Category Archives: Mental Health

After her first appearance in Pitkin County court Monday morning after being arrested Saturday on an outstanding warrant, a female Pitkin County Jail inmate created a disturbance while being escorted out of the courtroom. That disturbance included her attempting to jump over the railing of the third floor of the courthouse, explained Alex Burchetta, chief deputy of operations for the Pitkin County Sheriffs Office. Once we were able to calm the situation down and preventing her attempting to jump, we contacted Aspen Ambulance Continue reading →

DAYTON A man who called 911 before the death of a 10-year-old Dayton boy told the dispatcher that his son had mental health issues and would hurt himself.The man, who was identified as Al-Mutahan McLean in court documents, said that his son was unresponsive and barely breathing at first.McLean was indicted on four counts of endangering children, two counts of felonious assault and one count of rape Monday. Continue reading →

Mental Health First Aid training will be held on Jan. 10 from 9 a.m Continue reading →

When Jim Desmond was elected to the San Diego County Board of Supervisors about a year ago, he won on a campaign that praised the countys sound financial footing but stressed the need for greater investment in mental health, housing and transportation. Continue reading →

Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/24/2019 - 09:33 By Reed Anfinson Publisher Swift County Monitor-News Imagine a young man faced with a mental health crisis being dropped off at the local hospital by law enforcement in hopes that he will receive the care and attention he so desperately needs. Continue reading →

On Saturday Night Lives Weekend Update, comedian Pete Davidson hinted he would be seeking help over the holidays, most likely for his mental health. When host Colin Jost asked him what his holiday plans were, Davidsonreplied he would be going on a little vacation Continue reading →

There are several resources for people on P.E.I. who need someone to talk to about their mental health over the holidays. While many Islanders eagerly await the holiday season, for some, it can be a challenging time Continue reading →

"Anything terrible that can happen to a child has happened to Anber." Janine Zeitlin & Amanda Inscore talk about what they learned about foster care system, lack of help for those with severe mental health problems after telling Anber'sstory News-Press Staff, Fort Myers News-Press "Every terrible thing that can happen to a kid has happenedto Anber." The teenageris part of a group of foster kids with serious mental and behavioral health needs that the Florida foster care system doesnt know what to do with. At age 9, Anber made national headlines when Lee County sheriff'sdeputies arrested her onfour felony chargesafter a meltdown that began when a school bus driver told her tostop eatingcandy. A deputy took her to jail, whereshe waspepper-sprayed. Continue reading →

A survey of Americans' well-being shows that seniors with low incomes are reporting worse mental health while their physical health is stable. Since the turn of the millennium, the self-reported mental health of U.S Continue reading →

The city of Greensboro is planning to spend $500,000 on a mental-health response program to assist city staff and police. However, some argue there isn't a need to spend so much on it. Greensboro Councilman Justin Outling and other city council members said it might be better to train existing city staff on how to handle someone going through a crisis Continue reading →