Month: November 2019

Oct 16, 2019 By Eric Stirgus The Atlanta Journal-Constitution https://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/georgia-leaders-create-task-force-address-student-mental-health/hlafipzmSeHH8rQqjmPjmK/ ATHENS — With statistics showing 1 in 4 college students nationwide have a diagnosable mental illness and news accounts of … Read more

Published: 6:24 PM EST November 6, 2019 Updated: 6:34 PM EST November 6, 2019 By Lindsey Basye, Faith Abubey 11 Alive https://www.11alive.com/article/news/investigations/the-reveal/ptsd-resources-for-first-responders/85-33d2e855-e941-4e41-966b-201e25a7d8aa ATLANTA — Seeing death almost everyday takes a toll on … Read more

Nov. 04, 2019 By Izzy Gonçalves NAMI https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/November-2019/How-Families-Can-Work-Together Over 15 years, my spouse and I struggled with her severe bipolar I disorder. We went through weeks-long psychiatric hospitalizations, disrupted relationships and … Read more

11/6/2019 NAMI https://www.nami.org/About-NAMI/NAMI-News/2019/NAMI-Applauds-HHS-for-Removing-Barriers-to-Treatment-for-People-with-Serious-Mental-Illness Today, the federal government announced the approval of the first-of-its-kind Medicaid demonstration project that aims to broaden treatment services available to Medicaid beneficiaries with serious mental illness and serious … Read more

A research paper by Zaim Zibran, a senior at Walton High School, looks into the causes and effects of gender-related delayed or missed diagnosis of schizophrenia in women. Zaim Zibran … Read more