The board of directors of Aspen Journalism and I have been reflecting for days now on the recent passing of George Stranahan. Many of us worked with George for years, even decades, on various projects…
Author Reaches Out to Bipolar College Students in Mental Health Month From:
Los Angeles, CA | May 18, 2021. The college years are a time for exploring life and self-discovery, along with growing academically. If you are a student with Bipolar Disorder, it makes the challenge of this period more daunting. An estimated 3.2% of American college students meet the criteria for bipolar disorder, according to the National Institutes of Health. For Mental Health Awareness Month, author Jason W. Park, PhD (memoir
Bliss + Blues = Bipolar) turns his attention to bipolar college students, and he shares his lessons learned to help these pupils meet the challenges and succeed.
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A surge in fentanyl-related cases has pushed the number of drug overdose deaths in Jefferson County to record highs, prompting dire warnings from health officials concerned about tainted drugs.
The number of Black people who have died from overdoses increased 72 percent in the first quarter of 2021, according to health officials.
On Tuesday, the Jefferson County Department of Health (JCDH) along with representatives from other health entities held a press conference at the Guy M. Tate Building in downtown Birmingham addressing the rising number of fentanyl overdose deaths in the county since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A Mobile area support group for military veterans is working to expand substance abuse treatment. Veterans Recovery Resources is working to raise just over two million dollars. The money will go toward building a substance abuse residential treatment center. The group opened its outpatient clinic in Mobile in November of 2018. Executive Director John Kilpatrick says the facility has served more than four hundred service members, veterans, first responders and their families.
“The outpatient clinic, which is interdisciplinary, trauma informed care, is where we provide primary care or mental health services, physical therapy and occupational therapy, We take all of that and integrate our very unique approach to peer support,” he said. “We have veteran peers who are in their own recovery that work alongside our clinicians to make sure that we deliver what the folks need and what they re looking for.
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Chief Paul Storti announced that the Great Barrington Police Department has taken a step toward providing resources for those suffering from substance use.