This week on Mental Health Monday, youth are discussing mental health more than ever before.
Homelessness in the United States reached a record high in 2023. On any given night, more than 650,000 people experience homelessness. People living homeless have higher rates of untreated mental illnesses and substance use disorders than the general population. That can make it difficult to find a permanent place to live. This program takes you to the streets of New York City to hear directly from people who have lived homeless about what they needed most. You’ll also hear from experts who say...
EXCLUSIVE — House Republicans from California are pressing Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) to suspend the state’s annual gas tax increase to ease pain at the pump for residents paying more to fill their autos than drivers anywhere else in the country. In a letter sent to Newsom on Thursday, all 11 representatives from California called […]
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Central City Apartments and the Phil and Alice Sheridan Health Center in Macon have finally been completed. Both buildings were blessed in front of the Daybreak Day Resource Center on Monday, and a sheltering statue was was also placed and blessed. “Today is a dream come true,” DePaul USA Macon Director Theresa Sullivan said. “Every
LAGUNA HILLS, Calif. – A businessman who says sitting on the sidelines isn't his style is aiming to flip one of California's battleground House districts away from Democrats as crime and immigration take center stage across the Golden State. Republican Matt Gunderson, who built multiple auto dealerships from the ground up and serves as chairman
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – UNM Health is looking to build a reproductive health care center in Las Cruces that will have the ability to perform abortions and provide other services. The University of New Mexico Board of Regents voted 6-1, during its meeting on May 16, to approve the acquisition of land in Doña Ana []
DUP MLA Thomas Buchanan called for greater investment in mental health facilities in the Western Trust area. The West Tyrone MLA said: “Mental health was once branded the Cinderella of the health service. In the Western Health and Social Care Trust area, mental health is still the Cinderella of the health service." The Drumquin-native specifically called for the development of an acute mental health facility in Omagh. "For many years, the community in Omagh and the surrounding areas has been...
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon consumers can get a first look at requested rates for 2025 individual and small group health insurance plans, the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services announced Thursday. In what DCBS called a major win for Oregonians, Moda will become the fifth company to offer health insurance in every single
In the year to March 2024, a record 282,457 working days were lost to the illness in HM Prison and Probation Service.
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The Department of Defense recognizes Mental Health Awareness Month in May. This month's event highlights the mental health issues that service members face and the resources that are available to them.
They say laughter is the best medicine, so if life is taking you too seriously, a series of comedy workshops, to help boost your mental health, could be just what the doctor ordered! Recovery College NHFT is teaming up with Bright Sparks to offer a ‘Humour for Recovery’ course consisting of six fun-filled sessions about how art of making each other laugh can improve confidence, self-esteem, teamwork, literacy skills and in turn aid recovery. Bright Sparks is made up of a team of comedians,...