Category Archives: Mental Health

TOLEDO, Ohio Weeks of staying at home; it's starting to take it's toll on people. Local experts are helping us with tips to get through. "It's OK to not be OK Continue reading →

Ryan Schwartz started Mental Health Match last May to connect those in need with therapists. Now with COVID-19 weighing on peoples minds, Schwartz is trying to give away 100 free first sessions. He said as the pandemic started to get serious, people were clambering to find some help, but many lacked direction. Continue reading →

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BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Working and schooling from home has become a day-to-day reality for many in the face of COVID-19. This has meant some of our typical habits are being disrupted. A survey of nearly 1,500 people by Advanced Dermatology reveals 91 percent of people are dressing "more casually" while working from home. Continue reading →

It has long been the case that western societies focus more on, and value much more greatly, physical health over mental health. The former is universally viewed as a necessity while the latter is often treated as a luxury or an abstraction. For understandable reasons, that disparity has intensified with the outbreak of a global pandemic, in which there is seemingly endless discussion of lethal viruses and immune systems and less attention than ever paid to emotional well-being and mental health challenges Continue reading →

Susan Kozak has friends in the restaurant and bar industry.She knows that it's a stressful, fast-paced business to begin with, and that is compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic that has left many in that workforce temporarily jobless. Continue reading →

Its nosecretthat people are stressed out right now. The number of Americans contracting COVID-19 continues to grow, and on top of health-related fears are those concerning financial security. Add to the mix the inability to leave ones home and youve got a recipe for crippling stress and anxiety conditions that can have detrimental, long-lasting effects on our bodies and minds. Continue reading →

SUN Behavioral Kentucky, part of a network of community hospitals working to solve the unmet needs of those with mental illness and substance use disorders, is expanding its Telehealth Services in response to the COVID-19 national emergency. Beginning immediately, individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, mental health or substance use-related issues can receive a level-of-care telehealth consultation from the safety of their own homes. The service is open to those of all ages and appointments are available 24/7. Continue reading →

GARDNER The mental health unit at Heywood Healthcare has been closed for the time being and its staff members placed on furlough as the financial effects of the coronavirus outbreak continue to be felt in the local health care system. Heywood Healthcare President and CEO Win Brown said it was a low point in the day when the decision was made to place themental health unit staff on furlough. It doesnt seem like it should be this way given the pandemic, and you would think we would have a much stronger behavioral health population needing inpatient care, but that is not the case, said Brown. Continue reading →

Officials also identified at least 44 positive cases among residents and 55 staff at the Hogan Regional Center in Danvers, according to the Massachusetts Nurses Association, a union that represents health care workers at each site. The facility houses and provides long-term care for about 120 people with intellectual and development disabilities. None of the facilities have seen the same deadly consequences as nursing homes, which serve populations in the age range considered most at risk for complications from coronavirus Continue reading →