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County programs will get their first significant increase in over a decade — though some details remain uncertain.
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A new 3-digit mental health number will go into effect across the country July 16, replacing the 10-digit Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
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Visiting a museum can have measurable mental health benefits, according to researchers at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Funding for county programs has been flat since 2007, while costs and demand have gone up.
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On today’s episode of The Confluence: We learn how health care executives are hoping to address an influx of hospital emergency room patients in need of behavioral health care; after a yearlong search, the YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh is welcoming its new president and CEO, the first woman to lead the organization; and we ask two curators about the significance of the new Frick Pittsburgh exhibit, “SLAY,” which brings together two paintings created 400 years apart. Today’s guests include: Brett Sholtis, health reporter with WITF; Amy Haralson Kienle, the incoming president and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh; Dawn Brean, chief curator and director of collections at the Frick Pittsburgh; and Kilolo Luckett, an art historian and Pittsburgh-based consulting curator.
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Several University of Pittsburgh psychiatrists are raising money to support mental health to aid in Ukraine.
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More than 72% of tips to the state Attorney General’s Safe2Say Something program have involved instances of bullying, self harm, mental illness, or discrimination and harassment.
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On today’s episode of The Confluence: A lawsuit being heard in Commonwealth Court next week may make public the financial records of centers offering alternatives to abortion; Steel Smiling has raised half a million dollars in its effort to give all Black Pittsburghers a positive mental health experience; and Pittsburgh-based author Angela Velez tells us about her new young-adult novel, “Lulu and Milagro’s Search for Clarity.”
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The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture unveiled a telephone helpline for people in agricultural communities who face mental health crises. Officials say it's a key resource in an industry that suffers from some of the highest suicide rates in the country.
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Medical experts say the pandemic is taking a toll on the mental health of teens and children.