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5 things we learned about workplace mental health this year – World Economic Forum

Posted: Published on December 4th, 2020

Each year in September, workplace mental health nonprofit One Mind at Work hosts an annual convening that gathers the most influential employers, innovators, advocates and researchers in workplace mental health for a programme of inspiring discourse on challenges, solutions, best practices and employee experience. In 2020, as workforces around the world continue to endure novel challenges, more than 250 global leaders took part in a two-day virtual conference that focused on critical issues for employers. Continue reading

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Digital Tools Are Revolutionizing Mental Health Care in the US – Harvard Business Review

Posted: Published on December 4th, 2020

Executive Summary The U.S. has long suffered from a severe shortage of mental health care services. Continue reading

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OPINION EXCHANGE | Mental health professionals are ready to step up for public safety – Minneapolis Star Tribune

Posted: Published on December 4th, 2020

We are a group of mental health professionals writing in support of the establishment of a Mobile Mental Health Unit in Minneapolis. We are therapists, social workers, members of mental health teams, physicians and community psychologists who practice in clinics, private practice, community service and emergency departments in the Twin Cities area. With the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) demoralized and short-staffed after the events of this summer, we believe this is an opportune time to reorganize the way emergency calls are handled, in order to remove some of the burden from the police while creating an emergency response system that better serves our citizens Continue reading

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PLU Shines Light on Student Mental Health with GivingTuesday Campaign – Pacific Lutheran University

Posted: Published on December 4th, 2020

Mental health resources support an essential aspect of student wellbeing and are key to students capacity to be present and engaged in learning and community, said Joanna Royce-Davis, PLUs vice president for student life. These resources are especially important right now given the many impacts that COVID-19 has created, exacerbated, or perpetuated. This years goal was chosen to double the $8,470 grant awarded to PLU by Pierce County Connected, a partnership fund launched by United Way of Pierce County and the Greater Tacoma Community Foundation, for investment in technology for mental health counselors to provide care to students virtually. Continue reading

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COVID-19 And The Future Of Mental Health – Forbes

Posted: Published on December 4th, 2020

While most business sectors are suffering right now, there are a handful of industriesvirtual reality, medical devices, touch-free technologyin which the pandemic has catalyzed innovation and growth. Among them is virtual mental healthcare, which sees a steep increase in demand for all ages, but particularly in the teen and young adult demographic. Continue reading

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Greg Payton: Mental Health Kokua brings needed services to homeless and those with behavioral health challenges – Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Posted: Published on December 4th, 2020

Has there been any change in the hygiene center usage since the pandemic began? The Punawai Rest Stop business has changed three times since March 2020, around the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Hawaii. Since March 2020, Mental Health Kokua (MHK) has conducted laser thermometer temperature checks and questionnaires about health status with homeless guests Continue reading

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MassHousing grants $57K for Mental Health Association housing program in Springfield, Westfield – MassLive.com

Posted: Published on December 4th, 2020

SPRINGFIELD The Mental Health Association has received $57,420 from MassHousing to help renovate and preserve housing for 15 people in Westfield and Springfield. We are ecstatic, said Kimberly Lee, vice president resource development and branding of the social services agency. She said the work will be done in the associations adult transitional program for men and women, adding energy-efficient systems, repainting common areas and replacing carpeting and flooring. Continue reading

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New ‘Short Talks’: Expanding Access to Mental Health Service in Rural Arkansas – University of Arkansas Newswire

Posted: Published on December 4th, 2020

Photo by Shaun Thomas Johanna Thomas FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. A joint project to help rural Arkansans gain access to mental health services is featured in thenewest episodeofShort Talks From the Hill, a research podcast of the University of Arkansas. Johanna Thomas, associate professor of social work in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, discusses the project in the new podcast Earlier this year, the School of Social Work received two grants totaling almost $6 million from theSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Continue reading

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As the virus resurges, mental health woes batter France – Associated Press

Posted: Published on December 4th, 2020

As the virus resurges, mental health woes batter France By JOHN LEICESTER https://apnews.com/article/international-news-france-coronavirus-pandemic-mental-health-99db6e83c092f426b453670fa1b95cd3 ROUEN, France (AP) The panicked 22-year-old is led to Consultation Room No. 2, with its easy-mop floor and honeycombed meshing over the window. Behind her, the psychiatric emergency wards heavy double doors openable only with a staff members key thud shut. Continue reading

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Pandemic Takes Toll On Children’s Mental Health – NPR

Posted: Published on December 4th, 2020

Eight-year-old twins Kenley (left) and Anakin Gupta have struggled with loneliness during the pandemic, but the isolation has been much more acute for Kenley. Beth LaBerge/KQED hide caption Eight-year-old twins Kenley (left) and Anakin Gupta have struggled with loneliness during the pandemic, but the isolation has been much more acute for Kenley. As a toddler, Kenley Gupta stopped speaking after her mom died. Continue reading

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