Elena Zuniga didn’t go searching for the patron saint of anxiety, depression and mental illness, but St. Dymphna found her anyway. First, a small St. Dymphna charm showed up in her jewelry box without explanation. Then a St. Dymphna prayer card fell out of a book she happened to pick up. And after showing up … Read more
Managing health care costs and enhancing mental health benefits will be top priorities for US employers over the next two years, according to a March 2022 survey of over 600 companies employing 10 million workers. The result isn’t surprising: Health care costs have been a significant expense for employers for many years. With federal mandates … Read more
Natalie M. Powell, a licensed practical nurse from Miramar, left her job eight months ago to join a health care staffing agency and never looked back. For years, she worked 60-hour weeks at rehabilitation and group home facilities. As her colleagues burned out, left for staffing agencies or quit the profession altogether during the pandemic, … Read more
INDIANAPOLIS – Alaina Coates has experienced peaks most people only dream of, but to find herself again, the Indiana Fever center had to take a hard look in the mirror and analyze the valleys. She couldn’t outrun what she was feeling, not after everything she’d been through. So, in order to save her career, Coates … Read more
MRas stoves are associated with a certain allure: an image of prestigious chefs cooking in sought-after, high-end kitchens over an open flame. At the same time, electric stoves and their dated coils have been eschewed by many at-home culinary enthusiasts. But recently, that wisdom is being flipped upside down as the world gets a fuller … Read more
On an unassuming corner near Union Square in downtown Manhattan, a slow creep of new businesses have cropped up over the last few months, occupying storefronts that previously housed retailers more typical of lower Fifth Avenue — a now-vacated Eddie Bauer outpost, Bobby Flay’s legendary restaurant Mesa Grill, which shuttered in 2013, and British lingerie … Read more
MAY 8-14, WILL FOCUS ON MENTAL HEALTH, TOBACCO CESSATION “Mental Health Equals Mental Wealth: Overcoming the Influences of Tobacco on the Mind” theme to encourage awareness, encouragement and support for cessation Naples, Fla. – Each year, Tobacco Free Florida and Collier County announce Tobacco Free Florida Week as the beginning of an initiative focusing on … Read more
Construction on Larimer County’s new 55,000 square-foot behavioral health facility reached a milestone on Friday when the last piece of structural steel framing was prepared for placement. Officials from Larimer County joined representatives from SummitStone Health Partners and the construction team to mark the occasion and autograph the beam, although windy conditions at the site … Read more
“Actually, Kootenai Health agrees with those that are upset about our decision to temporarily close the addiction recovery program,” he wrote NORTHERN IDAHO – Kootenai Health, the leading provider of behavioral health services for northern Idaho residents, has announced the temporary closure of their addiction recovery programs and the outpatient Kootenai Clinic Psychiatry practice due … Read more
05.13.22 Senator Murray: “This is hard work, and we owe it to our first responders to make sure they have all the support they need.” *** LISTEN TO SENATOR MURRAY’S FULL ROUNDTABLE HERE*** (Seattle, WA) – US Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, Pensions Committee, hosted a roundtable with first … Read more