CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio -- The CDC this summer announced that 40 percent of adults reported at least one adverse mental or behavioral health condition, including anxiety and depression. The other side of that coin involves caregivers and family members who provide care to loved ones or patients struggling with mental illness. Thats where Chagrin Falls-based Courage to Caregivers hopes to not only provide those folks with support, but also increase awareness Continue reading →

Leslie Mandel, the director of Undergraduate Public Health at Regis College, said the study is ultimately a chance to help elderly members of the community. The real rationale is that this is a needs assessment, she said. Whatever we learn is going to be fed back into Newton, so they can better serve them not only now, but in the future Continue reading →

While most are familiar with the visible symptoms that come along with COVID-19, the virus has also impacted thousands of people in ways not as easily diagnosed. Health experts at the national, state, and local levels are becoming increasingly concerned that the pandemic is fueling a mental health crisis unlike anything theyve ever seen. According to the National Center for Health Statistics and U.S Continue reading →

As COVID-19 cases rise and the holidays approach, The American Legion is encouraging posts and members to shift their Buddy Check programs to assist veterans coping with mental health and well-being challenges. The nations largest veterans organization is also urging Congress to pass the Buddy Check Week bill which will make wellness checks a national priority for the Department of Veterans Affairs. With military suicides up 20 percent over this time last year, Legionnaires are urged to make check-in calls to at-risk veterans across the nation and offer support and access to wellness programs in the week surrounding Veterans Day and into the winter months ahead Continue reading →

Doctors say a second wave of mental health devastation brought on by the pandemic is imminent and has the potential to overwhelm parts of the mental healthcare system. Continue reading →

Poverty and untreated mental health issues are both inextricably linked to crime. So it shouldn't come as a surprise that in 2020, an unprecedented year for both of those struggles, that crime is up in New York City, criminal justice reform advocates say Continue reading →

None of this should be a surprise. From 9/11 to Hurricane Katrina, large-scale disasters are known to result in surges of mental illness. Whether disasters are natural, technological, or human made, they result in a high burden of PTSD, anxiety, depression, substance use and suicidality Continue reading →