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New ‘Living Room’ in Summit hopes to break stigma surrounding mental health care
SUMMIT, Ill. – A new bilingual Living Room opened Thursday in Summit aimed at breaking the stigma around mental health care. Three years ago, Sean O’Connor walked into another Living Room location in LaGrange. He said the support in a safe, calm and comfortable space is exactly what he received. “I’ve been diagnosed with depression …
Summit becomes new location of mental health facility ‘Living Room,’ first bilingual center for growing need in Latinx community
SUMMIT, Ill. (WLS) — A fully bilingual “living room” that provides a holistic approach to mental health and wellness is now open in suburban Summit. Sean O’Conner lived with depression and anxiety for years and had nowhere to turn for help until three years ago when he walked into Living Room. “When I went to …
U.S. schools turn focus to mental health of students reeling from pandemic
As COVID-19 upended education during the past year, Pennsylvania middle school teacher Jennifer Lundberg often began her English lessons gauging the mental wellbeing of her students. Sometimes, she would turn the lights off and dedicate a few minutes of in-person class to walking the kids through exercises that asked them to identify stressors they were …
Mental health benefits associated with gender-affirming surgery | News
Gender-affirming surgeries are associated with numerous positive health benefits, including lower rates of psychological distress and suicidal ideation, as well as lower rates of smoking, according to new research led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study examined data from the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey, which included nearly 20,000 participants, 38.8% of …
Boston University mental health experts publish leave of absence guides
For about six years, Boston University’s Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation has hosted a one-semester program for college students across the country who are on leaves of absence from their institutions due to mental health conditions. The program offers students lessons on wellness strategies and has helped the center’s faculty members better understand the needs of …
New mental health mobile unit aims to reach underserved communities in Fresno County
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — The Fresno Center and Anthem Blue Cross have launched a mobile mental health unit dedicated to helping underserved communities and people living in rural areas. The $100,000 mobile unit can be driven anywhere in Fresno County and can reach more than 5,000 people every month. “There’s a reason why the community …
Breaking the stigma around police mental health | Local News
Schlosser, the chief psychologist for the N.J. Association of Chiefs of Police, said it’s the combination of traumatic events and the daily stress of the job that really starts to add up. “A lot of people are always worrying about the ‘big bads,’ like an officer-involved shooting, which are very serious, of course,” he said, …
Social workers, EMS — not NYPD — to respond to non-violent mental health calls citywide
New York Police Department patrol car (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) NEW YORK — A pilot program that has kept NYPD officers away from many mental health crisis calls in parts of Manhattan will expand to every precinct citywide, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Monday. The program, tested this spring in three Harlem and East Harlem …
WVU students push for changes regarding mental health services
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University students are urging officials to improve mental health services following the death of a student and related response. A rally took place Thursday outside of the Mountainlair over concerns the Carruth Center is not doing enough to provide students with counseling and other treatment options. The call for action …
Students stage protest over WVU’s response to mental health concerns
MORGANTOWN, W.Va (WDTV) – Over a dozen WVU students lined University Avenue Wednesday afternoon in a small protest spurred by the University’s response to mental health resource concerns that have been raised over the past two weeks. “It just kind of feels like they are evading questions. There was a Zoom call where WVU higher-ups …
