Mental Illness

Universal screening for mental health issues and suicidality could be a way to catch these issues early.

Due to President Donald Trump’s slashing of federal dollars and employees, questions remain about the sustainability of local services.

The kits include naloxone, a life-saving drug that can reverse opioid overdoses, and messages of hope from elementary school students.

September is National Suicide Prevention Month and a time when kids are a few weeks into the school year. One expert says the pressures on young people’s mental health need addressing.

"[This] book will guide you to understand why metabolism and mitochondria are fundamental to keeping your brain healthy." -- Dr. Ana C. Andreazza, professor of pharmacology and psychiatry at the University of Toronto

"If you are a high achiever and you know -- you just know -- that you could achieve even more and be happier if you could wrestle your anxiety to the ground, this is your playbook.... Well-researched, highly practical, searingly candid, and deeply empathic." -- Whitney Johnson, author of "Smart Growth"

We offer a discussion of this new report with the executive director of the Healthy Minds Policy Initiative, a Tulsa-based nonprofit.

"[This] book will guide you to understand why metabolism and mitochondria are fundamental to keeping your brain healthy." -- Dr. Ana C. Andreazza, professor of pharmacology and psychiatry at the University of Toronto

"Dr. Palmer has written a must-read primer for anyone considering understanding and treating mental health. The book will guide you to understand why metabolism and mitochondria are fundamental to keeping your brain healthy." -- Dr. Ana C. Andreazza, professor of pharmacology and psychiatry at the University of Toronto

Funded by The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation, this statewide initiative launched in 2019.