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MENTAL HEALTH


Creating a Safety Net to Prevent Youth Suicide

Youth and young adults had been experiencing rises in depression, anxiety and self-harm over the past decade.

‘New You’: Millennial mom sets out on new journey as a life coach

In the midst of the pandemic, Coach Ang Atwell decided to close her first small business to give life coaching a try-- something she knew she'd always wanted to do.

Planet Fitness offers free gym memberships for teens this summer

The gym is offering all teens a free membership from May 16 through Aug. 31 to encourage physical and mental wellness.

Pinwheels at Hemisfair observe Children’s Mental Health Awareness Month

Pinwheels popping up at Hemisfair. A nonprofit is using colorful pinwheels to bring attention to Children’s Mental Health Awareness Month.

3 takeaways about teen mental health from episode of ‘Breakdown with #StephAndSteve’

The April 14 episode of “Breakdown with #StephAndSteve” focused on how the pandemic has affected teenagers’ mental health and what parents can do to help their children.

WATCH: What to know about mental health in teens: Breakdown with #StephAndSteve

Breakdown with #StephAndSteve explored mental health issues teenagers are facing and what steps parents can take to help.

What is neurodiversity, and why has it become so important to employers, educators?

5 things to know about neurodiversity and why it's becoming a hot topic.

Living with a mental illness as a working professional

9 ways to cope with mental health challenges in the workplace.

Teens create first-ever local mental health survey for peers, released with help of City of San Antonio

It is the first local survey of it's kind – created by teenagers, for teenagers. The questionnaire about mental health issues was released Tuesday for teens ages 12-19.

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City launches survey aimed at measuring, improving mental health of San Antonio teens

The Teen Mental Health Survey was made by high school students for young people between the ages of 12 to 19. The online survey will be open until April 10.

INSIDE THE RING: Fight preview and more with Ryan Garcia and Oscar De La Hoya

KSAT 12 Sports got a preview to April's fight in the Alamodome.

SAPD chief highlights mental health resources for officers

In light of a recent uptick in violent crimes, San Antonio Police Chief William McManus is highlighting the mental health resources available at officers' disposal.

Two fatal shootings Monday has many asking why there’s an increase in violence

After a deadly afternoon in the city, following several weeks of shootings and gruesome abuse cases, many are wondering what is behind the violence increase. A mental health professional weighs in.

Mental health conditions rising in kids and adolescents, report shows

A new CDC report shows an increase in mental health conditions in kids and adolescents during the pandemic. Local psychologists are seeing that need firsthand while trying to keep up with the demand.

Stressed out? These wellness products may help

If the past two years have you feeling more stressed out and anxious, some wellness products may help your mental and physical health.

Here are some simple ways to avoid the winter blues

How does weather and longer nights impact your health? Here are some simple ways to avoid the winter blues.

News headlines of 2021: How much do you remember? Take this quiz to find out.

We might not be able to claim that 2021 was *the* wildest year in recent history (2020 will likely get that credit for quite some time), but it might be a close second.

Wounded San Antonio-area veteran shares mental health story to help other veterans struggling during holidays

Juan “JJ” Guerrero, a wounded veteran in the San Antonio area, says he knows the holidays can be a hard time for injured or sick vets and wants his peers to know that getting help with mental issues is just as important as healing physical wounds.

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Boerne Police Department hires first mental health officer

The City of Boerne is taking a proactive approach to address a trend they have been tracking regarding mental health calls Boerne police have been experiencing.

San Antonio mental wellness program poised to expand to help more students, educators

The San Antonio Mobile Mental Wellness Collaborative will be in San Antonio and Judson independent school districts next year, with plans to add two more districts annually.

A Picture Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story: An Inside-Out Transformation

Talli Goldman-Dolge writes about her personal journey and weight loss in 2021.

Psychiatrist offers mental health tips for parents of missing children

With more children reported missing around the holidays, a local psychiatrist is offering tips to maintain the mental health of parents who have missing children.

San Antonians say mental health, housing, and infrastructure among best ways to spend pandemic relief money

In a Thursday presentation to council members, city staff showed the results of the various surveys, town hall meetings, and meetings with the Small Business Advocacy Commission from the previous months.

Students showing up distracted, stressed and sometimes depressed due to pandemic, social workers say

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.

UT Teen Health offering free, anonymous mental health help for teenagers

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.

San Antonio activists want parallel pilot programs for mental health responses - with, and without police

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.

New San Antonio veterans wellness center on Northwest Side takes different approach to mental and physical health care

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

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Project YES seeks to reach 3,000 adolescents with free mental health help by Dec. 31

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.

South Texas Pride Q&A: Pride Center San Antonio offers mental health services, resources to LGBTQ+ community members, families

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.

Top mental health apps: Do they work?

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?

San Antonio psychiatric, substance abuse treatment center deals with surge of admissions

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.

Nonprofit organization offers event to support those helping children and their mental health

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

10 ways to be positive in a negative world

Seeking positivity is a powerful tool in mental wellness.

Mental health crisis affecting kids, where local families can get help

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

Health professionals declare 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.

Who carries the mental load in your family?

Mental load: Are you familiar with that term?

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How to tell if your child may be suffering from depression

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

‘He did not deserve to die’: Father of man killed by BCSO deputy speaks out

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

Activists want police out of most responses in proposed mental health pilot program

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.

How post- 9/11 veterans are helping each other find healing

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.

UTSA Police Department to receive new training on mental health calls

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

What’s Up South Texas! SA woman opens recovery program for those battling substance use disorders

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

Students from CAST schools bring mental health, self-identity and adolescent challenges to forefront

Students will perform a stage adaptation of the book Tafolla Toro

The term ‘Stockholm syndrome’ was born after a bank robbery 48 years ago. What exactly is it?

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.

4 ways to change your approach to goal setting

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

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Woman sues BCSO, University Health over lithium overdose that occurred at jail, left her in coma

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.

‘Kids do not thrive well in chaos’: Children’s Bereavement Center sees increase in mental health concerns amid COVID-19 surge

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

Normalizing mental health: ‘I know there’s this whole, ‘Well, pick yourself up by your bootstraps’ mentality, but it’s very old school’

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.

Normalizing mental health: ‘If Simone Biles got coronavirus, this would be a completely different talk’

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.

San Antonio ISD educators to receive mental health first aid training

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

#5YearOldSelfie has to be the purest, most beautiful social media movement

"We all have negative thoughts sometimes and tell ourselves unkind things," members of the group said in a video on its Twitter page. "But how we speak to ourselves affects who we believe we are ... Be kind to yourself with #5YearOldSelfie you deserve it!" The group began the movement with a simple tweet, and it began taking the internet by storm in all the best ways. Don't let fear of embarrassment hold you back. Dont let being bullied define you2.

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