GROWING FOCUS ON SUICIDE PREVENTION, ESPECIALLY AMONG TEENS
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Category Archives: Mental Health News
OPINION: Start treating teen suicide like the crisis it is
Suicide among young people is once again at the forefront of our national consciousness with the news two weeks ago that the Washington State quarterback Tyler Hilinski was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Halfway across the country, in Perry Township, Ohio, a 15-year-old became the sixth teen in the school district there to […]
Reopen psychiatric hospital Christie closed, top Democrats urge Murphy
In this 2012 file photo, staff members at the Sen. Garrett W. Hagedorn Psychiatric Hospital in Glen Gardner pack up the site, which specialized in caring for mentally ill elderly people. A portion of the hospital was repurposed as facility for homeless veterans. (Robert Sciarrino | The Star-Ledger) By Susan K. Livio slivio@njadvancemedia.com, NJ Advance Media […]
Horizon bets $1.5M that technology can help people find mental health care
By Susan K. Livio slivio@njadvancemedia.com, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com One in three New Jerseyans who go to an emergency room every year are suffering from a mental health condition, according to hospital data, a sign that people are not getting help before problems escalate. Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, the state’s largest […]
When a woman took sick days for mental health, her email sparked a larger discussion
By Rose Schmidt, CNN Updated 4:59 AM ET, Thu July 13, 2017 (CNN)Madalyn Parker sent an email to her team at work saying she’d be out of office for a few days to focus on her mental health. The response she received from her company’s CEO has sparked a larger discussion about what is a […]