Category: Mental Health
A child psychiatrist breaks down Biden’s youth mental health priorities: Analysis
Today’s youth are suffering, and inaction is no longer an option. In his State of the Union address to the…
Texas mayors request $155 million in funding for mental health services
© Marcus Ingram/Getty Images Houston mayor Sylvester Turner co-authored a letter asking Texas lawmakers for more than $155 million across…
What it feels like when your mental health condition becomes a punchline: ‘It actually drives people further into hiding’
© Provided by CNBC You may sometimes make what you think is a light-hearted joke about mental health conditions like…
Help is on the horizon for Coachella Valley’s dire mental health crisis
The desert region of Riverside County is experiencing a behavioral and mental health crisis. Check that. It’s been experiencing a crisis. For too…
Can family medicine improve America’s mental health?
© iStock/iStock Barriers to mental health services are being lowered by offering services at primary care clinics. The appointment started…
For some Latinos, spiritual cleansing fills a mental health void
Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Thursday, Feb. 9. A growing emphasis on mental health care…
Older people are often invisible in mental health settings. Here are some tips to get care
The Mental Health Project is a Seattle Times initiative focused on covering mental and behavioral health issues. It is funded…
New Hampshire considers mental health days for students
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A woman whose teenage son died by suicide in 2017 urged New Hampshire lawmakers Tuesday to…
Some Latinos don’t trust Western mental health. That’s where curanderos come in
© (K.C. Alfred / San Diego Union-Tribune) Grace Sesma, a curandera, leads a spiritual cleansing with a client at her…
As NY pushes mental health plan, 13 hospitals use restraints above average. See which ones
As Gov. Kathy Hochul pushes a $1 billion plan to overhaul New York’s mental health care system, psychiatric patients at…
