Researchers across Georgia are trying to address mental health in the agriculture community, but the stigma associated with the topic is a major obstacle.
Residents in rural South Georgia are adamantly fighting a zoning request — a faith-based nonprofit called Redeemed Living wants to build cabins for men in addiction recovery on 23 acres of local farmland. But the neighbors don’t want them living next door.
Psychologists play a critical role in K-12 schools, but there's a clear mismatch between the demographics of school psychologists and the student populations they serve.
After finding she had ten bereaved kids in her class, one Florida teacher created a teen grief group. It's a place where kids can support each other and feel they're not alone.
Just in time for National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month comes a new national crisis help line: 988. Many mental health care advocates say this could be a literal lifeline for people of color who experience a mental health crisis.
Tuesday on Political Rewind: In their last session, Georgia legislators passed a bipartisan bill to improve access to mental health services. This past week saw further progress with the launch of the 988 phone line, an emergency mental health crisis line, part of a new national network.
Some online therapy companies are facing scrutiny for how they handle user data. Experts weigh in on what patients can do to keep their data safer when using these types of services.
Calls to 988 will be answered by counselors trained in suicide prevention. Georgia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities says the state has invested about $20.5 million in 988 related expenditures over the past 20 months.
Mental health advocates hope the new hotline will make it much easier to get support if you're in crisis or helping someone who is. Here's how it works and what could stand in its way.
With the new three-digit number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline set to launch in days, several states have been beset by staffing crunches, dropped or rerouted calls and lack of planning.
The Fulton County Jail is called Georgia’s largest de facto mental health facility because of the high prevalence of mentally ill detainees. Often, they have no place else to go until a crime is committed.
In a turbulent economy, here's how to weather the inflation storm. Experts offer ways to make better financial decisions as the government struggles to control inflation and head off a recession.
