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Mental Health Must Be Part of COVID-19 Response (4/2020)

Answering Your Coronavirus Questions: Medicine, Social Distancing And Mental Health (4/2020)

Read along with these online book clubs while self-isolating during coronavirus (4/2020)

Netflix Stars Join ‘Wanna Talk About It’ to Raise Mental Health Awareness (4/2020)

The psychological effects of coronavirus quarantine and what you can do about it (4/2020)

How to look for warning signs of alcohol use disorder (3/2020)

How to cope with the stress of social distancing (3/2020)

‘Hope vs. hopelessness’ – navigating mental health diagnoses in the time of coronavirus (3/2020)

How to keep your mental health in check during the coronavirus pandemic (3/2020)

Koutoujian Sworn in As President of the Major County Sheriffs of America (2/2020)

Professionals share a roundup of what they expect to be 2020’s top health trends (1/2020)

Proposed bill would require all public schools to have mental health break spaces (1/2020)

Mental health: How we've improved and where we need to do better in 2020 (1/2020)

5 Things Therapists Wish Everyone Knew About Mental Health (1/2020)

How to Address the Mental Health Crisis in Generation Z (12/2019)

When Mental Illness Becomes a Jail Sentence (12/2019)

New three-digit number to reach suicide prevention hotline in the works (12/2019)

Mental Health, The Not So Widely Talked About Problem That Needs To Be On Every Company’s Agenda In 2020 (12/2019)

Hartford police train to de-escalate mental health crises (12/2019)

Moms: How to Take Care of Your Mental Health (12/2019)

Manatt and Arnold Ventures release Medicaid policy toolkit for opioid crisis (11/2019)

Artificial Intelligence Could Help Solve America's Impending Mental Health Crisis (11/2019)

Lakeland Regional Health unveils plan for $46M behavioral health center (11/2019)

Leaders advocate for funds to support jail-diversion programs (11/2019)

Mental health and holidays: How to support loved ones (11/2019)

Livermore Teens Learn How To Help One Another In Crisis (11/2019)

Seven minutes of mindfulness a day can improve mental health, Wharton study finds (11/2019)

5 Steps to Create a Personalized Daily Routine (10/2019)

Talkspace's Roni Frank: How to destigmatize and prioritize your mental health (10/2019)

Greensboro to Have First Mental Health Urgent Care in State (10/2019)

New Castle County Police to Expand Behavioral Health Interventions Through New Unit (10/2019)

Bedford Police Take Training to Better Handle Mental Health Calls (10/2019)

Need Someone to Talk to? California Launches Mental Health Hotline for Calls or Instant Messaging (10/2019)

New York Lawmakers Consider Letting Kids Take Mental Health Days From School (9/2019)

Starbucks to Boost Workers’ Mental Health Benefits, Reduce ‘Remedial Tasks’ (9/2019)

How Miami-Dade's Mental Health Program Steers People To Treatment, Not Jail (3/2019)

Award Winning "Just Talk" Campaign Returns (1/2019) 

Ways to Take a Better Mental Health Day (2018)

How To Harness Your Anxiety (2018)

Mental Health: Finding Someone to Talk To (2018)

NYC Mayors Unites Around Mental Health Care (5/2017)

Providing Young People Help in Primary Car Settings (4/2017)

Importance of Physical Symptoms on Mental Health Evals (2/2017)

Depression at Every Age (2/2017)

"What I Wish I Was Told About Mental Illness" (1/2017)

Life with High Functioning Mental Illness (1/2017)

Reform for the Mental Health System (1/2017)

Guide for College Students (2016)

"Today I Thrive" Mental Health Awareness Campaign NYC (2016)

Federal Expansion of Care for Opioid Addicts (2016)

"Improving Mental Health Treatment Initiation Among Depressed Community" (4/2016)

New Mental Health Program Unveiled for New Yorkers (10/2016)

Mental Illness Is Not a Horror Show (10/2016)

Here's What Happens When Teenagers Talk Openly About Mental Health (10/2016)

Mental Health Care Should Look Really Different Soon (10/2016)

Rural Areas Lack Mental Health Care (10/2016)

Erasing Stigma Needed in Mental Health Care (10/2016)

Mental Health Equates to Mental Health in the Workplace (10/2016)

Care Coordination May Improve Behavioral Health Care Access (9/2016)

#ItsOkayToTalk Encourage Men to Open Up About Mental Health (9/2016)

State, Foundation Tackle Mental Health's 'Worst Enemy' (8/2016)

Sara Jessica Parker Has Perfect Mental Health Advice (8/2016)

Dignity in Mental Health is Within Our Reach (7/2016)

Why Mental Well Being is Important in the Workplace (7/2016)

Mental Health Accosiation of NY Teams Up with SCCC to Hold Course (7/2016)

How to Leverage Population Health Strategies (7/2016)