Sixteen-year-old Jack Farrell knows the triggers when his mental health takes a turn for the worse. “When I don’t exercise, I find my mental health declining,” he said. “When I’m active and exercising and eating well and working out, I feel really good.” Jack Farrell wants to see young men open up more to each …
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, 64% of people report experiencing depression or anxiety during the Christmas holidays. It can be the most wonderful and stressful time of the year. “This expectation of everything comes together,” said Roger Williams, executive director of the Spartanburg Area Mental Health Center. “Nothing against Hallmark movies, but …
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welcome to State of minda new section of Slate and Arizona State University dedicated to exploring mental health. Follow us on twitter. Dad’s prognosis was not good. Sitting next to his hospice bed, my family and I watched the cancer take over. As my dad got sicker, my brother Dave got sicker too. His depression …
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Sponsors an International Suicide Survivors Day, November 2022 | File image, St. George News ST. GEORGE-On the Saturday before Thanksgiving, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention sponsors an International Suicide Survivors Day for people across the country. Teresa Willie, prevention specialist for Washington County, helped organize this event for …
At least four U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the same facility in Virginia have died by suicide in recent weeks, including one as late as Saturday, military officials and family members said. It is the latest cluster of Navy suicides this year to raise concerns of a fleet-wide mental health crisis. The four sailors worked …
