Browsing: Mental Health

The Community Voice with Fara Sax | Advancing Pediatric Health, Mental Wellness & School Health Initiatives

During finals week of my freshman year, I watched how some of my friends and I were stressed out and not being able to deal with it in healthy ways. It was an adjustment to high school trying to juggle rigorous classes and extracurriculars while figuring out new friendships and where you fit in.

The outrageous massacre committed by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023, inflicted many hidden wounds – traumas almost as painful as being stabbed with a knife or shot with a gun.

Hi Lydia, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself. I decided to pursue a career in medicine in my ’20s, having been influenced by people in my life who struggled with mental illness. My father has been the largest influence in my life, as he was not diagnosed with Autism until age 48…

Not One More Vet (NOMV) has awarded its’ CLEAR Blueprint certification to Roo, a veterinary relief organization. Roo is the first veterinary relief organization to earn the distinction, which certifies that it has created and maintains a mentally healthy, supportive workplace.1

Wellness on the Lane co-directors, clinical psychologists Melissa Viojo and Nicole Withers. Photo: Wellness on the Lane

Reggae’s longstanding tradition of using music to inspire social change takes center stage as Jamaican icons Buju Banton and Protoje join forces with Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Cocoa Sarai on “Oh My,” a powerful new collaboration connecting mental wellness, environmental consciousness and collective responsibility.

“Parents, educators and youth-program professionals want to support young people, but knowing where to start can be overwhelming,” said Dr. Kelsie-Marie Offenwanger, Marshfield Clinic Pediatric Psychologist. “This rens can more easily find practical strategies, credible information and pathways to additional help.”

San Diego County Behavioral Health Services (BHS) received a $99.5 million state grant to help build a new Behavioral Health Wellness Campus on Rosecrans Street. The award is the largest granted in the second round of California’s Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) funding made possible through from Proposition 1. 

WellSpan Health today announces the opening of the WellSpan Behavioral Health Walk-In Crisis Center in Adams County, expanding immediate, community-based behavioral health services for individuals experiencing a mental health crisis through compassionate, nonjudgmental care in a safe and supportive environment.