A mental health crisis can be exacerbated by the challenges of aging. McKee Medical Center in Loveland plans to address this with a new unit specifically for seniors with behavioral health care needs. The inpatient unit is for short-term, acute care and will serve people aged 55 and older Continue reading →

WAUSAU, Wis. (WAOW) -- This week, a lot of us will be seeing people we love but maybe not people we know. Continue reading →

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT)-- This December, a Montrose crisis center has seen more and more patients come in, which is why the staff there want to combat the mental health stigma this holiday season. The Center for Mental Health Walk-in Crisis Center in Montrose is open every day even on Christmas. Continue reading →

Buy Photo Victor Ramirez, 17, a senior at SILSA, and Iris Barkett, 16, an Asheville High junior, are active in the Peer-2-Peer Depression Awareness program and are pushing the school to provide more access to mental health services and professionals but feel they are not being heard by school officials. Continue reading →

The Recordermade an effortin 2019 to put a spotlight on mental health by telling the stories of people who have struggled with mental health issues and the advocates who want to reduce the stigma associated with those issues. Often times, those advocates were or are still the ones who also struggle. TaMaraBreeding-Goode said she has tried to take her life four or five times and wrote her first suicide letter when she was 11 years old Continue reading →

Any parent who has tried to access mental health help for a child knows just how challenging that can be. You need coordination across multiple siloed systems, explains Dr. Seema Marwaha, an internal medicine physician at St. Continue reading →