Can’t find a therapist on your insurance plan? This could be a breach of the Mental Health Equality Act – current

Can't find a therapist on your insurance plan? This could be a breach of the Mental Health Equality Act - current

While workforce shortages are often to blame, insurance company practices are driving therapists into private practice, he said Task Force Report: Bridging the Mental Health Care Gap Report from Inseparable, a group advocating for access to mental health across the country. Low wages, high education costs and provider burnout are the main factors in Georgia’s … Read more

Voting is open for: Local Favorites in the Health & Wellness category – Carson Now

Voting is open for: Local Favorites in the Health & Wellness category - Carson Now

Registration for Health & Wellness is now open! Carson Now Carson City’s local favorite competition has seen incredible participation from the community. this year, 202 Doctors, Health Centers, Chiropractors, Dentists, Nurses, Medical Assistants, EMTs, Paramedics, Physical Therapists, Personal Trainers, Pharmacists, and Senior Life Providers Nominated in 14 categories in the health and wellness category. These … Read more

New mental health program expands services for youth in Chinatown

New mental health program expands services for youth in Chinatown

In the heart of LA’s Chinatown neighborhood, the 6,000-square-foot facility provides mental health care services for students from the Los Angeles Unified School District, as well as children and youth ages six to 25. For years, mental health has been a major concern for LA youth, many of whom experience high levels of stress, including … Read more

Beyond the burn zone: Maui wildfires create widespread mental health issues

Beyond the burn zone: Maui wildfires create widespread mental health issues

The deadly wildfires that devastated Maui in August 2023 created an island-wide mental health crisis, according to a new study from the University of Hawai… The deadly wildfires that devastated Maui in August 2023 created an island-wide mental health crisis, according to new research from the Economic Research Organization of the University of Hawaii and … Read more

ADHD is associated with other mental health issues. A new study suggests why – National | Globalnews.ca

ADHD is associated with other mental health issues. A new study suggests why - National | Globalnews.ca

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh think they have found a reason why teenagers with ADHD also struggle with anxiety and depression. Published earlier this month in the journal Attention Disorders, the study is being hailed by the university as “the first to study multiple factors that correlate with ADHD symptoms and mental health symptoms … Read more

Shasta County DA urges lawmakers to pass AB 46 to fix mental health diversion loopholes

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Redding, Calif. – Shasta County District Attorney Stephanie A. Bridget is urging California lawmakers to pass Assembly Bill 46, calling it a necessary fix to the state’s mental health diversion system, which she says has left courts with too little authority to protect public safety. Bridget announced that she is joining the California District Attorneys … Read more

Judge orders Ruth Miller committed to behavioral health hospital after verdict of insanity in son’s drowning death in Atwood Lake

Judge orders Ruth Miller committed to behavioral health hospital after verdict of insanity in son's drowning death in Atwood Lake

Ruth Miller was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the drowning death of her son. She will be treated at Heartland Behavioral Health in Massillon. NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio – Ruth Miller, the Amish mother recently found not guilty by reason of insanity in the drowning death of her 4-year-old son in Atwood Lake … Read more