Bill J. Crouch, Cabinet Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), Tuesday announced the appointment of Christina Mullins as his deputy secretary of Mental Health […]
Tag: mental health
South Korean society must consider the despair of the next gen
by Suk-Young Kim One hundred-fifty-six lives were lost in an unimaginable stampede Oct. 29 in the Itaewon district of Seoul. People from various places and stations in life are gone […]
Expansion of mental health services coming to north-central West Virginia
Valley HealthCare System of North Central West Virginia was recently awarded a four-year, $1 million grant to expand mental health services in north-central West Virginia. Valley, a nonprofit mental health […]
Stigma surrounding mental health in medical professionals leads to reluctance to seek help
There is an unfair stigma surrounding healthcare professionals that they are somehow illness resistant – that their level and type of education makes them somehow immune to the diseases, health […]
WVU studies faith community nurses and mental health
WVU TODAY Faith communities aren’t solely places for worship and religion, according to West Virginia University research. They can also serve as conduits in addressing the mental health needs of […]
National 988 crisis hotline is having its own crisis
The newly established 988 national hotline, a 911-style emergency call system for people contemplating suicide or other mental health crises, has hit a pretty major acceptance snag. The system is […]
The place where healing happens
On Aug. 1, the Monongalia County Child Advocacy Center cut the ribbon on the center’s 700-square-foot addition and ceremonially welcomed the community to explore not just the new space, but […]
Alliance holding mental health conference locally
The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA WV) will hold it’s annual state conference Aug. 27 in Morgantown. The conference will be in-person at Euro-Suites Hotel, Chestnut Ridge Road. There […]
The answer to gun violence isn’t to turn schools into prisons
In the last couple weeks, local schools have been testing their new weapons detectors, and area high schools plan to have them up and running for daily use come fall. […]
When distressed children come to the ER, I wonder about their life paths
by Dr. Sabreen Akhter On the afternoon that the world found out about the brutal slayings of 19 elementary schoolchildren in Texas, I was trying to sleep. I work nights […]
