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BE DONE UNILATERALLY. MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH, AND IT’S A FACT THAT OUR PETS DO WONDERS FOR OUR MENTAL HEALTH. BUT WHAT DO WE DO FOR THEIRS? WESH TWO’S MICHELLE MEREDITH IS LIVE ...
according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). As first responders see an increase in calls for mental health emergencies, the City of Carrollton is ...
A recent survey of more than 6,000 first responders statewide showed peer support and counseling ranking high among mental health services respondents said they want available. Ellen Komosinski ...
But somewhere along the line, one critical asset gets neglected—your mental health. Historically, the first responder culture has approached mental health from a reactive standpoint, addressing ...
After deadly school shootings, many Republican officials try to shift the public conversation away from gun violence and toward mental health programs that might make mass shootings less likely.
The Department of Education will not renew $1 billion in mental health funding for schools, citing concerns about diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts in the contracts. The funding came ...
Employee mental health challenges affect companies worldwide. Due to reduced productivity linked to anxiety and depression, for example, a total of 12 billion working days are lost globally every ...
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The Oklahoma Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency (LOFT) released its findings concerning the finances of the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse ...
Polson, Montana — When someone accused of a crime in this small northwestern Montana town needs mental health care, chances are they'll be locked in a basement jail cell the size of a walk-in ...
Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand teens’ experiences and attitudes around teen mental health and social media. Part of this study also examines parents’ perspectives. The Center ...
del Vecchio is former SAMHSA executive officer. At the age of 23, after years of mental health problems, addictions, and trauma, I found myself on a Philadelphia subway platform ready to end my life.
Over the summer, the 43-year-old mother had exhausted every avenue to find her teenage son the mental health care he badly needed as his behavior spiraled to alarming and dangerous levels.