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/PRNewswire/ -- According to the latest Mental Health Index: U.S. Worker Edition, employer-backed mental health initiatives may be starting to pay off for...
KVRR Local News Counseling services are offered free of charge for all students. May 14, 2021 WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — West Fargo Public Schools is helping break the stigma during Mental Health Awareness Month. Staff have started conversations surrounding the topic and discuss the importance of asking for help if a student should need it. The school district also requires all staff get mental health training that covers topics like anxiety, depression and suicide prevention. Free counseling services are offered for all students. “We’re embedding into many different parts of the organiz...
Social singing lifts dementia blues 27 April 2021 A therapeutic music outreach program is improving the mental health and wellbeing of people with dementia and Alzheimer's disease, according to a study from The Australian National University (ANU). The Music Engagement Program (MEP), initially developed by researchers at ANU, assists people with Alzheimer's disease and dementia. "It's different to other music interventions; it's not me standing in front singing at people, we sing together," ANU researcher and program facilitator Dr Georgia Pike-Rowney said. "This study provided us wi...
CHILLICOTHE - Ross County Community Action aims to promote a holistic approach to recovery from substance use disorder. The program will offer a range of activities, from pottery painting, yoga, and nutrition classes to hiking, swimming, cornhole, and game nights. "We want to offer not just recovery, but total wellness," said Alyson Leasure, Wellness Coordinator for Ross County Community Action. "We offer hiking, bowling, we're going to try to do other activities like cooking classes so people can learn how to live in wellness not just in their physical but emotional and mental states...
Meet York's Top 30 Changemakers Under 30 Bold. Inspired. Visionary. It takes a true leader to inspire positive change in the world, and these are just some of the traits that define the successful York University alumni, driven to make a meaningful difference in their communities. At home and abroad, graduates of York University are not only entering the workforce prepared to put their education into practice, but to enact positive, real-world change. From business leaders championing diversity and equity, to social impact researchers and environmental champions, York alumni across all sector...