In 2019, National Institute of Mental Health data suggested that nearly 51.5 million adults in the United States had some form of mental health condition. As the COVID-19 pandemic raged on, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated that by late June 2020, 40% of adults had a mental health condition or substance use disorder. Even when doctors do an excellent job of focusing on their patients physical condition, they can sometimes unwittingly overlook psychological health Continue reading →

SIU men's basketball coach Bryan Mullins, a Hall of Fame point guard here in the late 2000s, said with or without games, getting back to a normal schedule was critical for kids' mental health during the COVID-19 era. Your membership makes our reporting possible. "I think that's the reason you grow up playing sports, to get that release, mentally, physically. Continue reading →

A new report on Oregon's mental health care access shows that Spanish speakers make up 10% of licensed mental health providers and Latinx providers make up only 3%. As of 2016, Latinx people made up 12% of the state's population. Continue reading →

Jerrod Carmichael made sure to openly discuss mental health while filming On the Count of Three. Continue reading →

In this months Virtual Mental Health Monday, we will hear from Devin Ty Franklin and David H. Parker, co-creators of The Queer Code podcast and theater students at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Devin and David will bring to the table their experiences as Black Queer college students in the South who are committed to and passionate about their artistry Continue reading →

Source: ThinkStock January 28, 2021 -With behavioral health issues skyrocketing during the coronavirus pandemic, a New Mexico lawmaker has introduced a bill aimed at transitioning peer support programs onto telehealth platforms to boost access. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto has reintroduced the Virtual Support Act, which would set aside $50 million in grants through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to help care providers launch new virtual care services and expand existing ones online. Continue reading →

One year after the first COVID-19 case in the U.S., Sermo surveyed physicians around the world as part of its COVID-19 Real Time Barometer, revealing that 86% of doctors around the world believe that mental health issues and depression will be the biggest non-COVID-19 public health issue after the pandemic. Other areas of concern for the coming year are an increase in violence (34%), increase in spousal or child abuse (27%), increase in suicides (26%) and an increase in opioid abuse (21%). Fielded Jan. Continue reading →

Covid-19 has been the lot for several of those workers, too, including Cummings, 48, and in good health. He got sick in November. He had to quarantine for three weeks, spent six days hospitalized at ECMC, and needed supplemental oxygen for a month after his stay Continue reading →

Post Views: 469 KEARNEY Ebony McGee worked as an electrical engineer for several Fortune 500 companies before an epiphany changed her career path. I realized that I wasnt impacting the lives of others in a way that made sense to me Continue reading →

Michael Phelps is continuing to shine a light on mental health issues. The 35-year-old swimmer is the most decorated Olympian of all time, but he said that is just a piece of who I am. For so long I was this championship swimmer, had all these gold medals, world records ... Continue reading →