Mental health

Teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic has some educators feeling stressed, and some say they're experiencing burnout for the first time in their careers.

The mental health of K-12 and collegiate players could be put at risk.

The recently launched OhioRISE helps those who have serious mental and behavioral health issues.

Funding from the CARES Act will help connect those who are experiencing mental health, behavioral health or substance abuse issues with programs and services.

Part of the Republican wave that swept Ohio during the 2020 election, Gail Pavliga joins the 134th General Assembly this week.

With recent spikes in veteran suicide rates, federal legislation was approved in October to help veterans struggling with mental health and substance abuse.

The conversation around defunding police has included debate on whether law enforcement should be responding to calls involving a person’s mental…

Posting content related to suicide is an indicator that young people might be thinking about suicide, according to a recent study. Researchers anonymously surveyed 15,000 middle and high school students in the Stark County area, which recently experienced a rapid increase in youth suicides between August 2017 and March 2018.

The isolation and stress brought on by COVID-19 have been particularly difficult for people fighting drug addiction. When Ohio shut down in March to slow the spread of the coronavirus, nonprofits that offer services to people with substance use issues had to change the way they operate to keep the virus at bay. MetroHealth, which operates an opioid safety office, also had to limit some services said Kelly Cioletti. “With COVID 19 happening the way it did ... access to treatment, detox, all of that shut down,” Cioletti said.

Case Western Reserve University researchers are studying trauma caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and they say they’re concerned that the outbreak might…