The Health team explores the impact of various mental health conditions including schizophrenia, depression, and anxiety. The series examines how these issues affect people at different stages of life, as well as highlights specific challenges and innovative solutions to help various racial and ethnic populations navigate mental health problems.
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Four social groups based in Cleveland are hosting events where individuals can meet new people, new partners and bond over shared interests.
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U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says a farm community in Italy for people with addiction is a model for wellness camps designed to ease the U.S. overdose crisis. Critics say the idea is dangerous.
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Crisis nurseries such as Providence House in Cleveland's Buckeye-Shaker neighborhood provide a landing place and necessities for struggling families. Their expense makes them hard to replicate.
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Taken together, these four features can create a trancelike state that can keep us stuck on social media apps or video games for hours. Children are particularly vulnerable.
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Artificial intelligence tools that help mental health therapists take notes and keep records are quickly entering the marketplace. But some question the safety of AI in mental health care delivery.
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Full Spectrum’s Rainbow House of the Mahoning Valley exists to fill a gap in community resources: it provides emergency overnight shelter for LGBTQ+ adults.
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Researchers have found that athletes experience emotional abuse more than any other form of harm. Some athletes maintain that this kind of abuse by coaches can cause lasting, even irreparable damage.
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Case managers and social workers in Northeast Ohio's rural areas say mental health issues are driving up enrollment.
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Cuyahoga County's mental health board approved a revised, lower-cost plan for a 24/7 behavioral health crisis center in Cleveland aimed at reducing ER visits and strengthening mental health services.
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The jury agreed that Meta engaged in "unconscionable" trade practices that unfairly took advantage of the vulnerabilities of and inexperience of children. Jurors found there were thousands of violations, each counting separately toward a penalty of $375 million.