Tag Archive | #Police
#JamesDonaldson On #MentalHealth – #Black #Youth Face Rising Rates Of #Depression, #Anxiety, #Suicide
CAROLYN JONES ALISON YIN FOR EDSOURCE While nearly all #students have faced #mentalhealthchallenges during the #pandemic, rates of #depression and #anxiety are higher among #Black #students. Nearly everyone has experienced a degree of #anxiety or #depression due to the #pandemic. But for young #Black people also confronting persistent #racism and ever-widening inequities, the current moment […]
#JamesDonaldson On #MentalHealth – Irish Singer #SineadO’Connor’s 17-Year-Old Son Found Dead
Irish singer-songwriter #SineadO’Connor’s 17-year-old son has been found dead in Ireland after his mother notified authorities that he had gone missing By The Associated Press LONDON — #SineadO’Connor’s 17-year-old son, Shane, was found dead in Ireland on Friday after the Irish singer-songwriter notified authorities that he had gone missing. #Police said the missing person case was […]
#JamesDonaldson On #MentalHealth – #MentalHealthStruggles Common Among #LawEnforcement #Officers
By: Heidi Goitia MESA, AZ — It has been just more than a month since Mesa #Police #Officer Mitchell Winters died by #suicide at the age of 23. According to Blue HELP, an organization dedicated to the #mentalhealth of #firstresponders, he is one of 154 in this country who have taken their lives this year. The Washington Post […]
#JamesDonaldson On #MentalHealth – How #Social And #Political Issues Affect The #MentalHealth Of #LGBTQ #Youth
New research from The #TrevorProject found that #social and #political issues can greatly impact the #mentalhealth and overall well-being of #LGBTQ #youth. #Racism, #homophobia, school safety, gun violence, and policies targeting the rights of #LGBTQ people were all named as distressing concerns for #LGBTQ #youth. Ongoing exposure to hostile rhetoric can lead an #LGBTQ young […]
#JamesDonaldson On #MentalHealth – Program Focuses On #Officers’ #MentalHealth
By Marcia Moore mmoore@dailyitem.com Shamokin Dam Police Chief Timothy Bremigen is happy that his #officers will have a chance to go through #mentalhealthtraining through the Police Peer Support Program. Robert Inglis/The Daily Item Robert Inglis/The Daily Item Scott Rood, a Mount Pleasant Mills resident and a East Pennsboro #police sergeant who has served as a […]
#JamesDonaldson On #MentalHealth – ‘I Fear The Long-Term Effects’: Before His Death, A #Nurse Warned Of The #Pandemic’s Toll On #HealthCareWorkers
By Andrew Joseph In early 2020, Michael Odell sensed that #Covid-19 would hit hard. A young intensive care #nurse who traveled to hospitals needing an extra hand, he told his family that demand for people like him was surging. By April 2, just a few weeks into what had become an atmosphere of fear and mass […]
#JamesDonaldson On #MentalHealth – #Police Data how #Men Make Up Bulk Of #SuicideAttempts Since 2016
By Tharanya Arumugam KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has seen a 61.7 per cent jump in #suicideattempts over the course of six years from 2016, with #adult #men aged 19 to 40 making up the bulk of cases. #Police data shared with the New Straits Times showed that 193 people attempted #suicide in 2016, which rose to 256 […]
#JamesDonaldson On #MentalHealth – Middle #School Principal Dies By #Suicide On Southern California Campus, Officials Say
Dennis Romero A California middle #school administrator fatally shot himself on campus Monday, authorities said, adding that no #students witnessed his death. #Police were called to Kraemer Middle #School in Placentia in Southern California about 9 a.m. and discovered the man in the bathroom, with a firearm nearby, Placentia #Police Capt. Brian Perry said. Officials […]
#JamesDonaldson On #MentalHealth – ‘No parents should have to bury their child’: How A #Canadian Funeral Home Owner Is Trying To Stop #Suicides Among #InternationalStudents
Toronto funeral home owner Kamal Bhardwaj hopes to spur a conversation about these young people’s #mentalhealth through the founding of a new group. By Nicholas Keung Immigration Reporter Tucked away in an expansive industrial park filled with factories and warehouses, a funeral home in north Toronto hosts a gathering of people to mourn the death of […]
#JamesDonaldson On #MentalHealth – Suicides Among Law Enforcement More Prevalent Than Most People Realize
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Miami-Dade County #policeofficer Adly Joseph died as a result of #suicide, #police sources confirmed to Local 10 News. Department director Freddy Ramirez said in a tweet Monday that the four year #veteran of the force had died. This comes about a month after the Hollywood #Police department mourned the loss of Lieutenant […]
