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Commissioners expected to approve sheriff’s continued effort to address mental health Victoria Advocate
In an effort to help people with mental illness get treatment instead of winding up in jail, Victoria County commissioners are expected to approve a partnership …
A Focus on Student Mental Health Tufts Now
Tufts is getting a boost in its efforts to advance the well-being of students thanks to its selection as the first recipient of a new scholarship established by the HBC …
In South Sudan, stigma and underfunding plague mental health care Al Jazeera English
Only three psychiatrists practice in war-torn South Sudan, where many people believe in supernatural possession.
Senate committees hear several mental health bills, with varying outcomes Virginia Mercury
Two bills aimed at addressing both the state’s psychiatric hospital crisis and mental health in schools passed easily through their respective committees …
A New Year’s resolution to improve mental health East Oregonian
January is an interesting month. It’s the shiniest and most hopeful time of the year, but also the darkest and most depressing. On one hand, we embrace the …
Is Cannabis Good or Bad for Mental Health? Scientific American
The physicist Richard Feynman has been popularly quoted as stating that if you think you understand quantum mechanics, then you don’t. It is perhaps not a …
BPS implements mental health services partnership | Sarpy News Omaha World-Herald
Bellevue Public Schools and CRCC, formerly known as Children’s Respite Care Center, are teaming up to bring mental health services to Bellevue East and …
Target Culture In Schools ‘Is Harming Mental Health’ Forbes
A focus on targets and excessive paperwork in schools are damaging teachers’ mental health, according to a new study. The results-driven culture in schools, …
Committee OKs creating task force to study city’s mental health services Chicago Sun-Times
Plans to establish a task force to study the state of mental health services in Chicago unanimously passed a City Council committee Wednesday to cheers from …
Diabetes Before 40, Mental Health Stays Linked WebMD
About 37 percent of all hospitalization days in a new study’s under-40 group were due to mental illness, the researchers noted. Mood and psychotic disorders …