Mental health

Health professionals are pushing for their own confidential mental health treatment

Health professionals are pushing for their own confidential mental health treatment

States are redefining when medical professionals can get mental health treatment without risking notifying the boards that regulate their licenses. Too often, health care workers wait to seek addiction counseling or treatment, which hurts their work and patient care, said Jean Branskum, CEO of the Montana Medical Association, an industry group representing doctors. “They’ve invested …

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Striving to “change the narrative” about mental health in the Abacos

Striving to “change the narrative” about mental health in the Abacos

From the pulpit of Marsh Harbor’s Friendship Tabernacle Church, Dr. Petra Forbes doesn’t recite Bible passages or sing hymns to make her point. Instead, the representative of the Bahamas Department of Health and Welfare used a medical perspective to convey a strong message: like diabetes, heart disease and other chronic conditions, mental disorders should be …

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The DeVos family announces a  million gift for children’s healthcare

The DeVos family announces a $50 million gift for children’s healthcare

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Three major health systems in West Michigan have received tens of millions of dollars to improve care for children in need of medical, rehabilitative and mental health care. The DeVos family announced Monday a $50 million gift split between Corewell Health Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation and Pine …

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Can grandparental support improve the mental health of single mothers?

Can grandparental support improve the mental health of single mothers?

In a recent study in Population studiesresearchers examine the role of grandparental support in protecting mothers from depression. Their results suggest that grandparental support may be more important for single mothers, while the role of grandmothers is more significant than that of grandfathers. survey: Grandparental support and maternal depression: Do grandparental characteristics matter more for …

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New York sues social media companies for impacting youth mental health

New York sues social media companies for impacting youth mental health

New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) announced a lawsuit Wednesday targeting five major social media platforms, alleging that the companies that host the platforms are responsible for “fueling the national youth mental health crisis.” The suit, filed in California by the city of New York, seeks liability from the companies behind five major platforms: …

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What happens to your body if you plank every day?

What happens to your body if you plank every day?

Updated on February 15, 2024, 05:00 AM IST Daily planking transforms your body and mind, strengthening your core, boosting your metabolism, improving posture, increasing flexibility and improving mental toughness. What happens to your body if you plank every day? (Photo credit – Freepik) The plank is a powerful exercise that engages multiple muscle groups simultaneously, …

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The 4 Education Trends That Will Define 2024

The 4 Education Trends That Will Define 2024

are sticking around and transforming the educational landscape. Beyond 100K Beyond100K, the organization I lead, has spent hundreds of hours over the past year listening to educators, advocates, and activists and pouring over news and research to better understand the opportunities and challenges that define STEM and education. We’ve identified four trends that are changing …

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Virginia’s Youngkin aims to boost mental health care – NBC4 Washington

Virginia’s Youngkin aims to boost mental health care – NBC4 Washington

John Clair, the police chief of a small Appalachian town in southwest Virginia, spends his days consumed by a growing problem: the frequency with which his officers are being tapped to detain, transport and wait in hospitals with people in mental health crisis. Officers from the 21-member Clare Police Department in Marion criss-cross the state …

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Offering free mental health support for youth, the program aims to create future mental health professionals

Offering free mental health support for youth, the program aims to create future mental health professionals

This record in Non-profit magazine project is part of a series of articles on how health care professionals in Michigan are responding to the state’s health care workforce shortage. This is possible with funding from Michigan Health Foundation. A new program created by a Detroit teenager offers free mental health services to young people and …

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Youngkin, of Virginia, aims to boost mental health care, part of the national focus after the pandemic

Youngkin, of Virginia, aims to boost mental health care, part of the national focus after the pandemic

RICHMOND, Va. — John Clair, police chief of a small Appalachian town in southwest Virginia, spends his days consumed by a growing problem: the frequency with which his officers are being tapped to detain, transport and wait in hospitals with people in the throes of crisis of mental health. Officers from the 21-member Clare Police …

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