Category Archives: Mental Health

After offering free mental health exercises at the beginning of the pandemic, Headspace has announced that it's opening up its service for free to a particularly vulnerable group for mental stressors: teens. The company's new Headspace for Teens initiative is fairly straightforward: Kids between 13 and 18 will be able to access a selection of exercises including things to help you reduce stress, focus on being mindful and sleep better at no charge. Continue reading →

It is a classic refrain in psychological research: people are more resilient than they realize. The acute upheaval of the early pandemic era led to a spike in depression and anxiety. Continue reading →

I love Jeopardy! And after the great Alex Trebek passed away, weve had a national debate about his successor. Continue reading →

La Jerne Cornish, interim president of Ithaca College, met with the Student Governance Council (SGC) and discussed concerns around mental health, emergency notification systems and the Academic Program Prioritization (APP) at its Nov. 15 meeting. Cornish said she wanted to focus on three words for the 202122 academic year: intentionality, connection and care. Continue reading →

Emma Coppolo, A&E Editor November 17, 2021 Recently, the general mental health of students at Mercyhurst has been a concern of the administration. In light of this, Ive encountered varying responses by professors. Some entirely ignore it; some ask what they can do; some apologize but refuse to change the course at all to alleviate some of the stress Continue reading →

With the Thanksgiving holiday next week, I wanted to take a moment to say thank you on behalf of the entire State of Reform team for your continued support. Whether its through attending our conferences, reading our coverage of health care and health policy in Alaska, or sponsoring our events, we appreciate you! Thanks again and happy Thanksgiving! Emily Boerger Managing Editor State of Reform Joshua Arvidsonis the chief clinical officer of childrens services atAlaska Behavioral Health where he established the Alaska Child Trauma Center. He is considered an expert in trauma-informed care for children Continue reading →

Mental health care workers often end up with a large amount of patient intake data including each patients symptoms, health information, and screening assessment scores. This data is mainly captured through paper forms. For practicing providers, this means reading through hundreds of paper forms and spending hours manually entering patient intake data into what are usually rudimentary databases. Continue reading →

Science Over Stigma: Education and Advocacy for Mental Health by Daniel B. Morehead, MD; American Psychiatric Association Publishing, 2021 198 pages; $38.23 (paperback) Reviewed by Ronald W Continue reading →

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