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

Here are 10 practical health tips to help you start off towards healthy living in 2025.

“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. 

Steve Zeeh, Ph.D., joined Metropolitan State University of Denver on Monday as Student Affairs’ inaugural assistant vice president for Health and Well-being. Zeeh previously served for two years as AVP for Student Wellbeing at Regis University and as director of Campus Life at Red Rocks Community College from 2017-22. He brings 14 years of experience in higher education, including involvement in strategic planning, policy development, program development and implementation, and…

This Pew Research Center report looks at Americans’ views on health information and how they view their own health.

During a 2019 episode of the popular TV show Britain’s Got Talent, the hosts, Ant and Dec, surprised the audience. ‘In the last 15 years,’ Dec said, ‘there has been a staggering 48 per cent rise in anxiety and depression amongst British children. But something as simple as talking together and listening to each other…

Research shows that regularly writing down what’s on your mind can help you release emotions and make sense of what’s going on in your life. Journaling also can help improve your relationships with others, lower your blood pressure and decrease symptoms of depression.

Adolescence is a critical developmental period characterized by rapid physical, emotional, and cognitive changes that shape long-term health and well-being. Because roughly half of all lifetime mental health conditions emerge by age 14, early identification and intervention are essential. Currently about three in ten California children ages 12 to 17 report symptoms that meet the…