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Callers keep flooding 988 mental health, suicide helpline

HYATTSVILLE, Md. (AP) — When Jamieson Brill answers a crisis call from a Spanish speaker on the newly launched national…

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States Struggle to Provide Mental Health Care for K-12 Students

In July, the Biden administration announced historic investments in mental health services for public schools. The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act…

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More school counselors could turn the tide on the youth mental health crisis

© Provided by Salon Student Meeting With School CounselorGetty Images/monkeybusinessimages Last fall, more than 130 children’s organizations called on President…

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Online mental health company uses ChatGPT to help respond to users in experiment — raising ethical concerns around healthcare and AI technology

ChatGPT, a AI chat bot, has gone viral in the past two weeks. NurPhoto/Getty Images A digital mental health company…

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‘A real wake-up call’: Poor mental health is costing billions of dollars in lost productivity

The U.S. has a mental health crisis and it’s costing the economy tens of billions of dollars in lost productivity….

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Students in New York could get mental health days off from classes

Lawmakers in New York state are considering joining a dozen other states that allow students to take mental health days off…

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Nonprofits filling gap in childhood mental health

Nonprofits on Long Island say they are offering affordable mental health therapy for teens and young children — without long waiting lists…

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Mental health days off from school may soon become a reality in New York state

PLAINVIEW, N.Y. — Lawmakers in New York state are considering joining a dozen other states that allow students to take mental…

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Using Mental Health as an Excuse for Bad Behavior

We are surrounded by the discourse of “mental health” at this moment in time. Anecdotally it appears that more people…

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Mental health advocates address New Hope’s ‘drastic’ decision to shut down group homes

Mental health advocates say the city of New Hope took “a very drastic step” when it used a rental licensing…