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Mental health
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Addressing “national emergency” in youth mental health
A pandemic-fueled surge in mental illness among children and teens, including some disorders driving youth violence and disruptions at school,…
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Busting myths about people with mental illness and criminal activity
One of the most widespread misconceptions about people with mental illness is that they are more likely to commit crimes…
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Homelessness may drive extended hospitalizations among people with severe mental illness
Recent years have seen an uptick in the nation’s count of homeless people, a population with a greater portion of…
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Mental health topics to explore in 2022
Almost two years of pandemic lockdowns, re-openings, retreats from re-opening, and coronavirus variants — and another COVID-19 winter upon us…
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U.S. prepares to launch 3-digit mental health crisis hotline with a text option
Federal officials and telecommunications companies have been working to meet a July 2022 deadline for a switch to a new…
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Researchers and organizations addressing prevention of gun suicides as they surge
Recent CDC data has revealed that roughly half of suicides nationwide are by firearms. Forty percent of respondents from a Pew…
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Managing reporter burnout during the pandemic
Since the beginning of the pandemic, almost every health reporter I’ve talked with has experienced both the professional thrill of…
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Community health workers are key to revamping U.S. mental health care system, AHCJ keynoter and Rand researchers say
Several speakers at AHCJ’s Mental Health Summit lauded the Rand Corp.’s recently released “Transforming Mental Health Care in the United States,” a…
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Highlights from AHCJ’s inaugural Mental Health Summit
AHCJ wrapped up its first-ever Summit on Mental Health on Thursday night, with speakers highlighting the strain the pandemic placed…
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AHCJ’s first-ever Summit on Mental Health begins Monday
From devastating death tolls, strict stay-at-home orders, virtual learning, and a constant state of uncertainty, it’s no surprise that the…