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Taking mental wellness education beyond the campus: How universities can help respond to the mental health care crisis

The Canadian Mental Health Association estimates that one in five Canadians will experience a mental health challenge. The full impact of mental health issues is even broader: almost every adult Canadian at some point has either been directly affected, or has a family member, friend or colleague with a mental…

The Conversation · May 8, 2023

Illinois has a law to release seriously ill and disabled prisoners. It’s time to use it.

Releasing the terminally ill and seriously disabled, under a 2022 law, would help ease the burden on the state’s disastrous prison health care system. The state needs to provide funding so attorneys can transition prisoners back home, writes Jennifer Soble of the Illinois Prison Project.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 8, 2023

Cyberattacks on health care are increasing. Inside one hospital's fight to recover

U.S. hospitals have seen a record number of cyberattacks over the past few years. Getting hacked can cost a hospital millions of dollars and expose patient data, and even jeopardize patient care.

WEKU · May 8, 2023

Mental Illness Shouldn’t Land You in Jail

Up to 40 percent of the people who end up behind bars in Travis County need mental health care. Diversion offers better options.

Texas Observer · May 5, 2023

GOP boycott in Oregon halts bills on guns, abortion and more

Republican members of the Oregon Senate have extended their boycott into a second day, delaying bills on gun safety, abortion rights and gender-affirming health care

The Independent UK · May 4, 2023

Today’s Interview: Eastern Kentucky lacks access to mental health care

An interview with Dale Hamilton, counselor with Christian Appalachian Project

WEKU · May 4, 2023

As fentanyl deaths surge, some state lawmakers push back against 'harm reduction'

The Biden administration is embracing health care efforts designed to reduce the deadly impact of fentanyl addiction, but many state legislatures are resisting the "harm reduction" approach.

WEKU · May 4, 2023

Oregon Republicans stay home ahead of abortion, guns votes

Republican state senators in Oregon haven't shown up to work, denying the Democrats who control the chamber a quorum and casting doubt on planned votes later this week on legislation pertaining to gun control, abortion rights and gender-affirming health care

The Independent UK · May 3, 2023

Uninsured rates are higher for people of color, despite higher levels of education

Race and ethnicity are bigger factors in determining health care coverage, compared to education levels.

USAFacts · May 3, 2023

The long-overlooked solution to upend health care economics: Bringing the hospital home

'To truly transform health care, we need to focus less on what happens in care settings and more on what happens where people live their lives.'

Fortune · May 3, 2023