Dear Amy: My little sister died nearly two years ago by suicide after years of battling PTSD from sexual assaults when she was a teenager. I started a new job three months ago. I love all my colleagues. We are prosecutors and advocates for victims. It is hard and exhausting work. For my colleagues, this …
A recent report by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that 90% of people polled – a surprisingly high number – agree that there is a mental health crisis in this country. However, we don’t need survey data to tell us what we already know. People in and around Fredericksburg see it and hear about it …
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A small town on the south coast of Western Australia has come together to transform the residence of a former police sergeant into a safe space for young locals. Key points: The Bridgetown community has created a youth space to help deal with a mental health crisis among its youth The city’s youth were heavily …
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A mental health advocate and owner of a local cookie shop was found dead in his cell at the Cleveland County Jail. KOCO 5 spoke to friends who said his shocking death didn’t add up. A memorial has been raised for a well known business owner who was affectionately known as the ‘Cookie Queen’ who …
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A recent study in Behavioral therapy explored the relationship between trigger warnings and behavior related to negative stimuli. The study concluded that there is no evidence to suggest that when presented with a trigger warning, people choose to avoid negative stimuli, and trigger warnings did not cause people to stopping to prepare emotionally. The findings …
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This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with THE CITY. Subscribe to Dispatches to get stories like this as soon as they’re published. In November, we published an article about three New York teenagers who struggled to get mental health services that the city’s public schools are legally required to provide. …
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Diane Lask: Gross Reservoir: Commissioners should stop unnecessary expansion I support Naomi Rachel’s Nov. 30 letter to the editor regarding a redesign opportunity by the Boulder County Commissioners and would like to add my two cents. The decision to expand Gross Reservoir’s capacity was made years ago when the Denver Water Board determined that the …
A state inspection of West Springs Hospital in Grand Junction this week found that resolved issues were raised earlier this fall, but some Medicaid payments are still pending. A copy of the December report did not detail the issues inspectors identified in October, but Mind Springs Health CEO John Sheehan said the biggest issues were …
Chet Peeples was looking for a fresh start when he arrived in the Bay Area in the early 2000s. He was in his 40s and had racked up a string of felony convictions in his hometown of Memphis, including “attempted robbery, theft armed robbery, aggravated burglary, theft over $10,000 and auto theft,” he told me. …
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A coalition of mental health providers who treat transgender people in Connecticut have been complaining for months that the state Department of Human Services imposed what they call unnecessary and overly restrictive requirements on patients seeking transgender surgery. gender affirmation. The changes affect low-income Husky State Health Insurance patients. Before covering genital surgery to treat …
