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• cvbj.biz3 minutes ago
• The dollar is increasingly overvalued in the face of higher deficit: IIF
• Bloomberg Effects of the pandemic on mental health and the role of cities (Bloomberg) – February 6 was the anniversary of the first known death attributed to COVID-19 in the United States, and the following days will recall that 12 months have passed since quarantines began in cities. The general mood has changed. considerably since last March: contagion rates, the level of hospitalization and deaths are decreasing in many countries; vaccines are being approved and applied; and experts suggest there are reasons to be hopeful for the summer. But there...
• mercurynews.com58 minutes ago
• Urgent care center for mental health proposed
• PLEASANTON — A new type of urgent care clinic could be opening soon in the Tri-Valley — one for people in need of immediate mental health help. The Tri-Valley cities of Pleasanton, Dublin and Livermore are considering going in together to fund such a center. Both the Pleasanton and Dublin city councils agreed to help fund the new programing at their Tuesday meetings; the Livermore council will consider it later this month. The program would be run by Axis Community Health, with plans to eventually run it out of their...
• cvbj.biz2 hour(s) ago
• Miami : South Carolina approved the shooting and the electric chair as methods of execution
• Miami : March 4, 2021 0 The South Carolina Senate has voted to add firing squad to the electric chair as alternative methods of execution for death row inmates in the absence of lethal injections in the state. The bill, approved this Tuesday by 32 votes to 11 for and 11 against (with the bipartisan support of several Democrats), would allow the state to restart executions after almost ten years. South Carolina will thus become the fourth state in the country that allows execution as a...
• cvbj.biz2 hour(s) ago
• South Carolina Senate approved shooting and electric chair as methods of execution
• The South Carolina Senate has voted to add firing squad to the electric chair as alternative methods of execution for death row inmates in the absence of lethal injections in the state. Miami World / RT The bill, approved this Tuesday by 32 votes to 11 for and 11 against (with the bipartisan support of several Democrats), would allow the state to restart executions after almost ten years. South Carolina will thus become the fourth state in the country that allows execution as a method of applying the death penalty...
• newsbrig.com3 hour(s) ago
• Priyanka Chopras IG Story Makes Us Wonder If She Is Hinting At A Bollywood Film
• Priyanka Chopra took to her Instagram page and uploaded a Story which has the actress writing ‘Abhi baaki hai safar‘ (there’s more to the journey). There’s also ‘Jald Aa Raha‘ (Coming soon) written below. All this is making us wonder if Priyanka has signed a new Hindi film. Her last release in India was The Sky Is Pink that released in 2019. It is definitely good news because we have missed out desi girl on screen for a while now. Priyanka Chopra Jonas Reveals Why She Is ‘A Little Bit More Fearless’...
• cbslocal.com11 hour(s) ago
• Depression, Anxiety & Suicidal Thoughts Increasing Amid COVID Pandemic
• DENVER (CBS4) – As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, so does its impact on mental health. Hundreds of thousands of lives have been lost in the last year, and not just from the virus. Many Coloradans have developed depression and anxiety, as well as increased substance use. About a third of COVID survivors may develop posttraumatic stress disorder, too. According to a recent study reported in a JAMA Psychiatry research letter, about 30% of patients who have recovered from COVID-19 developed PTSD. Of the hundreds of patients followed for the study,...
• breitbart.com14 hour(s) ago
• NBA Yet to Respond After Chinese Court Rules Homosexuality a Mental Disorder
• The National Basketball League has yet to comment after a Chinese court ruled that homosexuality is a “psychological disorder.” Recently a court in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu ruled that being gay is a disorder and cited Chinese academic research to justify the position. This ruling by the Jiangsu court’s rule upholds a lower court’s ruling, the New York Post reported. LGBTQ activists in China have slammed the rulings calling them “random and baseless.” “The editor of the textbook apparently used viewpoints that do not match society’s perception of...
• usnews.com14 hour(s) ago
• Vegas-Area Schools Post Video Aimed at Student Mental Health
• LAS VEGAS (AP) — School and elected officials in Nevada acknowledged the mental and emotional strain the coronavirus pandemic has had on children, releasing a suicide-prevention public service announcement on Wednesday that reminds kids they are not alone. In separate videos produced in English and Spanish, Clark County School District administrators and bipartisan lawmakers take turns telling “the amazing students of Nevada” to reach out to a teacher, school counselor or principal if they feel concerned about their safety or someone else. The recordings include the governor, every Nevada congressional...
• cbslocal.com15 hour(s) ago
• COVID In Colorado: Caregivers Receive Help Through Resiliency Program
• LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – The physical and mental health of frontline health care workers remains a major concern. At St. Anthony and St. Anthony North hospitals, a program has been working to address that over the last year. Centura Health calls it the Caregiver Resiliency Program. Over the last year, those in charge have worked to offer mental health resources and coordinated thousands of meals for frontline staff who are in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal is to nourish and support the caregivers, as they continue to experience...
• New York Post16 hour(s) ago
• Why does it take a Post story to get an obvious public-health problem fixed?
• More On: mental health COVID pandemic has taken a disturbing toll on teens’ mental health ‘Light at the end of the tunnel’: Poll shows 50% drop in fear of dying from COVID Let Medicaid cover inpatient mental-health care Scott Stringer takes shots at ThriveNYC mental health initiative Within hours of The Post’s report of a festering junk heap on an Upper West Side side street, the city Sanitation Department showed up with NYPD support to handle the eye-sore. We’re glad we got results, but why did area residents’ complaints...
• dailycaller.com16 hour(s) ago
• Mental Health Issues In Teens Skyrocket Since Beginning Of Pandemic, Study Finds
• Among teenagers, mental health issues, including self-harm, substance abuse and overdosing, have skyrocketed since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study published Tuesday. “The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on mental health. Infection-related fears, bereavement, economic instability and social isolation have triggered and exacerbated mental health issues,” the study reads. The study of insurance reports and medical reports was conducted by FairHealth, a national nonprofit that works to bring transparency to healthcare and insurance costs. Teenagers’ demand for mental health care skyrocketed amid pandemic...
• breitbart.com17 hour(s) ago
• Exclusive — Sen. Roger Marshall: Mental Health Problems Are Bigger Threat to America than Coronavirus
• “Mental health is a better bigger threat to this country right now than the coronavirus is,” Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) said, referring to psychological damage driven by lockdowns and shutdowns, on Wednesday’s edition of SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Daily with host Alex Marlow. “This is the worst shape the mental health of our youth has ever been in,” Marshall said. “My daughter’s got two little kids at home. I’ve got to tell you — she’s stressed, I‘m stressed, my wife is stressed — because we know we know our kids should...
• washingtonexaminer.com17 hour(s) ago
• Intentional self-harm skyrocketed among teenagers during pandemic and lockdowns: Study
• A study examining the impact the pandemic has had on pediatric mental health found a more than 300% increase in intentional self-harm claims among teenagers in the Northeast. “Comparing August 2019 to August 2020 in the Northeast, for the age group 13-18, there was a 333.93 percent increase in intentional self-harm claim lines as a percentage of all medical claim lines, a rate higher than that in any other region in any month studied for that age group,” FAIR Health, a nonprofit group that gathers information for the largest...
• washingtonexaminer.com20 hour(s) ago
• Chinese court rules homosexuality can be called a mental disorder, sparking commenters to ask if LeBron James will weigh in
• Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro and other Twitter users questioned if NBA star and social justice activist LeBron James will weigh in on a Chinese court ruling in favor of the notion that homosexuality is a “psychological disorder. “Looking forward to Lebron weighing in,” Shapiro tweeted in response to a tweet reading, “BREAKING: Chinese court rules homosexuality can be called a mental disorder.” Looking forward to Lebron weighing in https://t.co/8EoHb1n8yN— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) March 3, 2021 A Chinese court recently ruled in favor of a university textbook description of...
• mercurynews.com20 hour(s) ago
• Oakland fire department could soon take over mental health calls
• OAKLAND — The City Council wants the Oakland Fire Department to take over from the police in responding to mental health crises and other non-criminal calls by sending out paramedics and counselors instead of armed officers. The idea got unanimous support from the council at its meeting Tuesday — the latest in the discussions about the Mobile Assistance Community Responders of Oakland, or MACRO, the name it has given to the planned pilot program that will deploy the non-police response teams. For years, people in Oakland and other cities have...
• FOX News21 hour(s) ago
• COVID-19 has taken a disturbing toll on teens’ mental health, study shows
• The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a profound toll on teens and young adults – with those between the ages of 13 and 18 being the most affected, according to a troubling new national study of medical records and insurance claims. FAIR Health, a nonprofit that collects data for the largest database of privately billed health insurance claims in the U.S., looked at 32 billion records and studied those in the 13-18 and 19-22 age ranges. The organization tracked month-by-month changes from January to November 2020, compared to the same period from the...
• usnews.com22 hour(s) ago
• Act Now to Address the Escalating Mental Health Crisis in Kids
• As the coronavirus pandemic hits the one-year mark, were seeing an unprecedented explosion in pediatric mental, emotional and behavioral health conditions. Kids and youth are in crisis. Some are suicidal and violent, and are filling up emergency departments at childrens hospitals across the country. These are desperate moments for families; all too often, their precious children cannot access the specialized support they need, and they have no place else to turn.[ READ: Children’s Hospitals Battle COVID-19, Surging Mental Health Needs ]The stark reality is that, without immediate support, demand will overrun the...
• dailymail.co.uk22 hour(s) ago
• Minneapolis man, 48, claims Derek Chauvin jumped on his neck in 2013 when he was stopped while driving home from double shift as mental health worker - as ex-cop prepares for George Floyd murder trial next week
• Multiple people have spoken out about their violent encounters with Derek Chauvin ahead of his trial over the death of George Floyd, accusing the former Minneapolis cop of using excessive force during arrests, including choking and kneeling on them.  Chauvin is scheduled to go on trial next Monday on charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter stemming from Floyds arrest on May 25, during which the veteran police officer, who is white, was filmed kneeling on the black mans neck while he was handcuffed and pleading that he couldn’t breathe. LaSean Braddock,...
• the-sun.com23 hour(s) ago
• China sparks outrage after ruling homosexuality can be branded a ‘psychological disorder’ in uni textbooks
• A CHINESE court has sparked outrage after ruling homosexuality can be branded as a psychological disorder in university textbooks. The court in Chinas eastern Jiangsu province has ruled in favour of a publisher who described homosexuality as “a psychological disorder” and decided it was not a factual error but rather an “academic view”. 4Xixi sued Jinan University Press in 2017Credit: AFP - Getty 4A court in China has sparked fury after ruling homosexuality can be branded as a psychological disorderCredit: Getty - Contributor The description resulted from perceptual differences and...