Introduction Over 100 000 service users are admitted to acute mental health wards annually, many involuntarily. Wards are under incredible pressure due to high bed occupancy rates and staff shortages.

Health Secretary Kiame Mahaniah tours a private room with Jennifer Bach-Guss and state Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier. NORTH ...

Rochester Regional Health’s oncology program is entering a new era — and doing so with national recognition and fresh leadership at the helm. The Lipson Cancer Institute has been named one of the Top ...

For over a decade, researchers, policymakers, teachers, parents, and the media have been raising the alarm about the rising prevalence of anxiety, depression, and emotional distress among young people ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Results from a new study by the Trevor Project show rising levels of mental health distress among LGBTQ+ youth ...

Three Seminole County Public Schools students died by suicide this week, prompting district officials to remind parents about services and trained counselors available on campus. The three students ...

With October being Disability Pride Month at Michigan State University, University Health and Wellbeing (UHW) is hosting plenty of events to honor and celebrate the contributions of the disability ...

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SAMHSA is best known for the rollout of the 988 suicide prevention hotline. Dozens of employees at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration were laid off in the wave of government ...

Mario Aguilar covers technology in health care, including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, wearable devices, telehealth, and digital therapeutics. His stories explore how tech is changing the ...

Hundreds of federal employees working on mental health services, disease outbreaks and disaster preparedness were among those hit by the Trump administration's mass firings over the weekend, current ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. WakeMed will build a 45-bed acute hospital and a 150-bed mental health hospital on a single Garner campus. Campus integrates physical ...