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A report finds personal user data from mental health apps is being sold
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WASHINGTON (NewsHour) — Thousands of mental health apps are available on your phone or computer, offering services like virtual therapy sessions, mood trackers and meditation guides. They can be helpful and… Read More

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine delivers his State of the State address
By: Andy Chow | Jo Ingles | Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, focused on the Ohio budget and the issues he believes need the most attention during his State of the… Read More

Ohio lawmakers work to fund the 988 suicide prevention hotline
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WASHINGTON (NewsHour) — Since its launch last July, the nationwide 988 hotline for people experiencing a mental health crisis has received more than 2 million calls, texts and chats. The… Read More

988 Lifeline sees boost in use and funding in first months
By: Rhitu Chatterjee | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline received over 1.7 million calls, texts and chats in its first five months. That’s nearly half a million more than… Read More

DeWine’s plans for improving mental health services in Ohio includes paid internships
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine, who just won his bid for re-election to the office, said he’s going to focus on improving the physical and mental… Read More

A study indicates that an Alzheimer’s drug shows modest success slowing declines in memory, thinking
By: Jon Hamilton | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — An experimental drug that removes a substance called amyloid from the brain appears to slow down Alzheimer’s disease. The drug, called lecanemab, reduced the rate of… Read More

The FDA has officially declared a shortage of Adderall
By: Ayana Archie | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The FDA has confirmed the nation is experiencing a shortage of Adderall after many pharmacies around the country have been unable to fill prescriptions and keep… Read More

Pandemic stress may have had a lasting impact on our personalities
By: Maggie Mertens | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The global coronavirus pandemic disrupted almost everything about our lives, from how we work and go to school, to how we socialize (Zoom happy hours, anyone?!),… Read More

As school starts, teachers add a mental-health check-in to their lesson plans
By: Rhitu Chatterjee | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — As the new school year begins, teachers at many schools across the country are adding a new component to their routines: a mental health check-in with… Read More

WOUB’s ‘WHO Lies Beneath: The Asylum’ uses actors and lots of research to tell the stories of patients of the former Athens Lunatic Asylum
By: Emily Votaw
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Nearly 1,700 patients buried on the grounds of the former psychiatric hospital now known as The Ridges lay interred under slim, white headstones marked with a… Read More

Athens County educators work on multiple fronts to address the increase of mental health cases in schools
By: Jack Demmler
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Schools throughout southeast Ohio are experiencing an increase in issues related to the mental health of their students. Many are seeing an increase in cases related… Read More

The new 988 crisis number is about to launch. Here’s what to know
By: Rhitu Chatterjee | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Starting July 16, people in mental health crisis will have a new way to reach out for help. Instead of dialing the current 10-digit National Suicide… Read More

In Uvalde, he lost 11 students and was badly wounded. Now he looks for a path forward
By: Claudia Grisales | NPR
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Updated July 10, 2022 at 8:01 AM ET UVALDE, Texas (NPR) — On a recent evening, family and friends are coming and going from the green apple-colored Uvalde home of… Read More

Nearly half of LGBTQ youth seriously considered suicide, survey finds
By: Rina Torchinsky | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Nearly half of LGBTQ youth seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year, according to a survey from the Trevor Project. The Trevor Project, an organization… Read More

Brain scans may reveal a lot about mental illness, but not until studies get bigger
By: Jon Hamilton | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — MRI scans have allowed researchers to peer inside the human brain. And the technology is great at revealing damage from a stroke, or areas that light… Read More

Two years ago schools shut down around the world. These are the biggest impacts
By: Anya Kamenetz | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Two years ago this month, schools closed their doors in 185 countries. According to UNESCO, roughly 9 out of 10 schoolchildren worldwide were out of school…. Read More

Children services’ group tells Congress about crisis among Ohio workers, kids in foster care
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) —More than half the caseworkers in Ohio’s children services agencies are at serious risk of mental health problems because of what they’re dealing with at… Read More

How your brain copes with grief, and why it takes time to heal
By: Berly McCoy | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Holidays are never quite the same after someone we love dies. Even small aspects of a birthday or a Christmas celebration — an empty seat at… Read More

More veterans with PTSD will soon get help from service dogs. Thank the ‘PAWS’ Act
By: Stephanie O'Neill | NPR
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WHITTIER, Calif. (NPR) — It’s supper time in the Whittier, California, home of Air Force Veteran Danyelle Clark-Gutierrez. Eagerly awaiting a bowl of kibble and canned dog food is Lisa,… Read More

Kids’ mental health and safety in the spotlight as social media execs face Congress
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — A Senate committee is widening its investigation into the impact social media platforms have on children, teens and young adults, with more apps facing congressional scrutiny…. Read More

Ohio University Professor Leads Mental Health Initiative Within National Guard
By: Dylan Theisen
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County resident Dr. Todd Fredricks is a jack of all trades. He’s taught family medicine at Ohio University for nearly a decade. For even longer,… Read More

Athens Launching New Initiative For Mental Health Emergencies
By: Nick Viland
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Going to the hospital is often the best option when you have a health emergency, but when it comes to a mental health crisis this can bring… Read More

Athens Launching New Initiative For Mental Health Emergencies
By: Nick Viland
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Going to the hospital is often the best option when you have a health emergency, but when it comes to a mental health crisis this can… Read More

WATCH: How A Powerful Corporate Consulting Firm Helped Create The Opioid Epidemic
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — The opioids crisis that has taken hundreds of thousands of American lives has received less attention in the pandemic, but drug overdoses and deaths have grown during… Read More

Addiction In The Pandemic: An Interview With White House Leader On Drug Control Policy
By: Corinne Boyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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FRANKFURT, Ky. (OVR) — When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released drug overdose death data last December, it warned about the impacts the ongoing pandemic has had on… Read More