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WEBJun 19, 2023 · 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.
The Real Cause of the Youth Mental Health Crisis? No Free Play
WEBApr 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 ...
At Long Last, Signs the Overdose Epidemic Is Slowing
WEB11 hours ago · Provisional CDC data show a predicted 10% decline in overdose mortality for the 12 months ending April 2024, the most recent numbers available, to 101,168 deaths from 112,470 deaths during the same period the year before. Just as fentanyl-related overdoses drove the numbers higher for years, they are now leading the decline as well.
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WEBMay 20, 2024 · By Don Sapatkin. Good Monday morning! In today’s Daily: In a world of despair, Nicholas Kristof makes a case for hope. A new Youth Mental Health Corps aims to train hundreds of young adults starting this fall. And loneliness can change the structure of the brain, and adolescent loneliness may increase the odds of mental illness in adulthood.
The Top Mental Health Stories of 2022 - MindSite News
WEBJan 4, 2023 · The Top Mental Health Stories of 2022. 2022, the Year of the Tiger, was the year mental health was fully embraced as a national issue – and seen, finally, as a major human crisis that had long been ignored. It was a year of unprecedented attention on mental health from the media, and unprecedented funding from politicians.
As Youth Mental Health Crisis Rages, Michigan Schools Work to …
WEBJun 8, 2022 · The pandemic intensified a long-festering youth mental health crisis and left schools searching for answers. In Michigan, 600 schools have adopted a social-emotional learning curriculum known as TRAILS – Transforming Research into Action to Improve the lives of students. It is poised to grow further – if the legislature approves $150 million in …
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WEBSep 27, 2021 · A new, editorially independent, digital publication focused on mental health, resilience and recovery The U.S. and much of the world is in the midst of a deepening and poorly understood mental health crisis – a crisis that was festering long before the COVID-19 pandemic. The enormous increase in mental and …
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WEBFateful Encounters is an ongoing investigative collaboration between MindSite News, the Medill Investigative Lab-Chicago at Northwestern University and other media outlets exploring police response to mental health crises.
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WEBForbes. March 16, 2022. MindSite News, a digital publication focused on mental health news, hires investigative reporter Josh McGhee. Yahoo Finance, July 5, 2022. MindSite News Launches a Live Conversation Series on Psychedelics and Mental Health. Globe Newswire, September 20, 2022. MindSite News Wins …
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WEBMay 13, 2022 · How racism – and mental health problems – get passed across generations. Image: Shutterstock. Experiencing racism is a major risk factor for poor mental health and health. These experiences may come in the form of overt discrimination – being stopped unfairly or treated disrespectfully by police – or more …