Dungeons and Dragons — Maybe you grew up playing Dungeons and Dragons. Maybe you think it’s uncool. Perhaps you came across this movie through the hit show Stranger Things. Or maybe you’re currently actively involved in a Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) campaign. Today on A Public Affair, Louisville-based mental health clinic OCD & Anxiety Colorado … Read more
Members of the House Health Care Committee listen to testimony at the state Capitol in Montpelier on February 3. From left: Committee Chair Rep. Alyssa Black (D-Essex Town); Rep. Daisy Berbeco, D-Winooski; Rep. Brian Cena, P/D, Burlington. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger How much influence does the people’s voice actually have in the People’s House? On … Read more
Mayor Zoran Mamdani is betting his public safety legacy on an overhaul of how the city responds to mental health emergencies, but that requires fixing de Blasio-era programs that have failed to deliver on promises for years. Nearly five years after its creation, the Behavioral Health Emergency Response Division, also known as B-HEARD, has been … Read more
In a letter several weeks ago, the man who manages health care benefits for state employees and their families listed a number of ways that a major Oregon-based health insurance company is failing them. Ali Hassoun, director of the Oregon Public Employees Benefits Commission, wrote in a Feb. 26 letter to Providence Health Plan that … Read more
This story was first posted MyNorthwest.com More than a decade after recreational marijuana was legalized in Washington, a new survey of health care providers suggests that many clinicians are concerned about the impact on patients’ mental health. In a survey of nearly 400 Washington state clinicians, more than half said they were very concerned about … Read more
Mental health day centers in six towns owned by Cornwall City Council will close this week as part of wider changes to the way support is provided in the region. Claire Elliott and Cornwall Live readers 06:00, April 1, 2026 Mental health center closed(Image: PA Archive/PA Images) Cornwall Live readers are disgusted to hear that … Read more
JAQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM A man walks through floodwaters on Kaupe Street in Waialua on March 20. The Hawaii Department of Health and the Hawaii Humane Society are asking residents and recovery workers to monitor for signs of leptospirosis in the wake of Kona Depression’s storm surge flooding. The Hawaii Department of Health and the Hawaii … Read more
Fresno Unified retirees filed a class action lawsuit against the school district, alleging it caused serious harm to retirees’ health and well-being by switching retirees’ healthcare plan to a Medicare Advantage plan in 2023. [–> The lawsuit, filed by Emily Brandt, a retired Bullard High School English teacher, represents a class of 6,200 retirees. The … Read more
Louisiana’s hot, sticky nights with temperatures above 70 degrees have a measurable impact on residents’ mental health, a study adds to a growing body of research on the link between heat and psychological health. In a peer-reviewed study published earlier this year in the journal PLOS Mental Health, researchers who analyzed nearly 12,000 calls to … Read more
Sophie Bloomfield, a youth councilor from Guisborough, also researches the issue of violence among young people. Sophie Bloomfield, Congresswoman A Youth Parliament member whose campaign seeks to tackle the “crisis point” of young people’s mental health says banning social media for under-16s is not the answer to this and many other problems facing teenagers. Sophie … Read more