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SF Has a Chance to Reinvent Its Mental Health Care System

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When Chuan Teng looks at San Francisco’s approach to behavioral health care, she sees a fundamental flaw.

Montana’s youth need help. Here’s how educators are confronting a mental health crisis.

From Missoulian/Independent Record
Conner Reisinger realized he was different from his classmates in the fifth grade. He was always around other kids, but felt like an outcast and couldn’t put his finger on why.

Behavioral health care in Montana’s schools: ‘Not a luxury, it’s a necessity’

From Missoulian/Independent Record
Erica Parrish never thought she would leave her job as a school counselor, so her decision to quit the role at Belgrade School District was not one she made lightly.

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SF Has a Chance to Reinvent Its Mental Health Care System

From SFPublicPress
When Chuan Teng looks at San Francisco’s approach to behavioral health care, she sees a fundamental flaw.

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Montana’s youth need help. Here’s how educators are confronting a mental health crisis.

From Missoulian/Independent Record
Conner Reisinger realized he was different from his classmates in the fifth grade. He was always around other kids, but felt like an outcast and couldn’t put his finger on why.

Read More

Behavioral health care in Montana’s schools: ‘Not a luxury, it’s a necessity’

From Missoulian/Independent Record
Erica Parrish never thought she would leave her job as a school counselor, so her decision to quit the role at Belgrade School District was not one she made lightly.

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Moms and babies find mental health support from perinatal therapists in Georgia

From Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB)
Vanessa was 32 and pregnant with her first child when a massive stroke left her mother paralyzed and in need of care.

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The boots on Buck Jackson Road

From Searchlight New Mexico
New Mexico is the second-largest oil producer in the U.S., behind Texas. Drawing immense wealth from the Permian Basin, the state relies on a workforce — often Latino men — who are subjected to harrowing conditions that lead to death, injury, disease and terrible tolls on mental health and family life.

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A sign that reads Ronald Reagan High Schools sits in front of a building.

Texas Schools Fall Short on Resources to Address Student Mental Health Issues Before They Become Crises

From Public Health Watch

It was February of 2020, and Andy Gonzalez, then a junior at Reagan High School in San Antonio, was on his lunch break when he noticed a burst of activity among the faculty. Then the news began to spread.

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WA health department investigating Spokane hospital after girl’s suicide sparked public outcry

From InvestigateWest

The Washington Department of Health is investigating a 12-year-old’s suicide at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center last month that has prompted heartbreak and outrage from lawmakers, Spokane city councilmembers and behavioral health advocates statewide.

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Religious Contacts, Student Volunteers Find Themselves in Midst of Mental Health Crisis

From Grady Newsource

Rylie Hamilton meets on Tuesday evenings with three female University of Georgia students to discuss a range of topics, from spirituality to navigating the dating sphere to test anxiety. Mental health is frequently part of the conversation.

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A 12-year-old killed herself at a Spokane hospital that recently closed its youth psychiatric unit

From InvestigateWest

A12-year-old girl died by suicide this month after workers say she was left unsupervised at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center, where she was waiting for a long-term psychiatric placement.

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