Good Morning. Journalists get countless email pitches every day. Yesterday, I had someone mention Hannah Montana in the subject line. But the tone that kicks off Elaine Chen’s latest story isn’t one we’re used to seeing. The title line read: “URGENT: PAY BOOKING.” A new field of study for the mind-body connection Earlier this year, … Read more
The Atlanta Women’s Foundation conducted research that showed homelessness, childcare constraints and access to health care strongly factor into one’s mental health. ATLANTA – When emergency rooms are full and there’s nowhere else to go, patients can turn to the Atlanta Urban Clinic. Executive Director Susan Whatley said the clinic typically sees about 900 patients … Read more
Mark C. Joyce, Esq., managing attorney for Disability Rights Maine. A recent op-ed on Maine’s Progressive Treatment Program (PTP) statute raises (“Disability rights advocacy must not overlook individual needs,” March 16) concerns the role of disability rights advocacy in cases involving court-ordered mental health treatment. While the author recognizes the important role of advocacy organizations … Read more
Alicia Wagnon’s job as Lincoln County Clerk remains busy. Along with managing payroll and benefits for county employees, the office in Chandler is responsible for filing records that go back home. But when Wagnon learned the attorney general accepted the offer for the state’s share of the opioid settlement fundHe thinks it can’t hurt to … Read more
Zeeland, Michigan – More than a decade after the death of 15-year-old Zeeland East student Zach Kroll, his family continues to work through their nonprofit, Love and Lean, to keep his memory alive and reduce the stigma surrounding mental health. Not a day goes by that Lori Kroll doesn’t think about her son. Love and … Read more
By Ryan M. Burkhart The US is currently in the midst of a mental health crisis, and in Colorado, more than 28% of residents live with a mental health condition. Unfortunately, the vast majority of Colorado residents are currently locked out of the state’s mental health care system due to critical workforce shortages, where our … Read more
Gold and silver Olympic gymnastics champion, Dancing with the Stars champion, and philanthropist Laurie Hernandez sat in front of about 120 attendees at the University of Iowa tonight to deliver a lecture, entitled “I Got This.” Attendees filled the International Ballroom at the Iowa Memorial Union to hear Hernandez speak. Many arrive more than an … Read more
Mental health is at the heart of some of Oklahoma’s most pressing social issues. It causes trends in homelessness, incarceration and systemic instability – yet access to care remains the main challenge for those in the thick of it. That’s the focus of Snapshot: Mental Health, a collaborative journalism project examining the state of mental … Read more
“The issue is not whether these programs work, it’s whether we are willing to scale and coordinate them to create an effective continuum of care.” Outside Lincoln Medical Center, The Bronx. (Adi Talwar/Batas Kota) For decades, New York City has struggled to meet the needs of people living with the most serious behavioral health challenges. … Read more
A call for help escalated to a Louisville woman who suffered a mental health crisis being shot by the police.Katelyn Hall, 28, died March 27, after Louisville Metro Police Department officers Robert Baker and Robert Gabbart shot her while responding to a call that she was in distress. Police were called to an apartment off … Read more