Observer Reporter - Pediatric experts say mental health-related issues in children are on the rise and that, in fact, the kids are not all right. Last fall, the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Children’s Hospital Association declared a national...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - As a teenager, I started to unravel. And after a half-hour conversation with a psychiatrist, I was given an ultimatum: commit myself to a psychiatric hospital or be committed. Fifteen-year-old me, faced with the threat of involuntary commitment on my permanent record,...
Kidsburgh - Saturday, May 21: Hope Day Block Party at The Kingsley Association, 12 p.m.-3 p.m. In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Staunton Farm Foundation will host their first Hope Day Block Party on Saturday to celebrate mental wellness, raise awareness and destigmatize behavioral health. Celebrate reflecting...
“Stigma used to be one of our biggest issues,” explained Julius Boatwright, Founding CEO of Steel Smiling. “We still have a stigma issue, but we’ve made great progress in the past few years. It’s a topic of rappers and TikTok videos. It’s in our community...
There is a crisis of violence hiding within the rural beauty of Lawrence County. Related to the selling, transporting, or importing illegal drugs, drug trafficking is the main source for more than 300,000 individuals in Pennsylvania with a substance use disorder. Despite the number of...