Category Archives: Mental Health

Is there a problem in this sad old world that cant be solved by physical jerks? I find myself muttering this, because wherever I go someone is coming up behind me, breathing heavily: a runner Continue reading →

California residents in need of non-emergency emotional help can now call or instant message people at a hotline that debuted statewide Monday, just ahead of World Mental Health Day. The California Peer-Run Warm Line, available at 1-855-845-7415, will be staffed for most of the day to start Continue reading →

Share on Pinterest One of my favorite mental health tools is free, abundant, and accessible. Its sunshine. If youre rolling your eyes right now, I understand Continue reading →

JGI/Jamie GrillGetty Images Mental health issues can make you feel helpless, but alongside any medication or talking therapy you may be undergoing, making some small changes to your lifestyle can really help. And in celebration of World Mental Health Day - which is today, 10 October - one mental health app is helping you to embrace the practice of meditation to ease your psychological struggles Continue reading →

Please enable Javascript to watch this video VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Susannah Uroskie and her family learned the effects of mental illness first-hand just a few years ago Continue reading →

If you are experiencing mental illness, you are far from alone, as one out of every five people in the United States deals with mental illness every year, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration . In Montana, mental health issues are of particular concern Montanas Department of Public Health and Human Services reports that the state consistently has one of the highest suicide rates in the country. Unfortunately, many people try to deal with mental illness alone. Continue reading →

Renowned artists Ted Meyer and Armando Nunez will join forces for an outdoor art installation in the Gaslamp Quarter to help break down the stigma surrounding mental illness. The artwork will be created live on site over two days and will be on display through Oct Continue reading →

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Listen and subscribe to this podcast via Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS At a time when we bring so much of ourselves to work, mental health is still something we dont like talking about at the office. But so many high-achieving people have suffered or are currently suffering from anxiety, depression, or other mental and emotional issues. Our guest, Scott Stossel, national editor of the Atlantic and author of My Age of Anxiety, explains where anxiety comes from and how it affects us in our work for better or worse Continue reading →

Like the boulders of Clinton Park being rolled off the sidewalk, put back on, taken off again and now perhaps replaced with bigger boulders the political tug-of-war between a faction of the Board of Supervisors and Mayor London Breed over reforming San Franciscos mental health system draws on, as people continue to suffer on the street. Supervisors Hillary Ronen and Matt Haney on Tuesday announced a revised version of a proposed March 2020 ballot measure that would overhaul San Franciscos mental health system, a proposal they withdrew in July pending more outreach to the Department of Public Health and the unions. But Breed has given no indication she will support the revised proposal after officially walking away from negotiations on Sunday. Continue reading →