mental health

Despite a consensus that patients should be able to get mental health care from primary care doctors, insurance policies and financial incentives may not support that.

It includes a requirement that law-enforcement officers at public schools complete mental-health crisis intervention training.

Suicides from the span had averaged 12 to 15 a year, Since the installation of the fencing in June 2021, there have been four deaths, although another 10 people jumped and survived.

The law requires that parents of students receiving mental-health services be informed of “other behavioral health services available through the student's school or local community-based” providers.

The research project is funded through a four-year, $743,000 grant from the Florida Department of Health.

About 400 doctors die by suicide in the United States each year in a profession that dissuades them from speaking up about burnout or depression and seeking help. A nonprofit is trying to change the culture.

Winter Park therapist Cherlette McCullough discusses how to identify burnout and how to fix it.

Florida will no longer participate in the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, drawing alarm from doctors and child welfare agencies.

Climate change doesn’t just threaten the planet. It also affects the mental health of those grappling with the consequences.

The center in Temple Terrace will serve as a one-stop-shop for veterans experiencing mental and behavioral health issues. The VA is also starting to build a health clinic in Lakeland.

The show, called This is My Brave, is part of a national program that aims to reduce the stigma around mental health and addiction and get people talking more about these topics.

The hospital, a first of its kind in the region, will serve as a safe space for women who have experienced substance abuse, domestic violence and sexual assault.