Why mental health matters for athletes — even as they give their all to win
“Anytime you get in a high stress scenario, you variety of freak out,” she told reporters at the time. “I have to target on my psychological wellness and not jeopardize…
Opinion | A Top Mental Health Expert on Where America Went Wrong
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When a parent’s mental health struggle affects their kids
July 21, 2022 at 10:28 a.m. EDT Eileen Grimes, right, helps her daughter climb a tree at Grant Park in Spokane, Wash. (Young Kwak/For The Washington Post) Comment on this…
Children’s mental health is in crisis
“People are calling me, saying, ‘I and my child have been in the ER for a couple of days now, waiting for a bed. My child is suicidal. We can’t…
Non-Cop Response Teams Handled Just 16{7b6cc35713332e03d34197859d8d439e4802eb556451407ffda280a51e3c41ac} of 911 Mental Health Crisis Calls
Last year, a pilot program debuted in Harlem to try and reduce the number of police responses to 911 calls for people experiencing a mental health crisis. Instead of cops,…
After Berkeley High tragedy, students lobby for better mental health care
Berkeley High seniors Ginger Boswell, Haley Goetting, Mary Calderon Sanchez, Lily Kung and Eva Adams (not pictured) banded together after a classmate’s death, seeking to bring more money and resources…