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News Articles: Mental Health

Vargas Arango, 22, is a second-year student at Miami Dade College, studying business and psychology.

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  • Education

College student explores rare mental health condition in award-winning podcast

This year's winning entry is an emotional account of living with schizoaffective disorder, from a student at Miami Dade College.

May 03, 2024
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By:
  • Elissa Nadworny and
  • Janet W. Lee
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  • Mental Health

Georgia Mental Health Alliance calls on laborers to 'stand down' and consider mental health safety

Employers across the state are invited to join the "Nurture the Mental Health of Georgia Workers" Safety Stand Down anytime during the month of May by stopping all work for a safety meeting focused on the importance of workers caring for their mental health and supporting co-workers’ well-being.

 

May 01, 2024
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Thousands of abortion rights protesters rallied in Tampa on Oct. 2, 2021.

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  • National

Florida's 6-week abortion ban is now in effect, curbing access across the South

Florida has been a major access point for abortion in the South. Now its residents, along with thousands more in the region, will have to seek abortion care elsewhere after six weeks of pregnancy.

May 01, 2024
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By:
  • Stephanie Colombini
Siblings may not be obvious fodder for the therapist's office, but experts say maybe they should be. "People just don't perceive those relationships as needing the type of attention and tending one might bring to a spouse or child," says <a href="https://tribecatherapy.com/our-therapists/kelly-scott/">Kelly Scott</a> of Tribeca Therapy in New York.

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  • Health

All grown up, but still fighting? Why more siblings are turning to therapy, together

Plenty of people go to couples therapy — why not siblings therapy? Experts say the long, complicated relationships between siblings are worth exploring and tending to.

April 29, 2024
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By:
  • Carrie Feibel
Katie Krimitsos is among the majority of American women who have trouble getting healthy sleep, according to a new Gallup survey. Krimitsos launched a podcast called <em>Sleep Meditation for Women</em> to offer some help.

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  • Health

Helping women get better sleep by calming the relentless 'to-do lists' in their heads

A recent survey found that Americans' sleep patterns have been getting worse. Adult women under 50 are among the most sleep-deprived demographics.

April 27, 2024
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By:
  • Yuki Noguchi
A worried young woman sits on a bench in this stock image.

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  • Mental Health

It must be the network: 42% of Georgia’s insured children use out-of-network mental health providers

An estimated 42% of Georgians have to go out of network for residential substance misuse and psychiatric residential treatment for kids, according to new research.

 

April 23, 2024
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  • Ellen Eldridge

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  • Arts & Life

This cake-shaped zine may help you have your happiest birthday yet

No matter how old you are, having a happy birthday is one of life's great pleasures, says birthday enthusiast Tamar Hurwitz-Fleming. You just need to figure out what that means for you.

April 23, 2024
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  • Kyle Norris
Kahlil Brown, 18, says teammate Deshaun Hill Jr., the student and quarterback who was shot and killed in 2022, was his best friend. Brown, shown posing for a portrait at the North Community High School football field in Minneapolis on April 9, will attend St. Olaf College in the fall.

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  • National

Where gun violence is common, some students say physical safety is a top concern

The federal government is investing billions to bolster school safety and mental health resources to combat gun violence. But some sense a disconnect between those programs and what students need.

April 22, 2024
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  • Meg Anderson
A new study finds that front yards with friendly features, such as pink flamingos or porch furniture, are correlated with happier, more connected neighbors and a greater "sense of place."

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  • Health

Garden gnomes and porch swings: Lively front yards linked to more connected residents

A new study finds a neighborhood's front yards may be the window to its soul: Welcoming or whimsical features such as benches and flamingos are linked to happier, more connected neighbors.

April 20, 2024
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By:
  • Conrad Kickert and
  • Kelly Gregg
Working late nights and variable schedules when you're young is linked with poor health and depression at 50, a new study finds.

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  • Health

Rise and grind? Working late, volatile hours may lead to depression, illness by 50

Burnt out much? A study links working late, or variable shifts with health problems later in life. Maybe it's time to quit hustle culture for good.

April 16, 2024
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By:
  • Ronnie Cohen

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  • Mental Health

Could the U.S. force treatment on mentally ill people (again)?

Sixty years ago, America began closing mental hospitals. A growing chorus is blaming that for the crisis of mentally ill folks living on our streets.

April 16, 2024
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By:
  • Greg Rosalsky
The author's 8-year-old daughter, Rosy, has a "kids' license," showing she has her parents' permission to ride her bike around her Texas hometown.

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  • Mental Health

How to give kids autonomy? 'Anxious Generation' author says a license to roam helps

Kids have too much screen time and not enough autonomy, says author Jonathan Haidt. His book The Anxious Generation argues this has caused an epidemic of mental illness and suggests ways to fix it.

April 15, 2024
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By:
  • Michaeleen Doucleff
Zion Kelly keeps a screensaver on his phone of he and his brother as young kids.

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  • Mental Health

A gunman stole his twin from him. This is what he's learned about grieving a sibling

About 60,000 children a year in the U.S. lose a sibling. Zion Kelly joined that unlucky group in 2017 when his twin, Zaire, was killed. Zion has learned a lot about grief, and himself, since then.

April 10, 2024
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By:
  • Rhitu Chatterjee
Riley Kirkpatrick asks a question during a meeting April 8, 2024, about grants from opioid lawsuit settlement dollars.

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  • Mental Health

Georgia launches website: Here's how to apply for funds from Purdue Pharma's opioid settlement

Grant applications to use funding for opioid misuse prevention, treatment, addiction recovery, and harm reduction programs open online April 15. Decisions are expected after a 60-day review period, roughly fall 2024.

April 10, 2024
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Many young people who started vaping nicotine as teens several years ago haven't quit the habit, data show.

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  • Health

Young adults who started vaping as teens still can't shake the habit

Teen vaping is trending downwards these days. But data from Colorado and around the country show the generation that made Juul cool is still hooked on nicotine.

April 09, 2024
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By:
  • John Daley - Colorado Public Radio
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