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This Texas town has the highest rate of youth attempted suicides in the state. A grieving father hopes to reverse it.
Read full article: This Texas town has the highest rate of youth attempted suicides in the state. A grieving father hopes to reverse it.According to a new analysis by a national health care company, Lubbock has the highest rate of attempted suicides by children between the ages of 6 and 17. A local leader suggests a dearth of resources isnāt helping.
Texas death row inmate Andre Thomasā attorneys apply for clemency, citing mental illness
Read full article: Texas death row inmate Andre Thomasā attorneys apply for clemency, citing mental illnessAt issue is whether Thomas, who gouged out his eyes after confessing the 2004 murders of his estranged wife, their son and her daughter, is competent to be executed in April.
Farmers face a higher risk of suicide. The Texas Agriculture Department wants $500,000 a year to change that.
Read full article: Farmers face a higher risk of suicide. The Texas Agriculture Department wants $500,000 a year to change that.The departmentās helpline is less than a year old. But advocates hope state lawmakers fully fund it as farmers and ranchers continue to face hard economic times and isolation.
After Uvalde shooting, Texas senators recommend better mental health care access and school security
Read full article: After Uvalde shooting, Texas senators recommend better mental health care access and school securityThe committee urged lawmakers to pay special attention to rural areas. But its lone proposal on guns would not have made a difference in the Robb Elementary shooting.
State leaders wonāt commit to specifics about how much they might invest in childrenās mental health
Read full article: State leaders wonāt commit to specifics about how much they might invest in childrenās mental healthAs public debate intensifies over how the state will divvy up billions in new money, community groups that treat children for mental illness fear theyāre not a priority.
U.S. Supreme Court rejects request to review Texas death row inmate Andre Thomasā case
Read full article: U.S. Supreme Court rejects request to review Texas death row inmate Andre Thomasā caseThomasā attorneys appealed saying that some members of the jury that sentenced him had expressed racist views. In their dissent, the courtās three liberal justices wrote that Thomasā conviction and death sentence were unconstitutional.
āItās destroying meā: Storm after storm, climate change increases strain on Texansā mental health
Read full article: āItās destroying meā: Storm after storm, climate change increases strain on Texansā mental healthTens of thousands of coastal Texas residents have survived repeated extreme weather events including Hurricane Harvey. For many, it has taken an emotional toll, and researchers warn that climate change could be ācatastrophicā for our mental health.
How to care for your mental health in the age of climate change and worsening natural disasters
Read full article: How to care for your mental health in the age of climate change and worsening natural disastersCall or text 800-985-5990 to reach the national Disaster Distress Helpline, or dial 211 to find local mental health resources in Texas.
After Uvalde shooting, Texas leaders will spend more than $100 million on school safety, mental health
Read full article: After Uvalde shooting, Texas leaders will spend more than $100 million on school safety, mental healthAlmost half the money is going toward bullet-resistant shields for school police officers, a move that Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick called on fellow state leaders to support.
Uvalde was a mental health desert before a school shooting prompted Texas to respond with resources
Read full article: Uvalde was a mental health desert before a school shooting prompted Texas to respond with resourcesAfter the May 24 school shooting, mental health help is now pouring into Uvalde, where a fourth of residents are uninsured and counseling options are few and far between.
Texas was building a program to find troubled students and prevent school shootings. It hadnāt reached Uvalde yet.
Read full article: Texas was building a program to find troubled students and prevent school shootings. It hadnāt reached Uvalde yet.Created in 2019, the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium identifies distressed students and refers them to mental health services.
This time, Gov. Greg Abbott has few suggestions on how the state might prevent future mass shootings
Read full article: This time, Gov. Greg Abbott has few suggestions on how the state might prevent future mass shootingsAfter previous mass killings during his more than seven years in office, Abbott has pledged that lawmakers and his administration would search for solutions. He made no substantive suggestions Wednesday.
Texas college students confront anxiety, apathy as another pandemic semester begins
Read full article: Texas college students confront anxiety, apathy as another pandemic semester beginsAs Texas universities and colleges begin a fifth semester during the COVID-19 pandemic, many students say they are struggling with uncertainty and an indifference toward school and the future.
New Comal County mental health court aims to improve quality of life for people with mental illness
Read full article: New Comal County mental health court aims to improve quality of life for people with mental illnessCommissioners recently approved the first mental health court to provide help and resources to people who have a mental illness.
One family helps researchers seek cause of Schizophrenia
Read full article: One family helps researchers seek cause of SchizophreniaTELLURIDE, Colo. ā Hearing voices, paranoia, irrational and angry thoughts, these are just some of the symptoms people with schizophrenia deal with. āEvery one of us spent a good portion of our lives fearing,ā Lindsay Rauch told Ivanhoe. Lindsay vocalized, āSome of my most vivid, early childhood memories are of his illness.āAdāHidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of An American Familyā details what it was like for the Galvin family. āSome of these symptoms can be very subtle and unfortunately, family members sometimes chalk it up to stress, family life transition,ā affirmed Albers-Bowling. Youāll be seeing more of the Galvin family soon as Charlize Theron has contacted Lindsay and is creating a miniseries to raise awareness of schizophrenia.
Level of mentally ill veterans quite high, VA psychologist says
Read full article: Level of mentally ill veterans quite high, VA psychologist saysSAN ANTONIO The level of mentally ill veterans at the South Texas Veterans Regional Health Care System is quite high, according to Dr. James Hoover, a clinical psychologist who specializes in suicide prevention. But, he said, the VA Hospital in San Antonio offers a wide array of services for those veterans and their families. Still, he also offered advice for spouses, family members or friends who are trying to help veterans struggling with mental illness. To learn more about the VAs mental health services, click here. RELATED: COVID-19 is affecting individuals with OCD, mental health disorders