A newly-awarded Dane County grant is going to allow the Deerfield Community Center to add mental health programming for children. Continue reading →

In spite of the budget woes brought on by the shattering economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic, San Francisco is moving ahead with substantial investments meant to repair the citys fragmented mental health care system. One of them will give the city its first street-crisis response teams, which will deal with psychiatric emergencies. Over the next two years, Mayor London Breeds proposed budget envisions spending nearly $76 million to begin implementing Mental Health SF, a sweeping vision of reform authored by Supervisors Hillary Ronen and Matt Haney Continue reading →

Huddleston Dianna Huddleston is eager to share the services Aspire Indiana Health has to offer as a community mental health center. Continue reading →

Public health responses to the pandemic have focused on preventing the spread of the virus, limiting the number of deaths and easing the burden on healthcare systems. But theres also potentially another, less visible epidemic we should be focusing on: mental illness. Our recent study found that peoples mental health worsened following the onset of the pandemic Continue reading →

Returning to the classroom to start a new school year can always bring out some different emotions in your kids and teens. It could be excitement, anxiety, or a mix of both. SAFELY BACK TO SCHOOL: Each Arizona school district's plans for the upcoming school year But this year, things look and feel very different Continue reading →

Epidemiologists and virologists around the world are scrambling to understand and prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. Continue reading →

Wausau, Wis. (WAOW) -- If quarantining, wearing a mask or worrying about your health has you stressed, the Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce wants to help. Continue reading →

Portland therapists serving the Black community say theyre at capacity as protesters and others fill their appointment slots ZaDora Williams is busier than ever. As a therapist and social worker in Portland who services the African American community, her waitlist has grown exponentially since Portlanders began rallying around the Black Lives Matter uprising Continue reading →

"As our country struggles with the surging number of cases and the economic havoc that the pandemic is wreaking, people in other countries are living a different, better reality," Dr. David Blumenthal, president of the Commonwealth Fund, said in a news release alongside the report. "Americans should realize that our country can do better, too." Americans had the highest percentage, 33%, of people reporting experiencing stress, anxiety or great sadness that was difficult to cope with alone Continue reading →

getty Before beginning her next shift in the emergency room at Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C., psychiatrist Dr. Danielle Hairston attempts to soothe her own anxiety with a few deep breaths Continue reading →