mental health

How many unread WhatsApp messages do you have? I have a few dozen. Hello messages from the whole clan, press releases from friends in the media, messages from distant relatives about how I'm doing, and a few old colleagues asking…

It was an extraordinary ending for an unusual audience.Jussie Smollett, sentenced to five months in a Chicago jail, stood up, defiantly declared his innocence and repeatedly warned the room that he was not suicidal and, if anything were to…

Image credit: MessageBirdMessageBird, an Amsterdam-based cloud communications platform, announced on Monday that it has launched MessageBird.org, a $10 million enterprise fund.The development comes at a time when MessageBird has taken a…

news, latest-news, A call is being made to fund a community health service to support it to continue helping people in their homes, while easing pressure on the state's health system and ambulance service. HMS Collective co-founder Andrew…

Khasan Ibragimov, Miguel Palma, Gregory Keane, Janet Ousley, Madeleine Crowe, Cristina Carreño, German Casas, Clair Mills, Augusto Llosa & MSF Mental Health Task Force Summary Fund “Tele-mental health (MH) services” are an…

BRIDGEPORT — City Hall has filled a police department opening tasked with helping victims of crime, but a separate $760,000 effort to create a comprehensive counseling unit within the force has stalled in limbo without the the…

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As COVID rages, the mental health of American workers has become a central issue for businesses, especially as the virus continues to upend plans to return to "normalcy" and the anxiety of employees…

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LEHMAN, Pa. — Penn State Wilkes-Barre Police and Public Safety is committed to ensuring the safety of everyone on campus, whether students, faculty, staff or visitors. Campus police officers are trained in many skills and responses and are…

BEAUFORT — Due to the multiple mental health situations County Department of Social Services workers may…

Despite improved access to mental health care and the growing destigmatization of seeking help for psychiatric disorders in our culture, finding a non-judgmental therapist that you feel comfortable with remains an ongoing challenge that…

At the town's 40th annual Community Service Awards on Tuesday, Danville council members honored notable local residents before appointing Deputy Mayor Newell Arnerich as the town's new mayor for the coming year.Outgoing Mayor Renee Morgan…

December 8, 2021 Editor's Note: This story is one in a series of profiles of notable fall 2021 graduates.Sharon Enck is on a roll.…

A 90-year-old woman was left in hospital for over a month due to a shortage of staff in social services, and even after she was released her nightmare continued, her frustrated family says. Nurses at Salford Royal Hospital, where she!-->…

Peter Bolen has a reputation for being fearless.Responding to a call regarding an injured person, Bolen saw a man whose legs had tangled underwater in the Scioto River and realized he was sinking. He grabbed what he could find - a life…

When Alyssa Ward was tasked with overhauling Virginia's mental health crisis system, she never imagined she would train hundreds of therapists live on YouTube from her spare bedroom. But when COVID-19…

AURORA, Colorado (CBS4) - Community lreaders around the Denver metro area are intensify their efforts to fight against youth violence after a shooting in Nome Park injured six students at Aurora Central High School. When the gunshots…

The Masonic Institute for Brain Development aims to bridge the gap between treatment, research, and community living.David stagerThe front lawn of M Health Fairview's new Masonic Institute for Brain Development captured Thursday, October…

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Buckeye Block, a criminal patrol team, will use a vehicle to patrol the off-campus area. Credit: Jessica Orozco | Ass. Campus Editor The state of Ohio will add another community patrol team to the off-campus area from Wednesday…

Catherine Kosmides Donor Kathryn Kosmides is a survivor of gender-based violence and the founder of Garbo, a non-profit, background check organization. Facebook whistleblower…

When Emily Yao first joined Youth Connect during her sophomore year at Palo Alto High School, she thought it would be a good way to complete the hours of community service needed to graduate, but what 'She didn't realize at first, that's…

Adonica Shaw is the founder of Wingwomen, a social media platform focused on health and wellness for professional women. More posts from this contributor 10 Ways Founders Can Manage Their Mental…

TIt was not Frances Haugen's plan A. The Facebook whistleblower says she doesn't like being the center of attention, but what she saw while working in Mark Zuckerberg's social media empire pushed her to take action - and l 'made…

Recent developments at Facebook Inc. confirm that this is a social threat. And that its total domination of social media in the world is an unacceptable risk in our now digital global economy. The only effective remedy is to break…

BUCKHANNON - The percentage of adults reporting mental health problems is at least 5% higher in West Virginia than the national average, with around 300 people in the region…

If Mark Zuckerberg seems irritable, he has good reason. His Facebook…

Boris Johnson jokes about Jacob Rees-Mogg's number of children at Tory conferenceThe European Commission is unwilling to renegotiate the Northern Ireland Protocol, its vice-president said.Boris Johnson's government continues to blame this…

ATLANTA - Sometimes Pamela Winn isn't quite sure how to connect with people, even the ones she loves, like her 9 month old granddaughter. When the baby is in her arms, "I'm just sitting there, and I don't know what to say. What to do,…

The Cook County Public Defender's Office wants to expand a special unit that connects defendants with mental illness with housing, treatment and other social services, while their lawyers fight for the best outcome in their cases. The…

The patient of Dr Sheryl Recinos refused to accept her diagnosis of Covid-19. Her cough was due to the scent of Recinos, insisted the patient, certain that her positive Covid-19 test could not be correct.But Recinos, a family medicine…

A Bucks County program that aims to provide residents with support and services beyond police response to mental health and addiction emergencies is growing. Late last year, the county launched the Bensalem Co-Advocate Program with the…

BISMARCK, ND - Several residents of North Dakota will share their personal stories about battling addiction, recovery, supporting a loved one, and their experiences of shame and stigma at the fifth annual "Recovery Reinvented."…

Seniors are feeling the shock of the pandemic like no one else. Confined to the confines of their homes with shrinking social circles, many of them miss their morning walks and interactions with their peers. Daily life in many families…

CLEVELAND - The seven Cleveland mayoral candidates took part in the debate on Tuesday night. All the candidates took part in a debate moderated by Ideastream. They discussed topics such as racial and health equity, public safety and…

Lockdown restrictions may end soon, but the impact of the pandemic on our lives will continue in various forms for years to come. One of those areas is mental health. Gill Sutherland examines the effects of Covid on children's!-->…

After two suicide attacks during pandemic isolation, 16-year-old Zach Sampson feels stronger but fears his social skills are stale. Amara Bhatia has overcome her pandemic depression, but the teenager feels exhausted, in a state of…

The youngest patient in Jackie's care who had recently attempted suicide was 8 years old. She survived, but another child, also under 13, was not so lucky and became an organ donor. Jackie said most of the kids who come in after suicide…