crisis
‘Oracle of Wall Street’ on why the ‘crisis of the American male’ will send home prices crashing 30%: Gaming, loneliness, and not enough single women buyers
Meredith Whitney, the one-time “Oracle of Wall Street” who predicted the Great Financial Crisis, doesn’t mince her words. Young single men living at home and playing video games are behind a “crisis of the American male,” she explained in an interview with Fortune. Her theory about dateless, spiraling young men ends with home prices declining …
Haiti’s ‘deal with the Devil’: The malicious tale that emerges every crisis
It comes up every time Haiti suffers a crisis. Take 2010, when a 7.0-magnitude earthquake shook Port-au-Prince flat, killing some 220,000 people. Aftershocks were still rattling the capital when Pat Robertson took to the Christian Broadcasting Network to pinpoint the disaster’s cause. “Something happened a long time ago in Haiti, and people might not want …
The Crisis Report – 02
Our future is one of fire and smoke. People wouldn’t leave their homes around Mount Saint Helen’s even when it was clear that the volcano was going to erupt. They were sure that the danger was being “over-hyped” and “exaggerated”. They were confident that they could “ride it out”. Then the volcano blew off half …
Autistic teen in mental health crisis waited weeks in ER for psychiatric bed
The Washington Post Exclusive Zach Chafos languished for a total of 76 days in a Maryland ER waiting for a psychiatric bed — part of a growing mental health treatment crisis for teens across the country October 20, 2022 at 7:00 a.m. EDT A photo of Zachary Chafos dressed as one of his favorite Pixar …
TRAFFIC ALERT: Riverside Drive shut down, man on bridge having mental health crisis
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Motorists are asked to avoid Riverside Drive as Clarksville Police work to resolve a situation involving a man having a mental health crisis. The Clarksville Police Department said they are attempting to negotiate with an individual who is experiencing a mental health crisis on the R.J. Corman Bridge. Riverside Drive …
Mental health crisis response program launches in Ames
Calls to 911 in Ames could now connect residents to mental health needs providers. It’s all thanks to a new pilot program called ARCH, with stands for Alternative Response for Community Health. ARCH is a joint partnership between Mary Greeley Medical Center, Ames Police Department, and Iowa State University Police Department. It pairs an EMS …
The US’ growing mental health crisis, in 6 charts
Mental health has grown to be an outsized problem in the United States, with 90% of Americans saying it is now a crisis, according to a new national poll from CNN and the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF). Poll details and key findings For the poll, researchers from CNN and KFF surveyed a nationally representative sample …
UO Experts Address Mental Health Crisis
Over the course of seventeen years as a school counselor in Eugene, Sara Matteri has supported students through just about every kind of challenge a kid can face. When she started as a high school counselor in 2005, the big ones were truancy, teen pregnancy, and drug and alcohol use, in addition to managing students’ …
The rollout of the 988 mental health crisis hotline in Minnesota
On July 16, the federal government transitioned the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline to a three-digit number. 988 is a resource that anyone can call, text or chat for mental health support. Crisis counselors are trained to address mental health emergencies like depression, anxiety, suicide ideation and substance use disorders. Last week, MPR News brought you an …
Oregon 1st state to get extra funds for mental health crisis services
Oregon is the first state approved to receive federal Medicaid funding for services provided by mental health crisis teams such as Cahoots in Eugene, state and federal officials announced Monday. The new stream of federal money will allow more communities to send trained mental health workers instead of police to incidents that involve non-violent behavioral …
