By Stacy M. Brown Originally appeared in NNPA Gallup found that white people have always had slightly higher rates of both lifetime and current depression, but African Americans and Hispanics […]
Category: Mental health
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Understanding a Rare Sleep Disorder
Idiopathic Hypersomnia [or IH] is an extremely rare of sleep disorder that almost nobody has heard of. People who deal with this particular condition face many challenges, not only trying […]
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Holly Robinson Peete to Keynote Metrocare’s 2023 Meal for the Minds Actress and intellectual disability advocate to keynote annual mental health luncheonÂ
Metrocare announces Holly Robinson Peete, singer and actress, as the keynote speaker for the 14th Annual Meal for the Minds Luncheon on May 31. Metrocare, the largest provider of mental […]
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Grant Halliburton Foundation Launches Here For Texas Spanish Website
As May marks Mental Health Awareness Month, the national movement to raise awareness about mental health, Grant Halliburton Foundation has launched HereForTexas.com/espanol to ensure that mental health information and a provider database are […]
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Texas’ shortage of mental health care professionals is getting worse
By Stephen Simpson Originally appeared in the Texas Tribune The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated an already short supply of therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists and social workers. In 2016, the warnings about the […]
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Mental Health During the Holidays
By Scott Blair The holidays are supposed to be a happy time of year. Parties and gatherings are abundant and meant to be enjoyed. However, not everyone feels that way. […]
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School Shootings & How to Cope
By Scott Blair School shootings have risen yearly since 2010 and hit an all-time high in 2021. There were just under 250 school shootings across the US that year. Texas […]
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Being Black & Surviving COVID-19
By Scott Blair Two and a half years ago, Heather Elizabeth-Brown tested positive for COVID-19, and since then, her life has been torn apart. Originally, Brown went into the hospital […]
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StellaVia uses “Fashionable Science” for Women to Manage Menopause
By Jess Washington Let’s be honest, we don’t talk enough about menopause. Growing up as young women, we are prepped about our physical body transformation, we are talked to about […]
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Prism Health celebrates Texas Trans Pride with Keri Colby
by Jess Washington Prism Health North Texas has partnered with Arttitude and Transgender Pride of Dallas to host the first inaugural TX Trans Pride event on September 30th at Station […]