Mental Health

A collection of mental health news and resources.

October 21, 2019 1:57 PM

Veterinarians are dying of suicide at high rates, and the U is addressing it

Female vets are more than three times as likely to die of suicide than the general population, and male vets are twice as likely. The industry is trying to address it.

by Alisa Roth

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October 17, 2019 11:53 AM

Former Minneapolis student sentenced for attack that nearly killed teaching assistant

The judge said the sentence reflects Burfield's age at the time of the attack and mental health struggles. Burfield had recently turned 18.

by Martin Moylan

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October 17, 2019 4:00 AM

‘The stress is unbearable at times’: Farmers wait, hope as weather delays harvest

Abnormally wet conditions in much of Minnesota means farmers can’t harvest crops, and the risk of financial losses intensifies.

by Dan Gunderson

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October 11, 2019 2:02 PM

Minneapolis and St. Paul move toward ban on ‘conversion therapy’

The two cities are proposing ordinances that would prohibit the controversial practice, which claims to change people’s sexual orientation or identity.

by Alisa Roth

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October 9, 2019 6:49 PM

Changing your diet can help tamp down depression, boost mood

Depression symptoms dropped significantly in a group of young adults who ate a Mediterranean-style diet for three weeks. It's the latest study to show that food can influence mental health.

by Allison Aubrey and Rhitu Chatterjee

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October 7, 2019 4:00 AM

In Minnesota, 4 out of 5 gun deaths are suicides

A close call in one Minneapolis family illustrates the challenge of keeping guns away from people who shouldn’t have one.

by Alisa Roth

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October 5, 2019 6:15 PM

Gathering marks first observance of Veterans Suicide Prevention and Awareness Day in Minnesota

State leaders and relatives of veterans who died by suicide were among those who gathered Saturday in North St. Paul for the inaugural observance of Veterans Suicide Prevention and Awareness Day in Minnesota.

by Matt Sepic

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October 2, 2019 11:03 AM

Most Americans support safe gun storage laws, according to new poll

A recent survey from APM Research Lab, Call To Mind and Guns & America found that nearly 8 in 10 Americans support mandating that guns are stored with a lock in place. That includes those who own guns and those who don’t have one.

by Adhiti Bandlamudi

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October 1, 2019 10:00 PM

The majority of U.S. gun deaths are suicides, but a new poll suggests few Americans know it

Mass shootings may grab the headlines, but suicides are by far the leading category of gun death in America. However, most Americans don’t know this, according to a new national poll from APM Research Lab, Call To Mind and Guns & America.

by Heath Druzin

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September 28, 2019 6:55 PM

Mental health is focus of hearing on police use of deadly force

Mental health took center stage as law enforcement officers, county attorneys, elected officials and other community leaders gathered Saturday in Mankato for the second meeting of a state working group on police use of deadly force.

by Alisa Roth

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