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News Articles: Mental Health

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  • Health

Georgia health scorecard rank ties directly to policy and lack of affordable health care, group says

A new report from the Commonwealth Fund ranks Georgia’s health care system 45th overall in the nation.

June 23, 2025
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
The study asked about signs of addiction to mobile phones, social media and video games. Those signs can include being preoccupied thinking about them and being unable to cut down on using them.

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  • Health

Screen addiction and suicidal behaviors are linked for teens, a study shows

The study, published in JAMA, followed teens for years and evaluated addictive behaviors, as well as suicidality.

June 18, 2025
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By:
  • Rhitu Chatterjee
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  • Mental Health

Applications for 2025 opioid abatement funds due June 18

The Georgia Department of Behavioral and Developmental Disabilities today announced the first round of $50 million in opioid abatement funds has been distributed, and its online portal is open to applications.

June 13, 2025
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge

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  • Mental Health

Atlanta clinic uses noninvasive, nontraditional therapy like ketamine for mental health conditions

Serenity Mental Health Center in Sandy Springs is offering patients transcranial magnetic stimulation, a non-invasive treatment that uses magnetic fields to stimulate the brain.

June 13, 2025
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Roomates Emma Farrell and Bethany Beech at their new apartment in the Soaring Heights community of Conyers in January, 2025. The apartment, which is one of several units specifically built for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, is both of their first homes away from their parents.

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  • Health

Affordable housing is hard to find. For people with disabilities, solutions can feel like a miracle

A 1999 federal court was supposed to pave the way for Georgians with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live more independently, and outside of hospitals. But years later, people with IDD still face major challenges in finding a place to live. 

June 11, 2025
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
A protestor marks International Overdose Awareness Day in Manhattan last August. Overdose deaths were down in recent months, and Democrats are questioning the wisdom of changing policies that are show progress.

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  • Mental Health

RFK Jr. is shrinking the agency that works on mental illness and addiction

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration has seen its staff cut by more than a third, and it's facing deep budget cuts. Progress on overdose deaths could be lost, experts warn.

June 06, 2025
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By:
  • Rhitu Chatterjee
A man and a boy shave a woman's head

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  • Health

Research suggests breast cancer screening should begin for women at age 25

Research shows women under the age of 50 have an 80% higher risk of developing cancer compared to men of the same age.

June 04, 2025
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge

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  • Mental Health

COMIC: Don't panic! 6 strategies to keep you calm in a crisis

In dire situations, stress can make us panic and impair our ability to make lifesaving decisions. Emergency response professionals share the tactics they use to stay cool and collected on the job.

June 04, 2025
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By:
  • Andee Tagle and
  • Anika Orrock
Emory Stumme takes a moment to reflect on a tree swing outside of her new home in La Crescenta-Montrose, Calif.

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  • National

How a Los Angeles camp made space to let kids be kids after the wildfires

After the wildfires destroyed homes and disrupted routines, many parents saw behavioral shifts in their kids. Some families found support in a camp designed to help kids affected by natural disaster.

June 02, 2025
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  • Emma Bowman
A child's hands type on a laptop

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  • Children's Health

More than words: Atlanta pediatrician uses computer test to better diagnose children with ADHD

A diagnostic tool is helping doctors identify a common mental health condition affecting at least 1 in 7 kids.

May 29, 2025
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
The drug use survey team worked for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, which saw massive staff cuts in the Trump administration overhaul.

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  • Mental Health

They've tracked Americans' drug use for decades. Trump and RFK Jr. fired them

The 17-person team of statisticians and scientists at the National Survey on Drug Use and Health are all out of jobs. Researchers around the country use the data to understand behavioral health.

May 29, 2025
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By:
  • Rhitu Chatterjee
Vanessa and Dr. Avivah McPherson sit in an office at Northside Hospital Atlanta

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  • Mental Health

Moms and babies find mental health support from perinatal therapists in Georgia

Women without access to health care — including mental health care — are more likely to die from pregnancy-related issues, including substance misuse and suicide.

May 27, 2025
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Jonnie Moeller-Reed is the wellness officer at the Marietta Police Department in suburban Atlanta. In her role, she oversees programs that build resiliency and help cops who struggle with stress, burnout and trauma.

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  • National

5 years after anti-police protests, initiatives for officer mental health have traction

Efforts to improve officers' mental health have grown over the past five years. They were sparked in part by the death of George Floyd, which prompted a wave of anti- police protests.

May 26, 2025
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By:
  • Katja Ridderbusch
Josh Carter (left) speaks at the Carter Center Mental Health Forum, along with Carter Center leadership on May 20, 2025.

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  • Mental Health

Josh Carter honors grandmother's work for caregivers at annual Carter Center mental health forum

During its annual Mental Health Forum the Carter Center addressed the toll that caregiving can have on mental health. The Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers is now partnered with the Carter Center’s mental health program to address those needs.

May 23, 2025
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom presents his revised 2025-2026 state budget during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, May 14, 2025.

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  • National

These Democratic governors are trying to curb health care for unauthorized immigrants

After expanding state Medicaid programs to cover people in the country without legal status, Democrats are considering changes that would reduce immigrant access.

May 19, 2025
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By:
  • Dana Ferguson and
  • Laura Fitzgerald
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