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Mental Health Support in Your Workplace
Every year, millions of Americans feel anxious, depressed or are experiencing other mental health challenges. May is Mental Health Awareness Month. As business leaders, we strive to support mental health in the workplace, and beyond. With multiple demands on our time, however, we want to be impactful and efficient. How do we offer the resources…
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The Mental Health Initiative Fund for East Tennessee Children’s Hospital and How you can Support Local Care
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Spilling the tea on solitary confinement and mental health
Have you heard of spilling the tea? It’s a slang term for sharing gossip, inside information, or exclusive details. It’s not just a conversation starter, but also a call to action. Today, I want to spill the tea on a topic that hits close to home for me: solitary confinement. I’ve witnessed firsthand the devastating…
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Easing mental health boarding in the emergency room
“Boarding” of mental health patients in the emergency department became even more of a problem during the COVID-19 pandemic. As volume grew, Boston Children’s took measures to relieve the crisis and increase access to psychiatric care. (Image: Adobe Stock) Anxiety, depression, and suicide attempts have been rising over the past decade, especially among teens, often…
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Delco Council at odds with Marple Twp., residents over Delco Woods plans
From Delco to Chesco and Montco to Bucks, what about life in Philly’s suburbs do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know! When Delaware County Council used eminent domain to acquire the Don Guanella School property in Marple Township in 2021, community members rejoiced. “They were heroes,” said Ken Hemphill, co-founder of Save…
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GUEST COLUMN: Tips to address youth mental health during summer vacation
As high school and college students finish their spring terms and prepare for summer, it’s a critical time to check their mental health and consider how to engage in conversations about it. This is especially important for college students, as the second annual Student Behavioral Health Report reveals a significant jump in self-reported mental or…
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Mental Health Tips for Employees and Employers Presented by FCCBH
Tiffany Noyes and Meranda Saccomano of Four Corners Community Behavioral Health were the keynote speakers for the Carbon County Chamber of Commerce’s (CCCC) May luncheon, turning their focus toward mental health tips for employees and employers. Noyes started with some tips that will support healthy mental health. The first one was meditation, which is something…
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Governor Maura Healey to visit New Bedford to highlight mental health services
42 minutes ago NEW BEFORD, Mass. (WLNE) — Governor Maura Healey will visit Child & Family Services today in New Bedford, in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month. The event will help highlight available resources for Massachusetts residents from 30 different community behavioral health centers. These centers provide free mental health crisis care 24 hours…
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Accessing mental health resources in rural Ohio
At U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development we are committed to ensuring people, no matter where they live, have access to health care by expanding high speed internet and partnering with local medical providers to bring telehealth services to rural communities across the nation. And we know that access to mental and behavioral health…
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Poetry, creative writing and just listening can combat teen mental health risks
They’re experiencing heartache, depression and anxiety. Sometimes they’re falling in love, but often it’s unrequited, or they’re navigating a bad break-up. They care about the environment, they fight for social justice, and they don’t care what your personal pronoun is — as long as you respect theirs. Most often, they just want people — especially…