health. “One of the issues…

  • Drugs Are Making Our Nation’s Mental Health Crisis Worse

    Drugs Are Making Our Nation’s Mental Health Crisis Worse

    America is facing dual crises: a drug crisis and a mental health crisis. Both contribute to and worsen the other. During Mental Health Awareness Month, it is important that those on the front lines of these crises come together with lawmakers to acknowledge the two-way relationship between drug use and mental illness and chart a…

  • Rethinking Mental Health: Insights from‘Your Consent Is Not Required’ by Rob Wipond

    Rethinking Mental Health: Insights from‘Your Consent Is Not Required’ by Rob Wipond

    In late April, I attended a community conversation titled “Mental Health: Identifying the Problem,” held at Geodis Park. While the event was educational, featuring discussions on various aspects of mental health, it largely overlooked deeper systemic issues that create and exacerbate mental health crises — issues critiqued with hard data and heartbreaking stories in Rob…

  • Tampa Bay Thrives unveiling mental health video series

    Tampa Bay Thrives unveiling mental health video series

    TAMPA (Bloom) – Tampa Bay Thrives is beginning a new mental health video series to share people’s mental health journeys. Carrie Zeisse, president and CEO of Tampa Bay Thrives, joins Gayle Guyardo, host of the nationally syndicated health and wellness show, Bloom, to discuss the project. Zeisse talks about finding therapists and identifying mental health…