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Baldwin High School "Chill Room" helps students cope with mental health issues

Baldwin High School “Chill Room” helps students cope with mental health issues

A local student traveled to Washington DC to testify before Congress on mental health on Wednesday. Brooklyn Williams is a senior at Baldwin High School. She was one of the speakers who testified at the Senate Subcommittee on Children and Families hearing, where the importance of helping teens transition from high school to college was …

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I almost quit my first fitness class when I was the only man in the room.  Now I take them regularly - they are the toughest workouts I have ever done.

I almost quit my first fitness class when I was the only man in the room. Now I take them regularly – they are the toughest workouts I have ever done.

After spending much of the lockdown exercising alone at home, I wanted to approach things differently. I joined a gym and signed up for fitness classes. I was the only man in the room many times. I wasn’t sure it was for me at first, but it’s the toughest workouts I’ve ever done. Loading Something …

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Mental health and substance abuse issues common among non-psychiatric emergency room patients

Mental health and substance abuse issues common among non-psychiatric emergency room patients

INDIANAPOLIS and BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – A new study by researchers at Indiana University has found that about 45% of patients who go to the emergency department for physical injuries and ailments also have mental health and drug use issues. substances that are often overlooked. It also found that patients who reported high levels of suicidal …

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