Evers vetoes bill to allow mental health services from out-of-state providers wpr.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wpr.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Mental health nonprofits see fewer donations and grants as pandemic relief dries up wpr.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wpr.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Advocates for mental health are applauding the passage of a new law which will expand mental health support for survivors of natural disasters and terrorist attacks, like the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. The Post-Disaster Mental Health Response Act allows FEMA to provide mental health services for survivors of not just "major disaster declarations," like the COVID-19 pandemic, but events considered smaller "emergency declarations" which took place in Boston. Manya Chylinski, a survivor of the marathon bombing, said she felt invisible as she searched for help. .
The latest report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds teen girls are experiencing record high levels of sadness and violence. The report said 57% of teen girls in the U.S. said they felt "sad or hopeless" in 2021. .