Category Archives: Mental Health

The ongoing pandemic has taken a staggering toll on the mental health of children.The number of children between the ages of 5 and 11 going to the emergency room for mental health-related issues has increased 24% since the start of the pandemic.For children ages 12 to 17, the increase was even larger at 31%, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Maine Medical Center pediatrician Dr. Lynne Tetreault said she has never seen anything like it."We are seeing a mental health pandemic, Tetreault said.Children are known to adapt to change, but the pandemic has been too much for some."We are going through something that we have never really been through before. Continue reading →

As we started week eight of the 2021 legislative session under the Gold Dome, we turned our attention toward Crossover Day, which took place on Monday. Last week was productive as we successfully passed the full 2022 Fiscal Year budget. Continue reading →

In Meghan's first public comments since she and her husband, Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, stepped down as senior royals, she described herself as a victim of a Buckingham Palace that suppressed her personal freedom and worried about how dark the skin of her son Archie would be. Continue reading →

The Editorial Board, USA TODAY Published 7:26 p.m. ET March 8, 2021 | Updated 4:36 p.m Continue reading →

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Many business leaders talk about creating a better, more inclusive world. Theres one important way in which they could actually do it. Continue reading →

While psychiatry often involves listening to patientsassessing mental and physical aspects of psychological problemsthats just the tip of the iceberg. One innovative aspect of the field is public psychiatry, also known as community psychiatry Continue reading →

Worried man in facemask looking out the window. People around the world were keen to see the back of 2020, an annus horribilis in more than one way Continue reading →

Clubsthroughout MLS are helping promote mental health awareness on the 11th Bell Let's Talk Day on January 28. Bell Lets Talk promotes mental health awareness, acceptance and action built on four key pillars: fighting stigma, improving access to care, supporting world-class research and leading by example in workplace mental health. Continue reading →

According to the National Institutes for Health (NIH), one in eight women experiences postpartum depression or anxiety. That number almost doubles for Black mothers. Join us for a lively conversation with maternal mental health advocates Angelina Spicer, Los Angeles-based mother, comedian and documentarian, and Dr Continue reading →