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Mental Health

A collection of mental health news and resources.

New U of M research center to focus on how the brain works

New U of M research center to focus on how the brain works

The Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain allows health care providers, neuroscientists and educators to try to answer enduring questions of how brains are shaped by their environments.  
by Tim Nelson

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Minnesota traveling nurse returns home after grueling year fighting pandemic

Minnesota traveling nurse returns home after grueling year fighting pandemic

The current COVID-19 surge has stretched staffing at Minnesota hospitals to the thinnest margins since the start of the pandemic, with ICU capacity hitting an all-time low. To cope, many hospitals are turning to traveling nurses. Kirstin Wilson is one such professional. She spoke with MPR News guest host Steven John.
by Steven John, Megan Burks and Matt Mikus

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Sitting too much drags down your mental health. Here's how to get moving

Sitting too much drags down your mental health. Here's how to get moving

A lot of us have been sitting too much, and it's hard on us mentally as well as physically. Research shows breaking up that couch or desk time with short stints of movement can help lift your mood.
by Rhitu Chatterjee

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Minneapolis police PTSD claims push overall workers' comp claims to highest in a decade

Minneapolis police PTSD claims push overall workers' comp claims to highest in a decade

Workers’ compensation spending in the city jumped to over $14 million in 2020, with Minneapolis police officers accounting for most of the claims, according to a staff presentation to a Minneapolis City Council committee on Wednesday.
by Jon Collins

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Minneapolis welcomes $500K in private funds for police early intervention system

Minneapolis welcomes $500K in private funds for police early intervention system

Some Minneapolis City Council members took issue with how a $500,000 grant for a police early intervention system got in front of them. However, the gift from the Pohlad Family Foundation is on track for final approval by the council.
by Jon Collins

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What’s behind the staffing shortage in the service industry? 

What’s behind the staffing shortage in the service industry? 

If it seems like there's a help wanted sign in every business window, that's because the labor shortage in the service industry is real. MPR News host Angela Davis talks about its impact and why jobs are going unfilled. 
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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St. Cloud mayor shares pain of brother’s loss, ahead of event to raise awareness of veteran suicide

Minnesota loses about 100 veterans a year to suicide. St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis, whose brother took his own life last year, is one of the speakers at an event Saturday aimed at raising awareness of veteran suicide and preventing more deaths.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Simone Biles says she wasn't going to let Larry Nassar take her joy away

Simone Biles says she wasn't going to let Larry Nassar take her joy away

"It was too much," Simone Biles said of enduring years of media coverage of disgraced former team doctor Larry Nassar. "But I was not going to let him take something I've worked for since I was 6 years old."
by Sharon Pruitt-Young

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