Thursday, March 28, 2024

Tag: Mental health

September is National Suicide Prevention month (includes video story)

September is National Suicide Prevention month and this past Saturday was World Suicide Prevention Day. This is a day not only to bring awareness...

Newsbreak July 20, 2022

SFMN reporter takes a look into the mental health impacts abortion can have on people with the capacity for pregnancy. The Florida Department of...

Juliett Colome lost 50 pounds and went from rock bottom to...

As Juliett Colome stepped on the scale and read 130 pounds, a rush of emotions went through her head. She realized how far she...

Does mental health play a role in mass shootings? (includes video...

There have been 233 mass shootings in the past six months, according to the Gun Violence Archive stated. Though there has been much talk...

Heel2Heal improves mental and physical health with dogs (includes video story)

Heel2Heal is an organization created in 2018 by Kelly Rounds, Deborah Snyder and Brian Galea. Its mission is to spread comfort, joy, and healing...

Mental health initiatives help university students post-COVID

Miami institutions are providing alternative ways for students to cope with mental health issues due to the effects COVID-19.  Public institutions such as Miami Dade...

Social media’s impact on content creators’ mental health (includes multimedia content)

As influencers and content creators continue to utilize social media as a major platform to share their work, the pressure to reach and please...

COVID returns and has a powerful impact on healthcare workers

Uncertainty continues to spread across the United States as fear again takes over households. As the COVID-19 virus has swept the nation, then receded,...

A difficult yet resilient school year for teachers

Lisa Santamarina, 51, is a third-grade teacher at Fairlawn Elementary School in Flagami. After working in the profession for almost 30 years, she says...

Depression and anxiety in a COVID-19 world

The COVID-19 pandemic changed routine life drastically in just a year. Job loss, isolation and fear have been just a handful of the side...