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Mental Health

A collection of mental health news and resources.

Mental illness affects most women behind bars

Mental illness affects most women behind bars

Rates of mental illness among people in jail or prison are much higher than in the outside world, especially among women prisoners. Women incarcerated in Minnesota say they're not getting the help they need.
by Alisa Roth

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In Kenyon, the police chief knows demons, desperation and hope

In Kenyon, the police chief knows demons, desperation and hope

Lee Sjolander speaks candidly of lessons learned from a traumatic childhood in southern Minnesota and his struggles with mental health. In doing so, he's flipping the stereotype of the hardened, stoic chief and reshaping the police's role in Kenyon.
by Catharine Richert

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'Mental health is health': Docs who treat kids get trained to spot mental health problems

'Mental health is health': Docs who treat kids get trained to spot mental health problems

There's a 1 in 5 chance that kids will develop depression sometime between middle and high school. Yet, doctors who take care of kids most of the time — like pediatricians and family doctors — don't get much training in how to treat mental health problems.
by Alisa Roth

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Co-occuring disorders common for youth substance use

When mental health disorders and substance use appear together, they are called "co-occuring disorders," and they're more common than not, according to Dr. Joseph Lee, the medical director of youth services at Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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Women and PTSD

Women are twice as likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder than men — despite experiencing less trauma. Why are women at such high risk?
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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How To Change Your Mind with Michael Pollan and Dessa

Call to Mind, MPR's mental health initiative, presents a conversation with singer, rapper and author Dessa and journalist Michael Pollan to discuss his latest book, "How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence."
by Sam Choo and Dessa

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The Improvised Life: Sam Miltich takes his message of jazz and mental health across Minn.

The Improvised Life: Sam Miltich takes his message of jazz and mental health across Minn.

Fifteen years ago, Sam Miltich was a teenager on top of the world. He taught himself how to play jazz guitar growing up in the woods outside Grand Rapids. And he got so good that at 18 he played in Europe and New York. Then, four years later, something happened that made it hard for Miltich to comprehend living, much less making a living playing jazz.
by Dan Kraker

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