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News Articles: Mental Health

Meredith Draughn of B. Everett Jordan Elementary School was named 2023's School Counselor of the Year by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA).

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  • Education

How grown-ups can help kids transition to 'post-pandemic' school life

As children continue to navigate the most "normal" school year since the pandemic, 2023's School Counselor of the Year shares some advice.

February 20, 2023
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By:
  • Jonaki Mehta
GPB  NPR

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  • Mental Health

To be a happier worker, exercise your social muscle

Recent job trends like the Great Resignation have put a spotlight on the connection between work and well-being. One way to boost happiness at work is to have stronger connections with colleagues.

February 18, 2023
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By:
  • Rhitu Chatterjee

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  • Education

10 things to know about how social media affects teens' brains

Eye-opening testimony from a top scientist offers a useful primer on the role social media may play in the teen mental health crisis.

February 17, 2023
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By:
  • Cory Turner
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa.,is pictured at the U.S. Capitol prior to President Biden's State of the Union address on Feb. 7. His office says he is being treated for clinical depression.

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  • Politics

Sen. John Fetterman is receiving treatment for clinical depression

The Pennsylvania Democrat checked himself into Walter Reed hospital on Wednesday night.

February 16, 2023
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By:
  • Lexie Schapitl and
  • Rhitu Chatterjee
A backlit photo of a person extending a hand

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  • Health

Atlanta nonprofit to use $4M to fill behavioral health care gaps in access to local services

A federal grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will help CHRIS 180, as a certified community behavioral health center, to connect people to 24-hour crisis care.

February 16, 2023
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Almost 60% of teen girls in the U.S. had depressive symptoms in the past year, according to new survey data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And nearly 1 in 3 said they'd seriously considered suicide.

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  • Health

Teen girls and LGBTQ+ youth plagued by violence and trauma, survey says

Nearly one in three girls reported seriously considering suicide in the past year – a 60% rise from a decade ago, according to the CDC survey data.

February 13, 2023
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By:
  • Rhitu Chatterjee
Charles Silverstein (left) and his partner of 20 years, William Bory, smile at the camera in the 1970s. Silverstein dedicated his work to helping LGBTQ people live without shame.

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  • Obituaries

Charles Silverstein, a psychologist who helped destigmatize homosexuality, dies at 87

Homosexuality was considered a mental disorder and "sexual deviation" until 1973 — months after Silverstein gave a presentation challenging the classification.

February 09, 2023
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By:
  • Kaitlyn Radde
Laura Polizoti, a family intervention specialist at Youth Villages, discusses strategies with Haley that would be more beneficial for both her and her mother Carmen.

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  • Health

One state looks to get kids in crisis out of the ER — and back home

At many U.S. hospitals, children and teens are stuck in the emergency department for days or weeks because psychiatric beds are full. Massachussets has a simple, yet promising solution.

February 09, 2023
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By:
  • Martha Bebinger
Commuting offers some workers a period of respite between work and home, researchers found.

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  • Health

Study: Commuting has an upside and remote workers may be missing out

Researchers surveyed commuters to find out what they do — and don't — get out of the daily trek to and from work. Many people say it's invaluable personal time to recover and switch gears.

February 07, 2023
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By:
  • Matthew Piszczek and
  • Kristie McAlpine
Eileen and Louise both got COVID-19 in the early days of the pandemic in New York. Eileen ended up on a ventilator for two months and then spent five months in a rehab hospital. Louise fought the illness at home as hospitals started filling up.

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  • Health

Family caregivers of people with long COVID bear an extra burden

When a case of COVID-19 morphs into the mysterious, chronic condition known as long COVID, the specialists, appointments, medications and daily need for family care can overwhelm everyone involved.

February 06, 2023
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By:
  • Kat McGowan
The sign for Glen Oaks Alzheimer's Special Care Center is seen on Google Earth. The facility pronounced a living woman dead and is being fined $10,000.

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  • Health Care

Iowa Alzheimer's care facility is fined $10,000 after pronouncing a living woman dead

The woman was unresponsive, and nurses were unable to detect her breathing. A state agency report found the facility "failed to ensure residents received dignified treatment and care at end of life."

February 04, 2023
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By:
  • Kaitlyn Radde
Jeff Breedlove with the Georgia Council for Recovery holds up the t-shirt honoring the late Speaker David Ralston. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recovery

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  • Politics

Mental health advocates descend on Georgia Capitol to rally for continued service improvements

On Tuesday, advocates at the state Capitol pushed for more reforms and resources for people facing behavioral and mental health challenges.

February 01, 2023
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By:
  • Jill Nolin
A sign calling attention to drug overdoses is posted in a gas station on the White Earth reservation in Ogema, Minn.. A new study shows that early deaths due to addiction and suicide have impacted American Indian and Alaska Native communities far more than white communities.

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  • Health

Native Americans left out of 'deaths of despair' research

During the time that deaths from addiction and suicide among white Americans rose by about 9%, deaths among Native Americans shot up by about 30%, a new study shows.

February 01, 2023
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By:
  • Rhitu Chatterjee
Georgia State Capitol

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  • Politics

Lawmakers: 'Mental Health Day' at the Capitol on Day 10

The Georgia General Assembly looked ahead to the future of mental health legislation in the Georgia on “Mental Health Day” at the Capitol.  

January 31, 2023
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis
Amanda Williamson stands in front of a brick wall outside the Freight Depot

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  • Mental Health

Addiction recovery advocates want lawmakers to budget more for peer support specialists

Representatives from 40 organizations that make up the Substance Use Disorder Policy Partnership met with lawmakers at the Capitol to advocate for more resources for substance abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery.

January 31, 2023
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
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