MENTAL HEALTH

Students are still dealing with the effects of the pandemic. They’re showing up to school distracted, stressed and sometimes depressed. A program at South San ISD provides the tools to manage emotions and save lives.

A novel coronavirus pandemic, remote learning, and social unrest in 2021 is creating a high suicide rate that is being considered a national emergency. Now, free mental health help is a click away, tailored for teenagers who are still stinging from the series of blows they were dealt.

Having failed to keep police out of a new mental health response team the City of San Antonio will try out beginning next spring, activists want the city to at least give a civilian-centric model a try, too.

A new veterans wellness center that takes a different approach to health and mental well-being opened Thursday on the city’s Northwest Side.

Project YES provides free, anonymous, online mental health resources to area young people coping with stress of the pandemic, school, relationships and the upcoming holidays.

Pride Center San Antonio is offering mental health services and other resources to LGBTQ+ community members seeking help. Watch this week's South Texas Pride Q&A to learn more.

We use apps to monitor our weight, track our workouts and even check sleep patterns. But will they work on our mental health? Are they safe?

Laurel Ridge Treatment Center is dealing with a surge of admissions and is attributing the increase in mental health needs in the community to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"ClarityCon: Reimagined" to be provide some assistance to those helping children.

Seeking positivity is a powerful tool in mental wellness.

San Antonio non-profits are providing resources amid a national emergency in children's mental health.

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) and the Children’s Hospital Association (CHA) are joining together to declare a National State of Emergency in Children’s Mental Health.

Mental load: Are you familiar with that term?

Last year over 2.3 million kids suffered with severe depression, Mental Health America said

For the first time since he was fatally shot by Bexar County deputies, the father of Nicholas Norris speaks out about his death.

The City of San Antonio is planning to try out a new way of handling mental health calls through a three-person team made up of a clinician, a paramedic, and an SAPD officer. However, some activists want the officers dropped from the responses in almost all cases.

James Pobanz spent 17 years in the U.S. Army. He got out in 2013 and changed his career field to social work to continue serving his country by helping veterans like himself.

A group of UTSA police officers will be getting trained by professors from the Department of Counseling on various aspects of mental health.

A San Antonio woman is helping those battling substance use disorders stay on track to recovery through her outpatient recovery program.

Students will perform a stage adaptation of the book Tafolla Toro

Have you ever heard of the term “Stockholm syndrome?” Well, Monday marks a little history since the incident that led to its creation took place in Sweden.

How can we go about taking control of some changes in our lives? We often do this by setting goals.

A San Antonio woman with a mental illness claims she nearly died while in Bexar County Sheriff’s Office custody late last year after suffering a lithium overdose at the jail, according to a federal lawsuit filed this month.

The Children's Bereavement Center of South Texas reports an increase in anxiety over the last year.

The smile on full display from Simone Biles said it all: The U.S. superstar stuck the landing on her balance beam routine, her face lit up, and all at once, she embodied pure joy, a seventh Olympic medal, and likely some relief, having the weight of the world off her back, at least for a few minutes.

Therapy gave Danielle Gomez the tools she needed to navigate a particularly hard chapter in her life, after both of her parents were diagnosed with cancer within six months of one another; she suffered a miscarriage; and then got pregnant again.

Educators will receive training that equips them with the tools to spot signs of mental illness and effectively intervene.

Even if you haven’t been watching the Olympic Games like a hawk, you’ve likely heard the biggest news of the week: Gymnast Simone Biles, who is widely regarded as the greatest of all time, withdrew from the women’s team contest after her first rotation on the vault Tuesday, and then pulled out from the individual all-around competition the following day.

The CEO of Jewish Family Service San Antonio says she’s seeing more families talk about the resurfacing of the anxiety brought on by the pandemic.

The Bexar County Commissioners Court approved $4.75 million dollars in funding over the next five years to increase mental wellness in impoverished school districts.

ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire)– Major Depressive Disorder affects more than 19 million people in the United States and two million are kids.

Doctors throughout University Health System watched as their patients and community members struggled mentally through the pandemic. It spurred internal conversations throughout the system and beyond.

Remember to be kind to yourself so that you are able to prosper when you are faced with challenges, such as navigating the new parts of society.

It’s no secret that marriages can be both rewarding, and at the same time, very difficult to maintain. But did you know that a little too much nagging by a spouse can actually lead to an earlier death?

City staff presented the Public Safety Committee with an update of the police services review that began last year in response to numerous protests and calls to change policing in San Antonio.

Medical professionals have one goal – help the patient. A lot of times that includes tending to their patient's mental health, but what about taking care of themselves and their own mental health? A range of providers admit, it's rare.

Kristen Aguirre, by all accounts, did everything right: She wanted to deliver the news, and work as a storyteller, especially for underserved communities -- and after college, she landed TV jobs in Quincy, Illinois; Flint, Michigan; and then Denver, working as a reporter and anchor. It seemed like nothing could stop her. Until she was blindsided by a ischemic stroke that hit the motor strip of her brain.

Schizoaffective disorder is a frightening condition for those struggling through it. Some people have hallucinations or delusions and many also have the highs and lows of bipolar disorder.

If signed by Gov. Greg Abbott, House Bill 1535 would allow hundreds of thousands of Texans to join roughly 2 million residents in qualifying for the state’s medical marijuana program.

The statistics are terrifying, but there are things parents can do to reduce the risk of their child becoming the next victim.

Stress and anxiety were part of our lives before the Coronavirus pandemic, but over the past year, those have been taken to new levels.

Research shows millennials tend to have higher rates of depression than other generations. So, what’s causing the generational burnout and are there ways to help?

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and there are many programs and resources available at the San Antonio Public Library that are free of charge.

When tragedy struck the Balcones Heights Police Department in February, it became clear to the police chief that mental health should be a bigger priority. So he brought on a full time volunteer chaplain as well as a therapist.

During the town hall, we will explore the impacts of mental health and wellness this year and beyond. We’ll also be answering mental health and wellness questions that you can submit ahead of time.

Lack of funding, resources, and an overall misunderstanding of the illness is creating a vicious cycle that leaves many people undiagnosed, locked up, or homeless.

Signs that may indicate your child is going through a mental health crisis.

Everyone knows parenting is one of the toughest jobs out there.

Have you ever been so afraid of something that it held you back in your life? People around you acted like it was no big deal, but to YOU it was an astronomically big deal?

Nurses, doctors and hospital staffers who have been on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic have witnessed some incredibly tough moments over the past year, many involving death and despair.

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