Category Archives: Mental Health

Please enable Javascript to watch this video Most people living in Utah and familiar with the dreaded inversions, know that the poor air quality can lead to breathing problems and leave them feeling sick. But here's something else it can throw a wrench at-- mental well-being. When the inversion sets in, areas like the Salt Lake Valley end up buried in thick, foggy weather for days Continue reading →

The Winnebago Mental Health Institute can be seen in this aerial photo from 2009.(Photo: File / Oshkosh Northwestern Medi, File / Oshkosh Northwestern Medi) Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly reported that Milwaukee County is the only Wisconsin county that has its own public mental health hospital. Other counties also have such hospitals. Continue reading →

With the World Health Organization's official announcement of burnout as a syndrome "resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed," it's easy to talk about psychological stress and its consequences, but when it comes to people with mental health issues, many still feel the stigma attached to them especially in the workplace. In my work with managers and executives, I've found they commonly express fear for their jobs and reputations if word gets out that they have a mental health issue. Continue reading →

Hardly a day goes by where we aren't reminded that the Earth's climate is changing and that we are responsible for much if not most of that change. The findings of one study after another are punctuated by breaking news or the direct experience of wildfires, hurricanes and floods that forced thousands of people to evacuate, damage property, and erase tangible reminders of our past. More ubiquitous, but less publicized, are the millions of people who are exposed to heat waves, long-term droughts, rising sea levels, and eroding coastlines, forcing them to move elsewhere or spend large sums of money building communities that are habitable Continue reading →

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A mental health partnership between City Hall and the New York Public Library will offer library visitors access to workshops and other services, according to a Thursday media release from City Hall. Continue reading →

Unsplash Working aged men account for the largest number of suicide deaths in the U.S., and theyre the least likely to receive any kind of support. Continue reading →

In September 2018 I was admitted to hospital following a manic episode, says Thurayya Zreik, from Lebanon. Continue reading →

What would the plan do? The plan would double the number of treatment beds, address mental illness among vulnerable populations like veterans and minorities and focus on children affected by trauma Continue reading →

(Reuters Health) - Mentally ill homeless adults may have an easier time finding and keeping stable housing when they receive rent supplements and mental health support services, a Canadian study suggests. Researchers focused on the effectiveness of Housing First, a program in Toronto thats different from traditional approaches to housing for homeless adults with mental illness that require aid recipients to achieve sobriety and or undergo psychiatric treatment. Housing First provides immediate access to housing and mental health services without any preconditions Continue reading →

All this week, our Higher Ed desk has been reporting on increased levels of anxiety and depression among college students in our series 'Stressed and Depressed on Campus.' WGBH Radio's Kirk Carapezza spoke with WGBH All Things Considered anchor Arun Rath about the series. This transcript has been edited for clarity. Arun Rath: There's been some difficult stuff to report in this piece. Continue reading →