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PA’s controversial mental health law on involuntary treatment stands to get a test run more than 3 years after its passing.
From PublicSource
Paul and Christine, of Montgomery County, know what it feels like to helplessly watch their child’s mental health deteriorate.
A new national mental health crisis line launches soon. Some states aren’t ready.
From Side Effects Public Media
Staff at Memorial Behavioral Health in Springfield, Illinois, are on call around the clock to talk with people struggling with suicidal thoughts, drug addiction or other mental health crises. They provide a listening ear and help connect people to resources or crisis support, if needed.
PA eased telehealth regulations during the pandemic. What happens if the waiver expires?
From PublicSource
At first, the pandemic actually kept us in our homes. Y’all remember that? Being on lockdown? For many, COVID and the response to it only intensified the need for health care. And by health care, I mean physical and mental.
Law enforcement enlists mental health experts to help save lives — ‘a paradigm shift in policing’
From Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB)
Sometimes when Savannah Police Department officers are called to a scene of a crisis, those who respond may not look like police at all.
Georgia students’ private battle: Anxiety disorders in the classroom
From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Latha Wright studies Latin, draws her own comics and films videos with her little brother.
The Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas are tackling mental health, one patch at a time
From KERA
Troop 5596 gathered around tables at the Methodist church in Justin, a community about 25 miles north of Fort Worth, one afternoon in late April. Groups of two and three girls were huddled over worksheets, talking about mindfulness and stress—and there was plenty to say.
In a pandemic, people might know they need food or housing. But how do you help them realize they also need therapy?
From the Chicago Tribune
As the pandemic wore on, Kayode Martin felt stuck. He’d graduated virtually, a high school senior when COVID-19 arrived in Chicago. A year later, in 2021, he was working at a store but struggling to find a routine that felt on good footing.
Mental health care at work: Roundup of recent research on employee assistance programs
From The Journalist’s Resource, Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, Harvard University
The Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 requires that health insurers provide the same coverage for mental health treatment as they do physical health care.
Achieving mental health parity: The struggle to get insurance plans to improve coverage of mental health care
From The Journalist’s Resource, Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, Harvard University
In a 54-page report to Congress in January, three federal agencies describe how difficult it has been to get health insurance plans and issuers to follow a 14-year-old federal law aimed at eliminating discrimination in coverage of mental health care.
Racial disparities in mental health care: An explainer and research roundup
From The Journalist’s Resource, Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, Harvard University
In January 2001, the office of the U.S. Surgeon General issued a report about mental health disparities affecting racial and ethnic minorities.
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