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Illinois State University's student government is working with the state to advance a bill to allow students to have mental health days to be used at the student's discretion.
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Migrants who already struggle to talk about their trauma find a persistent shortage of mental health workers. Support groups are trying to fill the void.
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The odds seem stacked against people experiencing homelessness who want mental health treatment, but providers in Bloomington-Normal are working to make that change.
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The center recently was awarded $1 million to become a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic, responsible for 24/7 crisis outreach and care coordination.
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The CDC recently announced a first-ever national campaign to combat health professional burnout. Bloomington-Normal hospitals are making efforts to support their workers.
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Experts say it’s no longer any one group that needs to have Narcan on hand. Everyone should.
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Two professors at Heartland Community College have received grants from online learning platform Course Hero to study educational technology.
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Major projects include creating a universal screening tool for mental health in schools across districts, introducing an additional youth psychiatrist in the community, and starting at-home care visits.
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Teletherapy is here to stay, though maybe not as the primary form of counseling, and anxiety disorders are more prevalent in clients.
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More than 70% of prisoners suffer from either a mental health condition or a substance use disorder, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.