Garry Garrison’s Dec. 4 op-ed, which focused on mental health, law enforcement and gun violence, brought tears of sadness but also a deep sense of gratitude for having worked in the field of Mental Health. The recognition that my work makes a difference is something I rarely think about. And that begs the question for …
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Do we care about children in America? Will the president? This is a question that people across the country should seriously ask themselves. The country has been struggling with a shortage of infant formula for nearly a year. What kind of society allows this to continue in the shadows? How is this not a hot …
Dominique Moreno janice rich Governor Jared Polis recently presented his preliminary annual budget proposal for the next fiscal year. Early estimates say Colorado will face tough decisions as one-time federal funds run out, the economic outlook deteriorates and inflation rises. One of the fastest rising costs for Colorado families is easily the cost of health …
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Elon Musk’s recent Twitter buying and love of free speech has sparked a storm of conversations about mental health issues related to hate speech and bullying. Calls for cancellation, removal from the platform, content throttling and other stifling measures are often made in the name of “trust and safety”. But these conversations rarely consider the …
By Amanda Maurer In the 1950s, Judy was the first woman to become deputy mayor of Chatham. She organized anti-war rallies during the Korean and Vietnam Wars and advocated for peace. Later, in 2008, she campaigned for President Obama, going door to door urging her community to vote. I’m proud to call this powerful woman …
The state’s fragmented mental health care system is failing to serve the growing number of depressed and suicidal children in Georgia. This remains true whether these children are covered by private health insurance or public plans. This should be intolerable for a state like ours. We must do better for our children and their parents …
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The tragedies keep piling up, here and across the country. Yet despite the long-term decline in young people’s mental health that prompted the US Surgeon General to declare a crisis last December, little attention has been paid to the underlying causes of this growing national epidemic. Instead, the problem was solved by hiring mental health …
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To note: This story was originally posted by chalk beat. By Dashawn Sheffield I went to 19 funerals in the first year of COVID. When I wasn’t saying goodbye to the people I loved, I was in front of a screen that was my connection to school and my friends for a year and a …
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When her father fell ill several years ago, interactions with his doctors stood out for Rock Falls native Heather Moser. “Going through this interaction with him, and really getting an eye-opening look at a lot of different perspectives, from ER visits to neurology visits and all the things that went with him getting sick, really …
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Psychiatrist Coline Stordeur talks to a young girl in her room in the pediatric unit at Robert Debré Hospital, in Paris, France, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) Between falling test scores and rising rates of mental illness, American children are not doing well. COVID-19 is an easy villain, but signs of stress showed …
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