LGBTQ youth and adults disproportionately experience struggles with homelessness and mental health
ViewThursday the White House announced hundreds of millions of dollars in new funding to expand, improve and support mental health services across the country.The announcement, which comes on May's Mental Health Day of Action, lays out how the administration plans to expand the capacity of mental health services, connect more Americans to care, and create a "continuum of support," or an environment that both promotes mental wellness and prevents mental health challenges in the first place.$200...
ViewThe Biden administration on Tuesday announced new steps to protect the privacy, safety and mental health of children online.The Department of Health and Human Services, along with the Commerce Department, will start a task force that looks closely at how online platforms affect kids' mental health.The task force will try to understand current health challenges that may result from technology as well as newly emerging ones, and will develop guidelines for tracking and preventing the harm...
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon Mental Health Matters, a local organization, is taking a bold step forward in breaking down the stigma surrounding men’s mental health with its ongoing “Lunch and Learn” series. A session held at Just Tap’d in Macon on Friday aimed to create dialogue on managing stress, anxiety, depression and self-care practices while providing essential resources. The
As a youth sexuality educator, I have seen firsthand how comprehensive sex education that teaches young people healthy sexuality and communication, boundary setting, and consent is key to youth mental health and development.
The White House: Statement from White House Communications Director Ben LaBolt on a Reasonable Bipartisan Budget Agreement — President Biden has made clear for weeks that Congress must act to prevent default. Earlier this week, the President met with the four Congressional leaders at the White House …
The White House: Statement from White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on North Carolina's Abortion Ban — Today, Republican state legislators in North Carolina overturned Governor Roy Cooper's veto of a dangerous bill that is out of touch with the majority of North Carolinians and will make it even more difficult …
CHICAGO — Cook County is launching a new program to bring mental health professionals to people in public housing. Over the past few months, political conversations have merged with mental health conversations. It has been said that mental health advocacy is needed in communities. On Tuesday, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced that the county []
The White House drug czar is summoning naloxone makers for a meeting to address the price of naloxone, a medication used to reverse opioid overdoses.
WASHINGTON (AP) — McCarthy: No deal with Biden on debt limit, but ‘productive discussion’ at White House; staffs to continue talks.
The six-minute clip - which was uploaded on the Prince and Princess of Wales' YouTube account today - opens with the royal arriving at Dorney Lake in Windsor.
Debt ceiling negotiations between the White House and Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) team resumed Friday evening after they were paused earlier that morning.