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Childhood Grief: Helping Kids of Parents Killed by Violence
2 days ago · This is the first part of Forgotten Children, a series on the tragic and underreported problem of childhood grief – and efforts to address it.Parental death has been rising in the U.S. due to COVID-19, the overdose epidemic and gun violence. MindSite News reported the story in collaboration with Verite News of New Orleans, which contributed photography and …
Confronting the Immoral Arrests and Mass Detention of …
6 days ago · Our positions vary depending on the situations we witness. Sometimes we can cope with what we witness and sometimes we are overwhelmed. Position One (upper left) occurs when one is an aware and empowered witness to a situation that is disturbing in some way. Taking action, and having clarity about what actions to take, goes along with the experience of this witness position.
New Youth Mental Health Report Dives Deep Into Data
Dec 17, 2024 · This is the level of specificity you’ll find poking around a new, data-stuffed Youth Mental Health Tracker.This comprehensive 2024 national survey of more than 4,500 youth ages 10 to 24 allows for almost unlimited queries about youth mental health and wellbeing.
Will Mental Health Coverage Be Harder to Get Under Trump?
6 days ago · Greetings, MindSite News Readers. In today’s Daily, we bring more reporting from MindSite News. As the nation prepares for changes at the White House, families are wondering what impact the Trump Administration will have on mental health insurance coverage – especially if you, your partner or children need it.
The Return of Trump: What Does it Mean for Mental Health Policy …
Dec 2, 2024 · Rob Waters, founding editor of MindSite News, is an award-winning journalist whose reporting has focused on mental health, public health and science.He has worked as a staff reporter or editor at Bloomberg News, Time Inc. Health and the Psychotherapy Networker. He was a contributing writer to Health Affairs and his articles have appeared in the Washington Post, Kaiser Health News, STAT ...
Welcome to MindSite News
Sep 27, 2021 · A new, editorially independent, digital publication focused on mental health, resilience and recovery The U.S. and much of the world is in the midst of a deepening and poorly understood mental health crisis – a crisis that was festering long before the COVID-19 pandemic. The enormous increase in mental and psychological suffering during the pandemic […]
Mental health giving rises a bit but still too low - MindSite News
Sep 25, 2024 · An Interview with Kristen Ward. Ever since some preliminary research in 2018 from the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for High Impact Philanthropy found that only 1.3% of all dollars donated by foundations and philanthropists went to mental health, the sector has been called out for giving too little attention – and too few dollars – to address a critical need.
The Case for Hope - MindSite News
May 20, 2024 · “Mukhtar taught me that we humans are endowed with strength – and hope – that, if we recognize it and flex it, can achieve the impossible,” Kristof writes in an essay for the New York Times titled “The Case for Hope.”Some of the words that appear most often in this newsletter, like “mental health” and “depression,” never come up.
The Top Mental Health Stories of 2022 - MindSite News
Jan 4, 2023 · Solutions: Telehealth helps.More funding does too, although it takes time to train new clinicians. Building a cadre of peer support workers can have more rapid impacts. The National Governors Association recommended building a pipeline to address the children’s mental health workforce shortage through incentives to offset the cost of training programs, apprenticeship models and aligning two ...