When discussing health and wellness, there’s one thing that always comes up — physical wellness. From eating a balanced diet, to exercising daily, there is always a conversation about maintaining physical health. But overall health includes everything in addition to physical health — one factor being mental health.
Over the past three years, states have been receiving settlement funds from federal lawsuits against major pharmaceutical companies. To date, Alabama has secured over $300 million, and I expect that figure to continue growing. These funds are directed to the state’s Opioid Settlement Fund, which the Legislature appropriates.
April is Autism Awareness Month — as a developmental disability with years of stigma, this is an important time to learn and reflect. Autism Spectrum Disorder can impact a person’s social skills, self-regulation abilities and communication. Much of the mission of Autism Awareness Month is for non-autistic individuals to learn more about autism and foster autism acceptance in our lives and our society.
You never know what might be going on behind closed doors.
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July 16 will mark the first calendar day that citizens in all 50 states will be able to utilize a new mental health call and text system under the number 9-8-8.
Getting help during a mental health crisis is now as easy as dialing 9-8-8.
Wetumpka High School will participate in a national teen Mental Health First Aid pilot program after the National Council for Behavioral Healt…
According to information presented to Elmore County Board of Education members by Rashawn Blassingame, Elmore County Schools special education…
