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Teen Mental Health Awareness with Intermountain Health
With Mental Health Awareness Month, Intermountain wants to also focus on how mental health issues impacts teenagers. “Young people have their own set of challenges,” said Dr. Agatha Formoso, Intermountain Health pediatrician. “In addition to the body changes they are going through, they have this pressure to do well in school, and perform well, be…
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New Data Emphasizes the Correlation Between Loneliness and Student Mental Health
College students who report feeling lonely are over 4 times more likely to experience severe psychological distress. WASHINGTON, May 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Active Minds, in close collaboration with higher ed virtual health provider TimelyCare, released new data that sheds light on the close relationship between loneliness and mental health, underscoring the profound impact of loneliness…
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‘Daniel’s Law’ passes NY Senate mental health committee
‘Daniel’s Law’ has taken another step forward. According to a press release, Senator Samra Brouk announced that Daniel’s Law Crisis and Services Legislation was passed through the NY Senate Mental Health Committee by a unanimous bipartisan vote. The legislation, named in honor of Daniel Prude, would establish a statewide emergency and crisis response council to…
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How One Determined Social Worker Is Providing Mental Health Help to Virtual Students
Nearly 93% of children in the United States did some form of online learning in the heart of the pandemic. But people may not realize that virtual schooling is still very much a thing. Kids seek out online school for a number of reasons, whether professional (Storm Reid studied virtually while filming A Wrinkle in…
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Trinity Services opens Joliet location for emergency mental health care
In 2021, New Lenox-based Trinity Services opened a Living Room in Orland Park, a program that diverts mental health crises. Trinity Services recently opened a second Living Room at 2000 Glenwood Ave. in Joliet. The Living Room is an Illinois Department of Human Services program that gives adults 24-hour, 365-day access to free emergency mental…
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War leaves tragic legacy of mental illness in Ukraine
Experts say that in Ukraine, there has been a heavy increase in cases of anxiety, depression, adjustment disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health problems since Russia’s invasion in 2022, and it will likely have a long-term impact. For VOA, Lesia Bakalets has more.
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Elite DNA Behavioral Health has food drive for Mental Health Awareness Month
Today we learned more about some common mental health challenges associated with hunger and food insecurity.Dr. Omar Rieche, chief medical officer of Elite DNA Behavioral Health, discussed how Elite DNA is helping combat these problems with its food drive.Get More by watching the video above. Today we learned more about some common mental health challenges…
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Ancient viruses in the human genome linked to mental health conditions
Human endogenous retroviruses are remnants of viral genes in the human genome NICOLLE R. FULLER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Ancient viruses embedded in human DNA millions of years ago may play a role in raising people’s risks of depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The viral genes have unusual activity levels in people who have a higher genetic…
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Manor ISD to implement mental health days for staff
Mental health days for Manor ISD staff Manor ISD is the first school district in Central Texas to implement mental health days for its staff. Jessica Rivera has the details in this week’s FOX 7 Report Card. <!–> MANOR, Texas – Mental health has been a hot topic for everyone, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic…
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Boys & Girls Clubs of America Teams Up with Influential Partners to Address Youth Mental Health Crisis
Partner News With support from partners like Kohl’s, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Companies and others, Boys & Girls Club kids, teens and staff gain access to key mental health training and resources. Boys & Girls Clubs of America May 22, 2024