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Please support local journalism by subscribing here. Editors note: This is the first in a series that looks at mental health issues during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), one in five adults in America experience mental illness. Lori Krinsky, president of the NAMI Central Middlesex affiliate, said she has seen an uptick in demand for mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic. "There is an increase in the demand for mental health se...

David Lawrence Center provides mental health care for increasing number of children in crisis Published: January 29, 2021 10:00 AM EST Updated: January 29, 2021 10:13 AM EST Recommended Our children are in crisis. The number of local kids held for 72 hours under the Baker Act—a last resort to protect someone from hurting themselves or others—to receive mental health treatment because of suicidal or violent thoughts jumped 26% in 1 year. But there is reason for hope. In a video produced by t...

How to Make New Mom Friends During the Pandemic Parents 1/28/2021 © Provided by Parents Getty Images. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, its been pretty easy to see everything our kids have lost. The structure of school, the fun of team sports, the freedom to meet up at the mall, and the list goes on. But along the way, parents, and new mothers especially, lost something a bit more subtle: friendships. Convenience has always played a factor in the friends we make. The routines moms relied o...

Sudbury Senior Center announces upcoming schedule Community Content The senior center staff will respond to phone calls and emails, though we may not be able to respond immediately. Please feel free to contact us with questions or concerns at 978-443-3055 or senior@sudbury.ma.us. You may also check our website at http://sudburyseniorcenter.org and the town website at http://sudbury.ma.us for up-to-date information. Which Came First, the Chicken or the Egg?: Magdalana Grace Siegel from Live, Lea...

Roslindale/West Roxbury senior events calendar.

Health & Support Yoga for Healthy Aging Medford resident Judy Scribner-Moore offers Yoga for Healthy Aging classes. Until further notice, all classes will meet via Zoom. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evening classes meet from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday morning classes meet from 10 to 11:15 a.m., and Saturday morning classes meet from 8:30 to 10 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Please contact Judy at: 781-488-7664, jscribnermoore@gmail.com or www.yogawithjudyscribner.com. Advance registration f...

Roslindale/West Roxbury senior events calendar.

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Police have reported having arrested 140 people on Thursday 18 and Friday 19 December 2020 and charged them with various criminal offences, as part of a police blitz on Sydney streets labelled Operation Saber IV. Its the fourth time a Saber operation has been conducted in Sydney this year. The operation involved officers from the South West, North West and Central Metropolitan regions, includ...

A CHARITY providing services and support to unpaid carers is finding new ways to help those suffering in isolation. Carer Support South Lake are worried that those in need of their help are becoming increasingly isolated during the Coronavirus pandemic. A spokesperson for the charity said: "We are all living in increasingly disconnected times, with many of our Carers feeling more and more isolated. Carer Support South Lakes have been busily developing a new way of staying in touch." The...

Health & Support Yoga for Healthy Aging Medford resident Judy Scribner-Moore offers Yoga for Healthy Aging classes. Until further notice, all classes will meet via Zoom. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evening classes meet from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday morning classes meet from 10 to 11:15 a.m., and Saturday morning classes meet from 8:30 to 10 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Please contact Judy at: 781-488-7664, jscribnermoore@gmail.com or www.yogawithjudyscribner.com. Advance registration f...