In December 2019, Bishop Conley writes, “I was granted permission by the Holy Father to take a leave of absence to attend to my mental health. It was humbling to admit that I didn’t know how long my healing would take – or if I would even return – but I wanted to combat the…

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. According to the American Library Association,Mental Health Awareness Month was established in 1949 to increase awareness of the importance of mental health and wellness in Americans’ lives and to celebrate recovery from mental illness. The Bridgeport Public Library has many resources and books available to help patrons explore and…

More Videos TPD has 605 officers as of May 16, nearly 100 short of Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz’s 2021 goal of 700. TPD wants to recruit 40 officers for the class of March 2025. Author: wtol.com Published: 11:50 PM EDT May 21, 2024 Updated: 11:50 PM EDT May 21, 2024

LOS ANGELES — Every day, the community faces mental health challenges that law enforcement is not trained to mitigate. That’s according to the experts at Sycamores, a behavioral health services agency that deploys a Mobile Crisis Outreach Team to respond to calls from the 9-8-8 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline and the Crisis & Suicide Intervention…

LOS ANGELES — Everyday Isaiah Adamo puts on headphones, but he’s not listening to music, he’s using them to quiet auditory hallucinations he hears. Adamo said he was diagnosed with schizophrenia, a serious mental illness that can affect the way a person thinks, feels and acts, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. One…

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) – Reports state that 1 in 8 children suffer from mental health issues likely start at age 14. Statistics state that adolescents may experience a mental health problem in any given year. WALB spoke with an expert who is a family physician, and he told me that many of the children he…

BILLINGS — Yellowstone County is heightening its focus on the community’s behavioral health with a framework plan. Part of that plan is to “prioritize increased access and bolster provider resources,” which includes the Billings Fire Department’s Crisis Response Unitor CRU that rolled out last October. The unit is made up of a team of two…

The Australian mental health system has reached a crisis point where psychiatrists and other mental health professionals are leaving the sector in droves due to burnout and inadequate support, leaving patients to wait for long to receive care or delay their treatment and risk further deterioration.  A news report recently revealed that one in four…

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GRAND FORKS – Candidates running for open seats on the Grand Forks City Council believe the city needs to be doing more to address childcare challenges and mental health support. Their comments came during a Tuesday candidate forum, hosted by the Grand Forks-East Grand Forks Chamber of Commerce. The discussion was led by Stacey Dahl,…