Mental health

Fargo Public Schools Selected for National Mental Health Pilot Program – InForum

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FARGO — A handful of all public school districts across the country have been selected to participate in the first pilot program to address growing mental health issues in pre-K through 12th grade. Fargo Public Schools is one of the schools selected to participate in a nationwide program called District Comprehensive Approach, which will partner …

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Higher costs, mental health, cancer and supplier performance

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Employers are worried about rising health care costs, but they also see other trends to watch in the year ahead. Employers ranked health care costs, rising drug prices and chronic disease management as their top concerns in 2024, according to The Business Group on Health. (Image source: ©wollertz – stock.adobe.com) The Business of Health organization …

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New York Times investigation finds major problems with New York’s mental health services

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New York — A year-long investigation by The New York Times found major failures in the systems used to treat people with severe mental illness in New York City and New York state. An in-depth investigation by The New York Times found nearly 100 cases over the past decade in which a person had contact …

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WHO launches committee, calls loneliness an ‘urgent health threat’

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African Union Youth Envoy Chido Mpemba will co-chair the World Health Organization’s 11-member Social Connectivity Commission. (Photo by Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images) Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images You can’t ignore the growing epidemic of loneliness. It has become an “urgent health threat,” as the World Health Organization calls it. That’s why, according to a …

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Penn Health finds high student engagement in sleep and sexual health programs

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Penn Health, Student Health and Counseling Office located at 3624 Market St. Image Credit: Abhiram Juvvadi Penn Health continues to provide health education to students through the email-based programs “Refresh” and the “Penn Declassified Sex Survival Guide.” The “Refresh” program, which lasts seven weeks each semester, is expected to improve the overall sleep quality of …

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Harassment and burnout surge among U.S. health workers | Best Community Health News

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A new study shows that an increase in harassment is exacerbating the mental health crisis among U.S. health workers, as evidenced by higher levels of burnout compared with the rest of the U.S. workforce late in the COVID-19 pandemic. The share of health workers reporting being threatened or harassed on the job more than doubled …

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