Mental Health

Why it's important to consider mental health before, during and after cancer    WRVO Public Media A cancer diagnosis is often life changing. From diagnosis through treatment and on to recovery, cancer patients face a specific set of challenges. The.

School infrastructure funding extension, children's mental health system among new Iowa laws    Sioux City Journal DES MOINES --- Dozens of new state laws go on Iowa's books Monday.

School infrastructure funding extension, children's mental health system among new Iowa laws    Sioux City Journal DES MOINES --- Dozens of new state laws go on Iowa's books Monday.

8 Reasons to Try Low-Carb for Mental Health    Psychology Today Interest in low-carbohydrate and ketogenic diets continues to rise as people discover their potential to help with stubborn physical health problems such as ...

Dying for Help: A Mental Health Crisis in Clear View    The Denver Channel Contact7 Investigates has compiled more than seven months of reporting on Clear View Behavioral Health in Johnstown into a 30-minute special: “Dying for ...

VIDEO: Young mental health advocates help, can relate to struggling teens    WBFO Dealing with mental illness at a young age comes with many challenges. One of them can sometimes be getting parents on board to help receive treatment.

State Lawmakers Eye Federal Dollars To Boost Mental Health Counseling By Peers    California Healthline Medicaid pays for mentoring of mental health patients by “peer supporters,” but only if they are state-certified. California is one of two states with no certification ...

Dying for Help: A Mental Health Crisis in Clear View    The Denver Channel Contact7 Investigates has compiled more than seven months of reporting on Clear View Behavioral Health in Johnstown into a 30-minute special: “Dying for ...

More Dangerous: Mental Illness or Access to Guns?    Psychology Today The main cause of gun violence, particularly mass shootings, is repeatedly attributed to mental illness. A new study suggests guns play a much bigger role.

Dying for Help: A Mental Health Crisis in Clear View    The Denver Channel Contact7 Investigates has compiled more than seven months of reporting on Clear View Behavioral Health in Johnstown into a 30-minute special: “Dying for ...

More Dangerous: Mental Illness or Access to Guns?    Psychology Today The main cause of gun violence, particularly mass shootings, is repeatedly attributed to mental illness. A new study suggests guns play a much bigger role.

Dying for Help: A Mental Health Crisis in Clear View    The Denver Channel Contact7 Investigates has compiled more than seven months of reporting on Clear View Behavioral Health in Johnstown into a 30-minute special: “Dying for ...

More Dangerous: Mental Illness or Access to Guns?    Psychology Today The main cause of gun violence, particularly mass shootings, is repeatedly attributed to mental illness. A new study suggests guns play a much bigger role.

More Dangerous: Mental Illness or Access to Guns?    Psychology Today The main cause of gun violence, particularly mass shootings, is repeatedly attributed to mental illness. A new study suggests guns play a much bigger role.

Dying for Help: A Mental Health Crisis in Clear View    The Denver Channel Contact7 Investigates has compiled more than seven months of reporting on Clear View Behavioral Health in Johnstown into a 30-minute special: “Dying for ...

More Dangerous: Mental Illness or Access to Guns?    Psychology Today The main cause of gun violence, particularly mass shootings, is repeatedly attributed to mental illness. A new study suggests guns play a much bigger role.

Dying for Help: A Mental Health Crisis in Clear View    The Denver Channel Contact7 Investigates has compiled more than seven months of reporting on Clear View Behavioral Health in Johnstown into a 30-minute special: “Dying for ...

Health Check Kids Town Hall: Mental Health    Turn to 10 Health Check 10 reporter Barbara Morse Silva leads a town hall-style discussion on pediatric mental health from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode ...

Bridget Yu | There's nothing wrong with prioritizing our mental health    The Daily Pennsylvanian “So why did you take a leave of absence?” If you take a leave of absence for mental health purposes, this is, by no means, a simple question to answer. But you ...

VIDEO: Young mental health advocates help, can relate to struggling teens    WBFO Dealing with mental illness at a young age comes with many challenges. One of them can sometimes be getting parents on board to help receive treatment.

Minority Mental Health Project launches at KULA Gallery    WDRB The Minority Mental Health Program is breaking the stigma and helping those with mental illness get the treatment they need.

Bridget Yu | There's nothing wrong with prioritizing our mental health    The Daily Pennsylvanian “So why did you take a leave of absence?” If you take a leave of absence for mental health purposes, this is, by no means, a simple question to answer. But you ...

Editorial: Progress stalled on mental health reform    Virginian-Pilot THE VIRGINIA GENERAL Assembly in 2017 approved an ambitious package of reforms intended to improve the delivery of mental health services, expand the ...

Los Angeles County Provides Strong Oversight of Mental Health Programs    The Pew Charitable Trusts After California lawmakers passed legislation in 2004 to expand access to community mental health services, officials in Los Angeles County knew they had to ...

The Asthma-Mental Health Connection: Expert Clinicians Weigh In    Pulmonology Advisor Patients with asthma have demonstrated an elevated risk for depression and anxiety that is potentially twice as high as that in the general population.

VIDEO: Young mental health advocates help, can relate to struggling teens    WBFO Dealing with mental illness at a young age comes with many challenges. One of them can sometimes be getting parents on board to help receive treatment.

Final summer bash held before Community Mental Health closes day programs    WILX-TV Day programs offered through Community Mental Health are closing down at the end of September.

Bridget Yu | There's nothing wrong with prioritizing our mental health    The Daily Pennsylvanian “So why did you take a leave of absence?” If you take a leave of absence for mental health purposes, this is, by no means, a simple question to answer. But you ...

VIDEO: Young mental health advocates help, can relate to struggling teens    WBFO Dealing with mental illness at a young age comes with many challenges. One of them can sometimes be getting parents on board to help receive treatment.

How This Swedish Entrepreneur Is Addressing The Mental Health Crisis In The Startup World    Forbes The startup world is gruelling. It's no surprise entrepreneurs (particularly founders) are up to 49% more likely to report a mental health condition than other ...

Bridget Yu | There's nothing wrong with prioritizing our mental health    The Daily Pennsylvanian “So why did you take a leave of absence?” If you take a leave of absence for mental health purposes, this is, by no means, a simple question to answer. But you ...

Final summer bash held before Community Mental Health closes day programs    WILX-TV Day programs offered through Community Mental Health are closing down at the end of September.

The Asthma-Mental Health Connection: Expert Clinicians Weigh In    Pulmonology Advisor Patients with asthma have demonstrated an elevated risk for depression and anxiety that is potentially twice as high as that in the general population.

VIDEO: Young mental health advocates help, can relate to struggling teens    WBFO Dealing with mental illness at a young age comes with many challenges. One of them can sometimes be getting parents on board to help receive treatment.

Final summer bash held before Community Mental Health closes day programs    WILX-TV Day programs offered through Community Mental Health are closing down at the end of September.

Final summer bash held before Community Mental Health closes day programs    WILX-TV Day programs offered through Community Mental Health are closing down at the end of September.

How This Swedish Entrepreneur Is Addressing The Mental Health Crisis In The Startup World    Forbes The startup world is gruelling. It's no surprise entrepreneurs (particularly founders) are up to 49% more likely to report a mental health condition than other ...

Final summer bash held before Community Mental Health closes day programs    WILX-TV Day programs offered through Community Mental Health are closing down at the end of September.

Bridget Yu | There's nothing wrong with prioritizing our mental health    The Daily Pennsylvanian “So why did you take a leave of absence?” If you take a leave of absence for mental health purposes, this is, by no means, a simple question to answer. But you ...

How This Swedish Entrepreneur Is Addressing The Mental Health Crisis In The Startup World    Forbes The startup world is gruelling. It's no surprise entrepreneurs (particularly founders) are up to 49% more likely to report a mental health condition than other ...

State to terminate contract with group that manages Medicaid mental health dollars    MLive.com The system has been unable to cover their multimillion-dollar deficits for the past two years.

State to terminate contract with group that manages Medicaid mental health dollars    MLive.com The system has been unable to cover their multimillion-dollar deficits for the past two years.

NYPD Suicides: 4th Officer Shoots Himself In June, Retired Cop Dies By Hanging As Mental Health Crisis Worsens    CBS New York NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The disturbing mental health crisis in the NYPD claimed two more lives this week. According to reports, an off-duty officer fatally ...

Two local officials named to state Behavioral Health Task Force    Sky Hi News When mental health resources are needed all over the state, how resources are divided and shared becomes a crucial question. It's one likely to be at the center ...

State to terminate contract with group that manages Medicaid mental health dollars    MLive.com The system has been unable to cover their multimillion-dollar deficits for the past two years.

Two local officials named to state Behavioral Health Task Force    Sky Hi News When mental health resources are needed all over the state, how resources are divided and shared becomes a crucial question. It's one likely to be at the center ...

Report: Systemic failures led to death of man in mental health care    vtdigger.org Jordan Machia. An investigation found “individual and systemic problems” that may have contributed to the death two years ago of a 22-year-old man with ...

Report: Systemic failures led to death of man in mental health care    vtdigger.org Jordan Machia. An investigation found “individual and systemic problems” that may have contributed to the death two years ago of a 22-year-old man with ...

Report: Systemic failures led to death of man in mental health care    vtdigger.org Jordan Machia. An investigation found “individual and systemic problems” that may have contributed to the death two years ago of a 22-year-old man with ...

Two local officials named to state Behavioral Health Task Force    Sky Hi News When mental health resources are needed all over the state, how resources are divided and shared becomes a crucial question. It's one likely to be at the center ...

Report: Systemic failures led to death of man in mental health care    vtdigger.org Jordan Machia. An investigation found “individual and systemic problems” that may have contributed to the death two years ago of a 22-year-old man with ...

Report: Systemic failures led to death of man in mental health care    vtdigger.org Jordan Machia. An investigation found “individual and systemic problems” that may have contributed to the death two years ago of a 22-year-old man with ...

From Schizophrenia to Megalomania, Three New Books on Mental Illness    The New York Times A short list of books includes a personal memoir about a family's struggle with schizophrenia, a history of psychiatry and an exploration of how tyrants think.

3 Memoirs That Explore The Many Facets Of Mental Illness    NPR One in five Americans have some experience with mental illness every year — and these three new memoirs dig into that experience, whether it's the author's ...

Report: Systemic failures led to death of man in mental health care    vtdigger.org Jordan Machia. An investigation found “individual and systemic problems” that may have contributed to the death two years ago of a 22-year-old man with ...

Making mental health no longer stealth    Richmond Free Press We've seen Colin Kaepernick, LeBron James and others draw attention to challenges in our community. At the recent hearing on reparations, we heard from ...

3 Memoirs That Explore The Many Facets Of Mental Illness    NPR One in five Americans have some experience with mental illness every year — and these three new memoirs dig into that experience, whether it's the author's ...

From Schizophrenia to Megalomania, Three New Books on Mental Illness    The New York Times A short list of books includes a personal memoir about a family's struggle with schizophrenia, a history of psychiatry and an exploration of how tyrants think.

Clubhouse for adults battling mental illness    NewsCenterMaine.com WCSH-WLBZ The Eagle's Nest Clubhouse in Ellsworth is a peer-based mental health recovery program.

6 Signs Your Mental Health Medication Isn't Working For You, According To Doctors    Bustle Many people with mental health issues struggle with universal symptoms, including depression, anxiety, and fatigue. But there's unfortunately no one-size-fits-all ...

It's Time We Look at Mental Health the Same as Physical Health    Military.com Stew Smith, Navy SEAL and Military.com's tactical fitness expert explains why taking a mental health day as part of your fitness routine is sometimes necessary ...

Disabled veteran charged in NT gun case to receive VA mental health treatment    Buffalo News The focus was on mental health treatment – not punishment – at a hearing Friday for Timothy A. Payne, the disabled veteran arrested Tuesday on a weapons ...

Mental health problems are actually very common    LocalNews8.com According to mentalhealth.gov , in 2014, 1 in 5 American adults experienced a mental health issue.

Calif.'s Mental Health Campaign Seems to Have Worked    MedPage Today A social marketing campaign in California seems to have steered more individuals with probable mental illness towards treatment, a cross-sectional telephone ...

YouTuber Etika’s death spurs conversation about creators’ mental health struggles    The Verge Following the death of popular YouTuber Desmond "Etika" Amofah on Tuesday, friends, fans, and other creators have opened up about the toll that being an ...

4 Officer Suicides in 3 Weeks: N.Y.P.D. Struggles to Dispel Mental Health Stigma    The New York Times A cluster of police suicides has prompted leaders to plead with troubled officers to seek help. But resistance is strong.

Summit County jail adds mental health navigator to help inmates transition to life after incarceration    Summit Daily News BRECKENRIDGE — Summit County officials are hopeful that recent changes at the Summit County Detention Facility will help to reduce rates of recidivism ...

YouTubers death raises concerns about connection between social media and mental health    Bakersfield Now YouTuber Etika’s death spurs conversation about creators’ mental health struggles    The Verge Etika was a larger-than-life YouTube star. Researchers are unsure how that affected his mental health.    NBC News Death of YouTuber Etika Prompts Mental Health Concerns in Gaming Community    Rolling Stone View full coverage on Google News

4 Officer Suicides in 3 Weeks: N.Y.P.D. Struggles to Dispel Mental Health Stigma    The New York Times Fourth NYPD officer commits suicide amid police 'mental health crisis'    Washington Examiner Mental-health crisis: A fourth NYPD officer dies by suicide this month    PIX11 New York NYPD declares mental health crisis in wake of suicides    Fox5NY View full coverage on Google News

How This Swedish Entrepreneur Is Addressing The Mental Health Crisis In The Startup World    Forbes The startup world is gruelling. It's no surprise entrepreneurs (particularly founders) are up to 49% more likely to report a mental health condition than other ...

Mental health services cut from Blount Co. education budget    WVLT.TV BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) -- Funding for proposed mental health services for Blount County students was cut under the new education budget, ...

Mental health care    CALmatters Guest Commentary | June 25, 2019 | Breakdown: Mental Health, HEALTH, Reader Reactions. RE: "Treatment for psychosis—and other mental illness—differs ...

State budget compromise meets halfway on behavioral health MCO funding cuts    Winston-Salem Journal The state budget compromise met in the middle when it comes to funding cuts to the seven behavioral health managed care organizations.

Calif.'s Mental Health Campaign Seems to Have Worked    MedPage Today A social marketing campaign in California seems to have steered more individuals with probable mental illness towards treatment, a cross-sectional telephone ...

New Eastern Henrico Mental Health facility opens    Richmond.com A new public mental health outpatient clinic run by an agency that serves Henrico, New Kent and Charles City county residents officially launched Thursday with ...

Social media is actually good for your mental health: study    New York Post Facebook is just a scapegoat for societal woes — and may actually improve your mental health, according to new study.

Mental health care    CALmatters Guest Commentary | June 25, 2019 | Breakdown: Mental Health, HEALTH, Reader Reactions. RE: "Treatment for psychosis—and other mental illness—differs ...

Mental health services cut from Blount Co. education budget    WVLT.TV BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) -- Funding for proposed mental health services for Blount County students was cut under the new education budget, ...

Could social media actually improve mental health?    Futurity: Research News New findings challenge the idea that social media is contributing to a mental health crisis in the United States.

Mental health care    CALmatters Guest Commentary | June 25, 2019 | Breakdown: Mental Health, HEALTH, Reader Reactions. RE: "Treatment for psychosis—and other mental illness—differs ...

Can Facebook improve your mental health?    Medical Xpress Contrary to popular belief, using social media and the internet regularly could improve mental health among adults and help fend off serious psychological ...

Mental health care    CALmatters Guest Commentary | June 25, 2019 | Breakdown: Mental Health, HEALTH, Reader Reactions. RE: "Treatment for psychosis—and other mental illness—differs ...

Calif.'s Mental Health Campaign Seems to Have Worked    MedPage Today A social marketing campaign in California seems to have steered more individuals with probable mental illness towards treatment, a cross-sectional telephone ...

Can Facebook improve your mental health?    Medical Xpress Contrary to popular belief, using social media and the internet regularly could improve mental health among adults and help fend off serious psychological ...

Mental health services cut from Blount Co. education budget    WVLT.TV BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) -- Funding for proposed mental health services for Blount County students was cut under the new education budget, ...

Mental health care    CALmatters Guest Commentary | June 25, 2019 | Breakdown: Mental Health, HEALTH, Reader Reactions. RE: "Treatment for psychosis—and other mental illness—differs ...

Construction begins on first public mental health hospital in Harris County in more than 30 years    Houston Chronicle The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston broke ground Wednesday for its new psychiatric hospital, the first new public psychiatry hospital in ...

Rutgers Launches Youth Behavioral Health and Well-Being Initiative with $30 Million Gift    Rutgers Today Spurred by a pressing need for comprehensive mental health services for New Jersey's young people, Rutgers University alumna Marlene Brandt has ...

Pets are important mental health aides | People    Cody Enterprise Is medicine going to the dogs and cats? Perhaps, but in a good way. Pet therapy is gaining fans in health care and beyond. The adoring gaze of a brown-eyed.

Walking Meetings Better For Physical and Mental Health    CBS Detroit (CNN) — Go outside and get some *fresh* air! It's something our parents told us to do as kids, and it could be just what the doctor ordered for a workforce that ...

Mental Health Conservatorship: Part 2    KALW Two weeks ago, with San Francisco social welfare agencies considering a program to redefine the reach of “mental health” conservatorship, we began to.

Mental health aid bolstered in hard-hit counties    WPEC When disaster hits, state officials want to make mental health aid part of the recovery process. Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis on Wednesday said that ...

Making the promise of mental health parity a reality | TheHill    The Hill A young woman said, “I thank my stars every day that I'm standing here before you.” A mom said, “This disease has touched so many families, including mine.

Summit County jail adds mental health navigator to help inmates transition to life after incarceration    Summit Daily News BRECKENRIDGE — Summit County officials are hopeful that recent changes at the Summit County Detention Facility will help to reduce rates of recidivism ...

Lorain County commissioners merge mental health, addiction board    The Morning Journal The Lorain County Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services Board and Mental Health Boards have been combined.

CHSAA to require mental health course for all coaches    FOX 31 Denver AURORA, Colo. -- After several recent student suicides, high school coaches in Colorado will now be required to take a course in mental health and suicide ...

San Diego County Supervisors Vote For Better Mental Health Care, Crisis Centers    KPBS In a move described as groundbreaking by its chair, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved $23.8 million to expand mental health and ...

Mental health officer team expanding in Tuscaloosa County    WBRC Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Deputy Keith Fair was the first mental health officer in the county trained and authorized to respond to incidents that may involve ...

Filling the gaps: New mental health, detox center to meet ne...    Bemidji Pioneer BEMIDJI -- After years of advocating, negotiating partnerships and construction, Bemidji's newest health treatment facility is ready to open. On Thursday, health ...

Etika was a larger-than-life YouTube star. Researchers are unsure how that affected his mental health.    NBC News After the death of popular YouTuber Etika, experts say there have yet to be studies on the toll large followings can take on an influencer or *content* creator.

Guest opinion: Enforcing health parity laws key to addressing behavioral health crisis    Idaho Press-Tribune This legislative session, several Idaho lawmakers expressed serious and valid concern over the rise in mental illness and suicide throughout the state. In 2017 ...

Documentary to be based on St. Louis mental health project    KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Therapist, Dr. Clay Lessor and film producer, Peter McGennis join the show to discuss their new documentary "Within Reach" that begins ...

San Diego County Supervisors Vote For Better Mental Health Care, Crisis Centers    KPBS In a move described as groundbreaking by its chair, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved $23.8 million to expand mental health and ...

Mental Health Faire: a fest of feeling fine through management of the mind    Highlander Newspaper In consideration of mental health at UCR, the Associated Students of UCR hosted the Mental Health Faire, aimed to help students maintain healthy minds.

Guest opinion: Enforcing health parity laws key to addressing behavioral health crisis    Idaho Press-Tribune This legislative session, several Idaho lawmakers expressed serious and valid concern over the rise in mental illness and suicide throughout the state. In 2017 ...

Documentary to be based on St. Louis mental health project    KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Therapist, Dr. Clay Lessor and film producer, Peter McGennis join the show to discuss their new documentary "Within Reach" that begins ...

Construction begins on first public mental health hospital in Harris County in more than 30 years    Houston Chronicle The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston broke ground Wednesday for its new psychiatric hospital, the first new public psychiatry hospital in ...

San Diego County Supervisors Vote For Better Mental Health Care, Crisis Centers    KPBS In a move described as groundbreaking by its chair, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved $23.8 million to expand mental health and ...

On the same page with same day mental health assessment?    Daily Press A civics lesson at the briefing breakfast for Peninsula legislators and would-be legislators hosted by the Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board.

Why Californians With Severe Mental Illness Are Caught Cycling From Prison To The Streets    LAist There's an acoustic guitar propped up near the center of Audrey Woolfolk's living room. It seems out of place against the floral and lace decor, but Woolfolk likes ...

Rutgers Launches Youth Behavioral Health and Well-Being Initiative with $30 Million Gift    Rutgers Today Spurred by a pressing need for comprehensive mental health services for New Jersey's young people, Rutgers University alumna Marlene Brandt has ...

School safety conference: how mental health first aid can make a difference    MyHighPlains.com Janet Paleo says she had a suicide plan before she was five years old.

Mental Health Issues on the Rise with Younger Farmers    Drovers Magazine Younger rural adults reported experiencing more mental health challenges now than a year ago, according to an April 2019 rural stress poll conducted for the ...

Rutgers Launches Youth Behavioral Health and Well-Being Initiative with $30 Million Gift    Rutgers Today Spurred by a pressing need for comprehensive mental health services for New Jersey's young people, Rutgers University alumna Marlene Brandt has ...

School safety conference: how mental health first aid can make a difference    MyHighPlains.com Janet Paleo says she had a suicide plan before she was five years old.

Stateside: Future of sports arenas; privatizing mental health care; public funding of private school    Interlochen Today on Stateside, after just 31 years of use, the Palace of Auburn Hills is being demolished to make way for a mixed-use office park. Plus, an emergency room ...

Rutgers Launches Youth Behavioral Health and Well-Being Initiative with $30 Million Gift    Rutgers Today Spurred by a pressing need for comprehensive mental health services for New Jersey's young people, Rutgers University alumna Marlene Brandt has ...

School safety conference: how mental health first aid can make a difference    MyHighPlains.com Janet Paleo says she had a suicide plan before she was five years old.

Rutgers Launches Youth Behavioral Health and Well-Being Initiative with $30 Million Gift    Rutgers Today Spurred by a pressing need for comprehensive mental health services for New Jersey's young people, Rutgers University alumna Marlene Brandt has ...

School safety conference: how mental health first aid can make a difference    MyHighPlains.com Janet Paleo says she had a suicide plan before she was five years old.

Rutgers Launches Youth Behavioral Health and Well-Being Initiative with $30 Million Gift    Rutgers Today Spurred by a pressing need for comprehensive mental health services for New Jersey's young people, Rutgers University alumna Marlene Brandt has ...