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Shots - Health News
In her new book, <em>Modern Madness: An Owner's Manual, </em>Terri Cheney, who lives with bipolar disorder, shares advice for dealing with anxiety and depression and helping loved ones through a crisis.

Listen, Open Up, Connect: A Mental Health Expert's Advice On Living Through A Crisis

Sep 19, 2020
Decades of living with bipolar disorder was "training" for the coronavirus pandemic, says Terri Cheney, whose new book shares lessons for navigating mental illness — and the times we live in.
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Shots - Health News
Scientists used light to control the firing of specific cells to artificially create a rhythm in the brain, which acted like the mind- bending drug Ketamine

Scientists Say A Mind-Bending Rhythm In The Brain Can Act Like Ketamine

Sep 16, 2020
Researchers were able to mimic the mind-altering effects of the drug ketamine by inducing a particular rhythm in one area of the brain.
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KNPR's State of Nevada

Pandemic Adding To Depression, Challenges Of Suicide Prevention

Sep 08, 2020

Nevada had one of the highest suicide rates in the country, and that was before the pandemic.

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Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
Elders stand on the front line in a march for Daniel Prude on Sunday in Rochester, N.Y. Prude died in March a week after police pinned him to the ground. It was the fifth consecutive night of protesting since the release of police body-camera footage of

Rochester Mayor Promises Police Reforms After Protests Over Daniel Prude's Death

Sep 07, 2020
Mayor Lovely Warren vows to move some mental health services funds away from police. Daniel Prude died a week after officers pinned him on the ground, responding to a mental health crisis call.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Dr. Dinora Chinchilla is finally taking a month off after working seven consecutive months.

As Pandemic Persists, Health Care Heroes Beginning To Crack Under The Strain

Aug 22, 2020
Many doctors are suffering burnout five months into the pandemic. But the toll is compounded for Latino doctors serving heavily affected Latino communities. Some are now beginning to seek help.
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Shots - Health News
Recent protests in Philadelphia and across the country have drawn young people. But for most of the pandemic, youth have been quarantined and away from their social circles, which could make depression and other mental illness worse.

Why Some Young People Fear Social Isolation More Than COVID-19

Jul 04, 2020
It's not that young adults aren't worried about the pandemic, psychologists say, but they are at far greater risk of dying by suicide. Finding ways beyond screens to foster social bonds is crucial.
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Shots - Health News
Kai Koerber, a rising sophomore at the University of California, Berkeley, is a survivor of the 2018 mass shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Since then, he says, he's made promoting a mental health curriculum in high schools and c

'Bear Our Pain': The Plea For More Black Mental Health Workers

Jun 25, 2020
Unrest over social injustice spotlights the acute need for, and the high historical barriers to, mental health treatment for Black people facing layers of emotional pain.
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KNPR's State of Nevada

How Are Seniors Coping With Challenges Of The Pandemic?

Jun 12, 2020

From the beginning, experts said that the elderly would be among the most vulnerable to COVID-19. 

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KNPR's State of Nevada

The Stress Of COVID-19 Over 2 Months Takes Its Toll

May 20, 2020

They are going to start testing tens of thousands of casino workers for COVID-19. Casinos want to open in about two weeks.

So some people will get back to work.

But not everyone.

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Coronavirus Live Updates
The United Nations warned that the global pandemic presents particular dangers for people who struggle with mental health.

'Some Of The Greatest Causes Of Misery': U.N. Warns Of Pandemic's Mental Health Costs

May 14, 2020
The United Nations' policy brief laid out concerns that the spread of COVID-19 and its economic consequences will take a heavy toll in ways that may not be immediately obvious.
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Shots - Health News
A spike in texts and calls to crisis hotlines reflects Americans' growing anxiety about the coronavirus and its impact on their lives.

Flood Of Calls And Texts To Crisis Hotlines Reflects Americans' Rising Anxiety

May 04, 2020
People are calling crisis hotlines in greater numbers, complaining of more complex struggles. What these lines are seeing offers a window into the emotional struggles Americans face.
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Shots - Health News
A fatigued health care worker takes a moment outside the Brooklyn Hospital Center in April. Many hospital workers these days have to cope with horrific tragedies playing out multiple times on a single, 12-hour shift.

Trauma On The Pandemic's Front Line Leaves Health Workers Reeling

Apr 23, 2020
Hospital workers face stresses right now that can compare to fighting a war, and recent research suggests medical staff could be among the hardest hit by the mental health effects of the pandemic.
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Shots - Health News

With Senior Year In Disarray, Teens And Young Adults Feel Lost. Here's How To Help

Apr 19, 2020
Stuck at home, with graduations and celebrations canceled, young people are feeling disconnected. Here's how to help them through.
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KNPR's State of Nevada

Coping With The Coronavirus Stay-At-Home Lifestyle

Apr 09, 2020

Three weeks later, we’ve all become experts at passing time without the benefit of coffee shops, restaurants, gyms, bars or the Strip.

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Goats and Soda
A man walks along the Yangtze River in Wuhan, the city in China where the novel coronavirus was first identified.

Life In Lockdown: From Shock To Panic To ... Acceptance

Mar 18, 2020
In Wuhan, China, most of the millions of people on lockdown have not gotten sick from COVID-19. But worries and isolation can affect their mental health.
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Criminal Justice Collaborative
New inmates with a mental illness arrive daily in the Los Angeles County jail system. It now holds more than 5,000 inmates with a mental illness who've had run-ins with the law.

America's Mental Health Crisis Hidden Behind Bars

Feb 25, 2020
Overcrowding, understaffing and poor treatment for inmates with mental health issues held in Los Angeles jails underscore growing failures in America's mental health and justice systems.
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Shots - Health News
How to start an art habit

Feeling Artsy? Here's How Making Art Helps Your Brain

Jan 11, 2020
Making art is fun. But there's a lot more to it. It might serve an evolutionary purpose — and emerging research shows that it can help us process difficult emotions and tap into joy.
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Shots - Health News
In a new book <em>The Joy of Movement: How Exercise Helps Us Find Happiness, Hope, Connection, and Courage, </em>author Kelly McGonigal argues that we should look beyond weight loss to the many social and emotional benefits of exercise.

Hope, Happiness And Social Connection: Hidden Benefits Of Regular Exercise

Jan 04, 2020
A new book, The Joy of Movement, offers more motivation to exercise. It's not just about getting fit or looking good: Exercise can give you courage, pleasure and better friendships.
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Health Care

California Kaiser Mental Health Workers Launch Strike; Problems 'Keep Getting Worse'

Dec 16, 2019
Clinical psychologists say it can take anywhere from three weeks to two months to see patients suffering from depression, anxiety or serious emotional trauma.
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National
Shannon Goyette visits her son Jacob's grave in Shirley, Mass. The 16-year-old died by suicide last year.

Massachusetts Case Probes The Role Schools Play In Teen Suicide Prevention

Dec 15, 2019
Suicide is the second-leading cause of death for teenagers. Schools increasingly are seen as key to keeping them safe, but suicide prevention training for school staff across the U.S. is hit or miss.
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Shots - Health News
RK workers depart a bus on their way to the job site at a new airport under construction in Salt Lake City.

A Construction Company Embraces Frank Talk About Mental Health To Reduce Suicide

Dec 12, 2019
The suicide of a construction worker in 2014 became a pivotal event for the Denver-based company that employed him. The death led management to make mental health care a part of the workplace culture.
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Newscast headlines

Nevada Last In States For Mental Health Services For Youths

Dec 09, 2019
Advocates say children in need of mental health care in Nevada have less access to services than in other states.
 
The Las Vegas Sun reports that recent annual findings by the nonprofit group Mental Health America ranked Nevada 51st among states and the District of Columbia
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KNPR's State of Nevada

1 Per 2,000 Students: Does CCSD Have Enough School Psychologists?

Nov 05, 2019

Teen suicide is rising in Nevada and mental health care in the state is ranked the lowest in the country.

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Shots - Health News
Arline Feilen (left) and her sister, Kathy McCoy, at their mother's home in the Chicago suburbs. The biggest chunk of Feilen's bill was $16,480 for four nights in a room shared with another patient. McCoy joked that it would have been cheaper to stay at

A Woman's Grief Led To A Mental Health Crisis And A $21,634 Hospital Bill

Oct 31, 2019
A woman in Illinois spent five days in the hospital undergoing psychiatric care to help her through a mental health crisis. The bill she got is about the same price as a new Honda Civic.
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Mental Health
Meme, a New Hampshire woman using a family nickname, ended up spending 20 days locked inside a wing of the emergency department at St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua, N.H.

Woman Detained In Hospital For Weeks Joins Lawsuit Against New Hampshire

Oct 22, 2019
She was detained because she couldn't get a court hearing. She couldn't get a hearing because they are available only to people in psychiatric beds and the state's psychiatric facilities are full.

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