Category Archives: Mental Health

Maggie Hanna grew up a typical rural kid: in school on weekdays; helping with the cattle on her familys ranch southeast of Colorado Springs on weekends. Except Hanna had something else to contend with. When she was 9, her father, Kirk Hanna, died by suicide Continue reading →

by Allison Falco | 11/6/19 2:00am It was the first event of O-Week, and the stress of making friends mixed with my social anxiety formed a poisonous cocktail I could not keep down. The sounds of new voices began to stack on top of each other, causing the walls to slowly close in Continue reading →

As an estimated 4,000 Kaiser Permanente mental health workers prepare to stage a five-day, statewide strike, the Oakland-based healthcare provider is lamenting union leadership that would allow them to walk away from their patients. The National Union of Healthcare Workers announcedlast month it would protest staffing shortages and lagging patient appointments with a walkout scheduled to begin Nov Continue reading →

Nonprofit Mental Health Provider Will End Clinic-Based Therapy Program, Affecting 450 Mainers Maine mental health provider Sweetser has announced it is ending its clinic-based therapy program, which will affect 450 children and adults. Continue reading →

NEW YORK (Reuters) - When Hartmut Braune comes to work in security communications at SAP, he never knows what emergency will land in his inbox. FILE PHOTO: People walk at an office building at a business district in Tokyo, Japan, February 29, 2016 Continue reading →

A recent Facebook post with a hashtag indicating support for U.S. Continue reading →

Suicide rates among young people ages 10 to 24 have increased by 56% since 2007, according to a recent report form the CDC. Continue reading →

As kids settle into college life, parents and teachers need to be on the lookout for signs of anxiety and depression and be ready to step in to help. Continue reading →

An Indiana nonprofit created a video to show the shocking effects of opioids on the body. The group hopes the video will promote empathy Continue reading →

Justin Thompson walks on a sandbag dike as he carries a bucket of water to prime a pump and attempt to drain the water around his uncle's house south of Fargo, March 29, 2009. Experts say that taking practical steps, even small ones, before or during a disaster has psychological benefits. Eric Miller/Reuters As climate change makes disasters more severe, researchers say we can prepare by being informed, volunteering, and staying socially connected. Continue reading →