Iowa bills pitch improvements to subacute mental health services
Inside Iowa's 2025 Legislative Session: How a Bill Becomes LawExplore the process of how a bill becomes law in Iowa,...
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The toll growing up with pets takes on children’s mental health
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‘What I see in clinic is never a set of labels’: are we in danger of overdiagnosing mental illness? | Mental health
Someone is shot, and almost dies; the fragility of life is intimately revealed to him. He goes on to have...
Lawmakers approve $10M for western Wisconsin mental health and treatment facility
Wisconsin lawmakers have released $10 million to help build a new mental health and substance abuse treatment center in western...
City Effort to Dispatch Mental Health Workers Ends in Police Response 86% of the Time
The NYPD says the recent shooting of 22-year-old Jabez Chakraborty was justified because he lunged at the cops with a...
Kansas bill to require parental consent for K-12 school mental health services
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A bill impacting how students would access mental health services at school is moving forward at...
How US Olympic team has evolved mental health services for athletes
"I think it’s important to take care of your mental health or else you’ll find yourself in mental hell," said...
Patriots CB Christian Gonzalez changing mental health narrative in New England
A Massachusetts mental health and suicide prevention awareness organization has helped over 100,000 students across New England, and its founder...
Lack of mental health beds contributed to UK teenager’s death, inquest finds | Mental health
A shortage of mental health beds and poor communication between agencies contributed to the death of a teenage girl on...
