Category Archives: Mental Health

A report out this week found that people seeking mental health treatment go out-of-network more than they do for primary care. Essentially, that means that for consumers, its often more expensive to treat mind than body, and the disparity seems to have gotten worse in recent years Continue reading →

SAN ANTONIO If you or a loved one is in immediate danger, call 9-1-1. If you are in a moment of crisis and need someone to talk to, you can call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-TALK or text the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 Continue reading →

State impeding access to mental health care It has been six years since personal tragedy struck the family of state Sen. Continue reading →

Nov. 22, 2019, 4:10 PM UTC Latinos may experience worsening mental health when immigration arrests spike, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health. Researchers examined data on people who identified as Hispanic or Latino in nationally-representative behavioral health surveys that were administered from 2014 to 2018 Continue reading →

Mental illness is highly treatable, and many cases can be completely eliminated with effective treatment, or they can be managed effectively so that people can go on living rewarding and effective lives, Dr. Continue reading →

Building additional housing by itself is not enough to end homelessness. In 2012, Todd Gloria told San Diegans he would end chronic homelessness downtown in four years. Instead, it increased Continue reading →

(Reuters Health) - Hispanic Americans may experience worsening mental health when immigration arrests spike, a U.S. study suggests Continue reading →

Julia Alzoubaidi thought she was saving her baby. A "misguided love" in the middle of a medically psychotic state led her to believe that ending her and her son's life in October 2018 would save him from a lifetime of suffering from what she thought was an attachment disorder. Over a year later, Alzoubaidi sat in a Minnehaha County courtroom at her sentencing hearing, listening to hours of testimony regarding her mental health and the improvements she's made since she purposefully drove her car off of Interstate 229 on Oct Continue reading →

HOUSTON Social media can make you feel all sorts of ways. Edited and flattering photos can create a false sense of reality, which can take a toll on your self worth. Women, in particular, are at risk Continue reading →

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