Mental Illness /tags/mental-illness Mental Illness en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍřĚěĚĂ Mon, 23 Oct 2023 22:32:50 GMT 'Do it because she can't': Relatives of victims killed at CVPA reflect and mourn /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-10-23/do-it-because-she-cant-relatives-of-victims-killed-at-cvpa-reflect-and-mourn Keisha Acres and Abbey Kuzcka both lost loved ones in the shooting last year at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School. They want people to take the country’s growing mental health crisis more seriously. Mon, 23 Oct 2023 22:32:50 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-10-23/do-it-because-she-cant-relatives-of-victims-killed-at-cvpa-reflect-and-mourn Emily Woodbury Concerns for safety rise as oversight of Illinois prison mental health care ends /government-politics-issues/2022-09-29/concerns-for-safety-rise-as-oversight-of-illinois-prison-mental-health-care-ends An independent expert who has monitored the mental health care was terminated reducing the transparency around an often failing system. Thu, 29 Sep 2022 20:53:02 GMT /government-politics-issues/2022-09-29/concerns-for-safety-rise-as-oversight-of-illinois-prison-mental-health-care-ends Shannon Heffernan At an Illinois mental health facility, a culture of cruelty persists despite decades of warnings /government-politics-issues/2022-09-05/at-a-remote-mental-health-facility-a-culture-of-cruelty-persists-despite-decades-of-warnings Federal and state officials have urged reforms at the rural facility for people with mental and developmental disabilities. But the state-run center still has more allegations of abuse and neglect than any other in Illinois. Mon, 05 Sep 2022 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2022-09-05/at-a-remote-mental-health-facility-a-culture-of-cruelty-persists-despite-decades-of-warnings Molly Parker / Lee Enterprises Midwest; and Beth Hundsdorfer / Capitol News Illinois A disabled young patient was sent to get treatment. He was abused instead. And he wasn’t the last. /government-politics-issues/2022-09-04/a-disabled-young-patient-was-sent-to-get-treatment-he-was-abused-instead-and-he-wasnt-the-last The 24-year-old with developmental disabilities was brutally beaten by his caretakers inside an Illinois-run facility with a long history of patient abuse. Sun, 04 Sep 2022 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2022-09-04/a-disabled-young-patient-was-sent-to-get-treatment-he-was-abused-instead-and-he-wasnt-the-last Beth Hundsdorfer / Capitol News Illinois; and Molly Parker / Lee Enterprises Midwest As calls to mental health line rise in Missouri, some worry about long-term funding /health-science-environment/2022-09-02/as-calls-to-mental-health-line-jump-in-missouri-some-worry-about-long-term-funding-3 In July, Missouri officials debuted 988, an emergency mental health hotline that connects callers to dozens of organizations around the country based on the caller’s area code. The hotline’s overhaul means crisis response organizations need more workers and money to pay them. Advocates are concerned that the state has not committed to funding the hotline for the long term. Fri, 02 Sep 2022 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-09-02/as-calls-to-mental-health-line-jump-in-missouri-some-worry-about-long-term-funding-3 Sarah Fentem Missouri mental crisis calls go up during 988 hotline’s first month /health-science-environment/2022-08-19/missouri-mental-crisis-calls-go-up-during-988-hotlines-first-month During the first month of a national mental health crisis line, calls to Missouri mental health centers have gone up 30%, state officials said. The three-digit 988 line routes all calls to suicide prevention hotline crisis centers. Fri, 19 Aug 2022 11:44:35 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-08-19/missouri-mental-crisis-calls-go-up-during-988-hotlines-first-month Sarah Fentem A former police chief explores how the system failed her sister — and rural Missouri /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-01-20/a-former-police-chief-explores-how-the-system-failed-her-sister-and-rural-missouri Betty Frizzell is the former police chief of Winfield, Missouri. Her memoir, “If You Can’t Quit Cryin’, You Can’t Come Here No More," explores her family's history of poverty, crime and mental illness. Fri, 21 Jan 2022 20:41:28 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-01-20/a-former-police-chief-explores-how-the-system-failed-her-sister-and-rural-missouri Sarah Fenske 'Frustrated, Angry, Depressed': Pandemic Takes A Toll On Mental Health /health-science-environment/2020-04-15/frustrated-angry-depressed-pandemic-takes-a-toll-on-mental-health Many of psychotherapist Carol Robinson’s clients were doing well in early March, when COVID-19 was more of a distant concern than a reality. But now that… Wed, 15 Apr 2020 10:46:32 GMT /health-science-environment/2020-04-15/frustrated-angry-depressed-pandemic-takes-a-toll-on-mental-health Nancy Fowler Debunking The Myth Of A Link Between Mass Shootings And Mental Illness /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-09-10/debunking-the-myth-of-a-link-between-mass-shootings-and-mental-illness After the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 people dead last year, President Donald Trump linked the prevalence of gun… Tue, 10 Sep 2019 20:34:27 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-09-10/debunking-the-myth-of-a-link-between-mass-shootings-and-mental-illness Emily Woodbury As veterans struggle with PTSD, families try to help them adjust and find treatment /health-science-environment/2017-12-27/as-veterans-struggle-with-ptsd-families-try-to-help-them-adjust-and-find-treatment When Tom Palozola arrived at Webster University after serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, he struggled to fit in with his younger classmates. But he found… Wed, 27 Dec 2017 11:18:03 GMT /health-science-environment/2017-12-27/as-veterans-struggle-with-ptsd-families-try-to-help-them-adjust-and-find-treatment