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Nov 1, 2024 · Gavin Newsom’s Mental Health Plan Could Strip More than $700 Million from Services, Report Says. A proposal from Gov. Gavin Newsom to overhaul the state’s behavioral and mental health system is likely to take nearly $720 million away from services provided by county governments annually, according to a new analysis.
Therapists Grapple with Post-Election Despair - MindSite News
1 day ago · Therapists try to navigate their own emotions amid liberals’ post-election angst and surging demand. The results of last week’s election had an immediate impact on the mental health of millions of Americans – and their therapists. Contacts to the Crisis Text Line jumped by one-third on Tuesday, and calls, texts, and chat messages to the ...
The Top Mental Health Stories of 2022 - MindSite News
Jan 4, 2023 · Solutions: Telehealth helps.More funding does too, although it takes time to train new clinicians. Building a cadre of peer support workers can have more rapid impacts. The National Governors Association recommended building a pipeline to address the children’s mental health workforce shortage through incentives to offset the cost of training programs, apprenticeship models and aligning two ...
Will West suicide offers a mental health warning - MindSite News
Oct 8, 2024 · For users – especially the estimated 4.5 million 18-to-25-year-olds who use it 20 days a month or more − the accumulating harm is broader and more severe than previously reported, according to an exhaustive New York Times article, which found that gaps in state regulations, limited public health messaging and federal restraints on research have left consumers, government officials and even ...
School Shooting: Beyond Thoughts & Prayers Is Mental Health
Sep 17, 2024 · Photo: Michele Cohen Marill. On a recent afternoon, the sisters of Christian Angulo, a 14-year-old freshman who died in the shooting, knelt before his photo at the memorial and read some of the messages left to honor him. Nearby, Sara Schneider stood at a respectful distance, keeping a protective eye. A Winder resident, she is still mourning ...
The Real Cause of the Youth Mental Health Crisis? No Free Play
Apr 25, 2024 · But Boston College professor Peter Gray is among the experts who believe that the disappearance of free play is the key factor driving the teen mental health crisis. In his 2013 book Free to Learn, he argued that free play is the basis for how kids learn to develop resilience. Now, in a recent interview in the Boston Globe, he said ...
Mental health giving rises a bit but still too low - MindSite News
Sep 25, 2024 · An Interview with Kristen Ward. Ever since some preliminary research in 2018 from the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for High Impact Philanthropy found that only 1.3% of all dollars donated by foundations and philanthropists went to mental health, the sector has been called out for giving too little attention – and too few dollars – to address a critical need.
Mental illness and the courts - MindSite News
Nov 18, 2022 · Mental illness has a disproportionate impact on state and local courts. People with mental illness are 10 times more likely to be incarcerated than they are to be hospitalized. More than 70% of people in jails and prisons across America have at least one diagnosed mental illness or substance use disorder, or both, the report said.
A Lesson For Psychiatry’s Future From Its Past - MindSite News
Apr 24, 2024 · More evidence for the harms of shift work. A study involving more than 7,000 Americans between the ages of 22 to 50 has revealed that non-traditional work schedules – including shift work and hours that often vary – has become surprisingly common and can lead to depression and poor physical health by middle age. “Our work now is making us sick and poor,” study author Wen-Jui Han told NPR.
Six Days Out, Election Anxiety Builds - MindSite News
Oct 30, 2024 · A 2022 study of more than 10,000 US nursing homes found that increases in licensed staff were linked to decreases in improper antipsychotic use. “Optimal care for those conditions is more hands-on, spending more time with patients,” said Jason Falvey, a geriatric physical therapist at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. “When ...