Culver’s cofounder pledges $1M to mental health services in South Central Wisconsin

Culver’s cofounder pledges M to mental health services in South Central Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV)-Culver co-founder Lea Culver and her three daughters will donate $1 million to expand mental health treatment at UnityPoint Health — Meriter. The money pledged by Culver on Friday will go toward expanding Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CAP) at UnityPoint Health — Meriter to improve mental health services in south central Wisconsin. Unity … Read more

Headspace Health advances equity of mental health through Shine acquisition – MedCity News

Headspace Health advances equity of mental health through Shine acquisition – MedCity News

Amid increased recognition that minority and underserved populations have specific mental health challenges that require cultural understanding, digital mental health provider Headspace Health Announced on Thursday it acquired an app that aims to be inclusive in providing mental health support to all. Created by a black woman and a half-Japanese woman, the Shine app has … Read more

Commentary: Misrepresented and misunderstood – What we can do for people with mental health struggles

Commentary: Misrepresented and misunderstood – What we can do for people with mental health struggles

VIRAL VIDEOS CAPTURE PATIENTS AT THE MOST VULNERABLE MOMENTS We need to recognize that for many patients with psychiatric illness, who snapshot or video clip captures them at their most vulnerable moments. Do you see a lady in a street vendor center talking to herself, not gesturing to anyone in particular? This person could be … Read more

Surfing is the lifestyle choice we all need – just ask Chris Hemsworth or Lewis Hamilton

Surfing is the lifestyle choice we all need – just ask Chris Hemsworth or Lewis Hamilton

Surfing GOAT Kelly Slater, who is still winning series on the circuit at age 50, tried to convince GQ in June that there are more surfers in the world than golfers. Believe it or not, celebrities foaming on the waves include Chris and Liam Hemsworth, Lewis Hamilton, Andrew Garfield and Jonah Hill. So: are you … Read more

Whole person health: Downtown church focuses on healthy activities for the community

Whole person health: Downtown church focuses on healthy activities for the community

“Staying healthy can be a battle, but joining others in the same battle in a supportive atmosphere can make reaching your goals much more successful,” he says. larry wrightdirector of the Youth and Family Complex of the First United Methodist Church. Extensive health and wellness programs on the church’s downtown campus, 12 E. 11th St., … Read more

Maintain physical activity, avoid malnutrition to protect muscle health

Maintain physical activity, avoid malnutrition to protect muscle health

New Delhi: Although many adults around the world are living longer, they may not always live healthier. As a result, they cannot enjoy their full lives. This picture of less than optimal health is caused by a number of circumstances. Nutrition, or the lack of it, is one of the most important and obvious variables. … Read more

Ann Arbor’s Probility Marathon returns with focus on mental health

Ann Arbor’s Probility Marathon returns with focus on mental health

ANN ARBOR – Take to the streets of downtown Tree Town with this year’s Probility Ann Arbor Marathon to promote wellness and fight stigma around mental health issues. On Sunday, October 2, runners will race through the University of Michigan’s central campus, at Nichol’s Arboretum, along portions of the Huron River, and all the way … Read more

Commentary: Saying ‘I’m so OCD’ when you’re not casts mental illnesses in a bad light

Commentary: Saying ‘I’m so OCD’ when you’re not casts mental illnesses in a bad light

SINGAPORE: As a junior medical officer, one of my main duties was writing for senior doctors when they interviewed patients. Trying to keep up with him, we often truncated long words. This included diagnoses. For example, instead of writing cerebrovascular accident, we would use acronyms like CVA. Similarly, in my first psychiatric publication, other trainees … Read more