Blue Island Police Department partnering with mental health responders
Blue Island officers are now one Zoom call away from connecting a therapist to someone who doesn’t want to talk to police.
Suburban Chicago police departments now equipped with therapists when responding to calls
Suburban police departments are changing the way officers respond to 911 calls.
Mental health responders helping police with 911 calls
A suburban police department is changing the way officers respond to 911 calls.
Tips to help prevent child bullying
Mental health therapist Christina Furnival dishes out helpful tips to help reduce child bullying.
Sunday is World Mental Health Day
Many of us get a physical once a year to check in and see how our bodies are doing. But what about our mental health?
Pandemic sheds light on rising suicide rate among minorities
Dr. Adolph Brown from The Leadership & Learning Institute talks about the concerning data regarding suicides in America and the importance of offering support to those struggling with their mental health.
Partnership to transform mental health system
A bold strategy to help the next generation in Chicago is getting global attention and serious cash.
Instagram leads to mental health, body image troubles for teen girls: report
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Facebook has known its app, Instagram, leads to mental health and body image trouble for teenage girls.
Instagram is damaging to teen girls: report
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Facebook has known its app, Instagram, leads to mental health and body image trouble for teenage girls.
Drug use, mental health issues among chief concerns for youth during pandemic
Dr. Matthew M. Davis, chief of the deparment of medicine at Lurie Children's Hospital, details some of the struggles of youth during the pandemic.
Illinois students will be able to take up to 5 mental health days starting next year
Beginning next year, students in Illinois schools will be able to take up to five excused mental or behavioral health days.
New Law: Illinois children can now take 5 mental health days
Beginning next year, students in Illinois schools can take up to five mental health days.
Tips for easing stress this fall
Here are some tips to start the new school year off successfully.
New laws expand access to mental healthcare in Illinois
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed a package of legislation on Tuesday that will require insurance coverage for mental, emotional, nervous, or substance use disorders.
1 in 3 say returning to the workplace negatively impacted their mental health, study finds
Jeris Stueland from McKinsey & Company talks about their new report which found returning to the office has been detrimental to workers' mental health.
Report finds desperate need for court system overhaul regarding mental health
Alexa James, CEO of NAMI Chicago, talks about their new report focusing on mental illness in the criminal justice system and where to go looking forward.
Simone Biles withdraws from final, not in right 'headspace'
Sports therapist Natalie Graves, of Natalie Graves Athletic Counseling, talks about Simone Biles decision to withdraw from the individual all-around competition at the Tokyo Olympics to focus on her mental health.
Overdose deaths surge in 2020 amid pandemic
The year 2020 led to another new record no one wanted – overdose deaths.
Mental health clinicians will start answering some 911 calls in Chicago, instead of cops
For the first time in Chicago, some 911 calls for mental health emergencies won’t be answered by police officers but by mental health professionals paired with paramedics.
Four-day workweek 'an overwhelming success' in Iceland, study finds
Trials for a shorter workweek in Iceland proved to be a huge success.