by Hannah Vinueza McClellan, EducationNC August 5, 2024 This article discusses mental health. If you or someone you know needs help, reach out to the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by calling 988. North Carolina high school students presented drafted legislation to the State Board of Education last Thursday that they believe will help … Read more
“How a lack of supervisors keeps new mental health workers from entering the field” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. It was early 2022, and Kiany Casillas was in a … Read more
The Oregon Health Authority seeks to expand access to health care, expand the state’s behavioral health system and connect more families with preventive health care. The goals are fundamental to the agency’s goal of eliminating health care disparities by 2030. strategic plan that will guide the work. The plan spans the next three years … Read more
The effects of social media on young people’s mental health are poorly understood. That hasn’t stopped Congress, state legislatures, and the U.S. surgeon general from continuing with age restrictions and warning letters for YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. But the emphasis on fear through social media may cause policymakers to miss the mental health benefits it … Read more
Georgia native Jaten Collin Dimsdale, better known by his stage name Teddy Swims, has become one of the biggest names in the world of R&B and soul after his hit single “Lose Control” . Before gracing the Lollapalooza stage with Southern charm and swagger on the festival’s final day, Swims chatted with the Sun-Times … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Dr. Kaaren Mathias coordinates an international team studying the quality of mental health goods in Ghana, India, Occupied Palestine and South Africa. Dr. Mathias is a public health practitioner and Senior Lecturer in the School of Health Sciences at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC). It … Read more
EDITOR’S NOTE – This story includes discussion of suicide and sexual assault. If you or someone you know needs help, the US national suicide and crisis line is available by calling or texting 988. There is also an online chat at 988lifeline.org. Young people are moody. Because of the hot mess of hormones that … Read more
Macomb County officials are resisting an attempt by the state of Michigan to renew their contract with the county’s Community Mental Health agency that could cost the agency millions of dollars by reducing CMH’s savings from that of Medicaid, including going back and taking money. from previous years. The county’s Board of Commissioners earlier … Read more