Category: Mental Health
Mental health workers prepare for three-day strikes in New London, Middletown
A lead residential recovery specialist at a behavioral health clinic in New London is joining dozens of colleagues Sunday morning…
Senate passes sweeping children’s mental health legislation
The first of three sweeping bills meant to improve services for children’s mental health in Connecticut cleared the Senate Friday…
Bills to support children’s mental health come with lofty price tags
Three ambitious bills that aim to tackle the growing crisis of children’s mental health in Connecticut would devote tens of…
Officers subdue armed man having mental crisis outside Lemoyne stores: police
A man is undergoing a mental health evaluation after he had a crisis while armed outside two Lemoyne businesses, according…
Cork mum of girls killed by dad calls for Mental Health Act changes so partners can be involved in care
A MUM whose husband killed their two young daughters and then took his own life has called for changes to…
Environmental activism can do wonders for your mental health
Melanie O’Driscoll was studying zoology at University College Cork when she had a first-hand encounter with the mental health impacts…
9-8-8, N.H.’s forthcoming mental health hotline gets ARPA funding
New Hampshire is receiving $338,000 in federal American Rescue Plan Act funding to supplement its mental health hotline. The funding…
Police searching for 15-year-old Fultondale runaway with mental health issues
© Carol Robinson | crobinson/al.com/TNS Leslie Marilyn Richards A search is underway for a missing Fultondale teen who disappeared from…
Study finds mental health issues may lead to higher risk for COVID-19 breakthrough cases
Individuals vaccinated against COVID-19 who were diagnosed with certain psychiatric disorders were more at risk for getting COVID-19, according to a new…
Auburn YMCA plans mental health awareness events in May
The Citizen staff The Auburn YMCA-WEIU will encourage conversations about mental health throughout May, Mental Health Awareness Month, beginning with…
