GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) Grand Rapids’ police chief says law enforcement has undergone a culture shift toward better addressing the mental health of officers. September is National Suicide Prevention Month. Three former GRPD officers have died by suicide since Police Chief Eric Winstrom took over the department in March 2022. One of the officers had … Read more
WASHINGTON Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) knew when he hit rock bottom. I woke up one morning in early April 2016 and seriously considered the possibility that I might never get out of bed. He opens his recent memoir, Lost and Broken, which details the six years in which crippling anxiety and chronic pain dominated his … Read more
A recent study published in Social Sciences and Medicine indicates that the infamous Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, led to a notable increase in mental health symptoms among the US population. In particular, Democrats appeared to be more severely affected, showing significant signs of deteriorating mental well-being. Political events often have repercussions beyond their … Read more
Orange County Superior Court Presiding Judge Maria Hernandez says the CARE Court will be similar to the county’s other collaborative courts, like its young adult diversion court, where compassion and science guide its decisions. April Dembosky/KQED hide caption toggle subtitle April Dembosky/KQED Orange County Superior Court Presiding Judge Maria Hernandez says the CARE Court will … Read more
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Nearly one in five U.S. counties has no psychiatrists or Internet service, making it difficult for an estimated 10.5 million Americans to find mental health care, a report shows. new study. The counties examined in the study were more likely to be in rural areas, to have higher … Read more
Samoa Seiuliali’i’s only psychiatrist, Dr George Tuitama, says there is still a stigma surrounding mental health in Samoa. Photograph: RNZ Pacific/Caleb Fotheringham Mental health continues to be a stigma in the Pacific, but there may be good news coming from the Cook Islands. Around 600 doctors, nurses and healthcare professionals traveled across the region to … Read more
A depressed employee is sitting in his office. Getty High functioning depression is often overlooked because it is common in people who are successful in their careers. According to Talkspace, high-functioning depression is not a clinical term or a diagnosis. Rather, it’s a descriptor for a type of depression with specific symptoms, says the Talkspace … Read more