As the Atlanta Women’s Foundation works to support organizations serving women and girls, its leaders are gaining a deeper understanding of how financial hardship and mental health are intertwined. For a single mother struggling to pay rent, keep the lights on and put food on the table, concerns about mental and emotional well-being often take […]
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Georgia exploring opportunities to lead in brain health and neuroscience
The Georgia Research Alliance has received a $475,000 grant to explore the opportunities for the state to become a dominant center for brain health and neuroscience. The Robert W. Woodruff Foundation provided the grant to identify high-impact research opportunities to understand and treat diseases that are part of the brain and nervous system. The landscape […]
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Annual HOPE Global Forum focuses on the future, AI and fighting poverty
It’s hard to overstate what happens every year during the HOPE Global Forum, and the 10th annual meeting did not disappoint. John Hope Bryant, the founder of Operation HOPE and the Global HOPE Forum, has turned it into a multifaceted event that looks at the latest developments in society, business, technology, mental health, AI, financial literacy, […]
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After 36+ years at the helm, Kathy Colbenson to retire from CHRIS 180
Since Sept. 7, 1987, Colbenson has led CHRIS 180 – becoming one of the most influential nonprofit leaders in Georgia. She plans to retire when her successor comes on board.
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Fighting stress this holiday season
The American Heart Association is encouraging everyone to prioritize their mental and physical health at this time of year Holiday season is recognized as a time of year that is filled with cheer, joy and excitement – but often times, it can be very busy and stressful. According to the American Psychological Association, 38% percent […]
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Will CAU Wellness Week begin a new standard for bereavement?
As students were grieving the loss of their classmate, teammate and friend, they wished the administration would do more. By Allison Joyner Last week, Clark Atlanta University (CAU) President George French declared a wellness week in reaction to last month’s shooting death of Jatonne Sterling. “As we continue to mourn the tragic loss of our […]
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CHRIS 180 receives federal grant to increase access to mental health services
When it comes to access to mental health services, Georgia ranks almost last in the nation.
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The message of Central State Hospital’s endangered historic buildings
Renewed concerns about the historic campus at Milledgeville’s Central State Hospital (CHS) are a reminder that public buildings embody the government’s opinion of the people who use them.
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Children’s Healthcare making transformative moves for mental health
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s initiative to address the mental health crisis is taking a major leap forward Wednesday with the announcement that the foundation of David and Helen Zalik will donate 10 acres of land with two large buildings for a new campus.
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Reporter’s Notebook: Buckhead cityhood opposition group, Atlantan to chair American Medical Association, partnership to transform mental health in 40 HBCUs
Attention all Georgia voters — next Tuesday is voting day for each party’s primary runoffs in the statewide races. To find out where to submit your ballot on Tuesday, click here. You must be registered 30 days in advance of an election, which means you’ll have to sit this one out if you haven’t registered […]
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$100 million gift to fund research, scholarship at Rollins School of Public Health
The recent $100 million gift to Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health furthers Atlanta’s position of leadership, research and scholarship in the global effort to prevent disease and prolong life.
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Grief in the holidays: Managing loss during COVID-19
By Guest Columnist GIL FRANK, grief educator
At the start of the traditional holiday season, the total number of people who had died from COVID-19 in the United States exceeded 768,000, according to the Nov. 19 report from Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Keisha Lance Bottoms’ legacy: Facility, services for mental health, drug issues
A legacy of Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms may be a facility with services to help those struggling with issues of mental health, drugs and extreme homelessness. The program is portrayed as an alternative to arrest and incarceration.
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Interactive children’s book presents HBCUs during story time
The book’s purpose is to introduce a new generation of children (and some adults) to the possibilities that Historically Black Colleges and Universities can provide. By Allison Joyner A new children’s book, “A is for Ancestors: My Black College ABCs”, uses an interactive approach to teach young children about Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). […]
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Atlanta crime: ‘We’re all seeing something different that’s a little more frightening’
Open defecation, a homeless man chasing little girls near a pre-school in Southwest Atlanta, and potential Chicagoland thugs marking territory in Atlanta were among the concerns discussed Monday during the Atlanta City Council’s Public Safety Committee meeting.
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Mental health episodes are ending in Georgia jails. The state Legislature may make some changes.
When a medical condition, not criminal intent, is behind bad behavior.
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Mental health: Take a walk, play with ducks, blow off steam with Gen Z lyric video
The summer smash refrain, “Lowkey F2020,” does as good a job as any of the surveys in summing up the nation’s mental and emotional health. One balm that still works, say those who promote it, is spending time outdoors.
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Rising number of power shut-offs adds to stress, mental health concerns
The rising number of power disconnects and accounts past due in Georgia is a reality check as a new survey shows financial stress is a serious threat to the nation’s mental health.
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Hikes for Health Challenge grew from synergy of region’s parks, greenspaces
The new Hike for Health Challenge, with its $250 incentive from REI, is the latest example of the growing synergy among the leaders of 10 parks and greenspaces in metro Atlanta.
