Online Book and Original Art Try to Convey Experience of Mental Illnesses
An online book of amazing art that aims to convey what it feels like to have a mental illness was published by Natalie Milgram, ... continue reading
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The Pandemic Caused a Global Mental Health Collapse; Recovery Might Take Years
The pandemic has devastated the mental health of more than 30% of the world’s population, and recovery is expected to take years, studies cited ... continue reading
Sarasota County School Leaders Consider More Funding for Mental Health Programs
The Sarasota County School Board recently considered increasing funding for mental health programs in the schools. In his testimony before the board, First Step ... continue reading
NYPD to Expand Mental Health Intervention Program to Cover Entire City
NEW YORK — A pilot program that has kept New York Police Department officers away from many mental health crisis calls in parts of ... continue reading
A Florida Sheriff Writes About Mental Illness Intervention
Sheriff Gregory Tony of Broward County, on Florida’s East Coast, writes in a column on a news website about his views on mental illness ... continue reading
Reports of anxiety and depression more than 6 times higher during pandemic
In the latest evidence that the coronavirus pandemic has harmed people’s mental health, Boston College researchers say reports of anxiety and depression among Americans ... continue reading
Baseball Star Darryl Strawberry Still Slugging
Recovered addict, author and public speaker Darryl Strawberry will be the keynote speaker at the Nov. 12 Inspiring Hope Dinner. Darryl Strawberry, who ended ... continue reading
Report shows effects on workers of the pandemic and an unprepared business world
The American workplace was unprepared for the COVID-19 pandemic and the effect it would have on workers. That is a key take-home point from ... continue reading
In poetry and essays, revealing and normalizing mental illness
Indian poet and author Urvashi Bahuguna has written No Straight Thing Was Ever Made, a collection of essays that forms a memoir that reveals ... continue reading
Oliver Sacks’ Lost Brother and Long Regrets
Oliver Sacks was famous for 13 books on brain differences and disorders, one of which, “Awakenings,” was later made into a movie starring Robin ... continue reading