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News Articles: Mental Health

More than two-thirds of survey participants said they feel like everything is out of their control right now as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to recent research from the University of Phoenix.

SURVEY: Coronavirus Concerns Include Loved Ones' Health, Increased Anxiety

In addition to worrying about the health of loved ones and themselves during the coronavirus pandemic, respondents to a survey say they are concerned...

April 23, 2020
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By:
  • Jade Abdul-Malik
Gov. Brian Kemp

Kemp's Medicaid Waiver Proposal Met With Backlash From Carter Center

Gov. Brian Kemp’s proposal to expand Medicaid with a waiver-application process is being met with backlash.

December 17, 2019
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
A renewed interest in the therapeutic value of psychedelics like MDMA and psilocybin to alleviate treatment-resistant psychiatric conditions has swept through clinical research circles.

Tagged as: 

  • Mental Health

When It Comes To Complex PTSD, Depression, Research Turns to Psychedelics For Treatment

People struggling with treatment-resistant PTSD may soon have a new course of care: MDMA. When used alongside psychotherapy, the synthetic substance in...

December 11, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Pria Mahadevan
Atlanta Municipal Court Chief Judge Christopher Portis launches new homeless court program in Atlanta.

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  • Politics

Atlanta Municipal Court Launches Program To Assist Homeless Defendants

Nearly 1.6 million Americans will likely spend the holidays in a homeless shelter or some form of transitional housing. A study by the National Law...

December 11, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • La'Raven Taylor
Georgia has one of the highest rates of inmate suicide in the nation at nearly double the national average.

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  • Mental Health

High Rate Of Prison Suicides In Georgia Draws Concerns

When Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide last month in a New York Corrections Facility, questions about the state of mental healthcare in America’s prisons...

September 24, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Pria Mahadevan

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  • Education

On Second Thought For Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019

Atlanta magazine calculates students who graduate from some of Georgia’s largest schools end up with an average of $27,000 in debt. Before it’s time to...

August 13, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 6 more
Cherokee County School District Executive Director of Social and Emotional Learning Debra Murdock (left) and Superintendent Dr. Brian V. Hightower.

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  • Mental Health

How Schools Use Social, Emotional Learning Curriculum To Teach Mental Health

As mental health becomes a political talking point, Georgia schools are finding innovative ways to make social and emotional learning part of the...

August 12, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Ellen Eldridge ,
  • and 1 more

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  • News

On Second Thought For Monday, Aug. 12, 2019

As mental health becomes a political talking point, Georgia schools are finding innovative ways to make social and emotional learning part of the...

August 12, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 6 more
Nancy Cleveland (front left), Dr. Harry Strothers, nurse researcher Mary Hoey and a group of participants pose by the Walk With A Doc tent in Macon's Central City Park on Saturday, July 6

Macon Woman Wants Mental Health Care Available To All

It’s 9 a.m. on a Saturday morning just after the Fourth of July, and Nancy Cleveland is on the move. She joins a group of about 20 Macon residents in...

August 11, 2019
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By:
  • Emily Rose Thorne
Tricia Hersey is founder of The Nap Ministry, which she views as a form of self care and social justice.

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  • Mental Health

For 'Nap Bishop' Tricia Hersey, Rest is a Radical Act of Social Justice

Your Fourth of July plans may include parades, pool parties, cookouts or the Peachtree Road Race. Tricia Hersey plans to celebrate with a nice, long nap...

July 03, 2019
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By:
  • Leighton Rowell and
  • Virginia Prescott
Customers shop at Forsyth Farmers' Market.

Pride Party, Yacht Hopping, More Coastal Events June 27-30

As June closes out and we enter into the second half of the year, Savannah offers plenty of events to engage with from panels on mental health to final...

June 27, 2019
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By:
  • Kristen Rogers
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, LGBT+ individuals are almost three times more likely than others to experience a mental health condition, such as major depression and anxiety disorder.

In Savannah, A Conversation About Mental Health In The LGBT+ Community

There has been a huge push to end the stigma, the bigotry and intolerance surrounding the LGBT+ community. But despite that, for many people who...

June 27, 2019
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By:
  • Leah Fleming and
  • Taylor Gantt
Garrett Cathcart in Afghanistan

VA Announces Renewed Focus On Mental Health Outreach

Garrett Cathcart of Atlanta waited six years after the end of his active duty military service to step into a therapist’s office. He says his military...

June 24, 2019
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By:
  • Caroline Catherman
Rivers-Cannon works with students at Booker T. Washington High School (above) and Fickett Elementary School in Atlanta.

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  • Education

Georgia's Own Terrilyn Rivers-Cannon Is 2019 National School Social Worker Of The Year

Terrilyn Rivers-Cannon didn't always want to be a social worker. Growing up in Savannah, she wanted to become an attorney. Rivers-Cannon didn't decide...

June 04, 2019
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By:
  • Leighton Rowell and
  • Virginia Prescott
Dr. Joy Harden is an Atlanta-based pyschologist and the host of the podcast, "Therapy for Black Girls."

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  • Mental Health

Atlanta Podcast 'Therapy For Black Girls' Breaks Down Mental Health Stigma

African Americans are 10% more likely to report experiencing serious mental health problems than their white counterparts, according to the Health and...

May 20, 2019
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By:
  • Elena Rivera ,
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • and 1 more
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