Well Being Trust in the News
Read the latest Well Being Trust produced op-ed’s and webinars as well as news articles and analysis.
July 2022
- Healio Psychiatry: Substance misuse deaths up 20% in 2020 – highest ever, report finds
- Miami Herald: Calls expected to surge with new 988 suicide hotline. Florida centers are already strained
- RealClear Policy: A Nation in Pain
- Press and Democrat: Advocates hope 988 mental health lifeline will help those in crisis
- KAMC-TV : Launch of 988 in Texas
- The Hill: 988 is officially live — here’s what people should know
- Everyday Health : 5 Ways You Can Help Someone With an Anxiety Disorder
- IBT: US National 3 Digit Suicide Hotline, 988 Launches Tomorrow
- Fatherly: What Is 988? New National Hotline Launches For Mental Distress
- Yahoo!: 10 things to know about the 988 mental health crisis line
- Very Well Mind: The New 988 Suicide Hotline Is Going Live, But Rollout Won't Be Easy
- The Jefferson Exchange: Overdose deaths skyrocket nationwide, Oregon numbers especially grim
- KWTV CBS Oklahoma City, OK: New Mental Health Crisis Hotline '988' Has Received Over 400 Calls Since Launch
- Roll Call: National 988 crisis hotline readies for rollout
- Op-ed published in RealClear Policy: A Nation in Pain
- New York Times: The U.S. Has a New Crisis Hotline: 988. Is It Prepared for a Surge in Calls?
- Star Tribune: State joins rollout of 988 crisis line
- KPNX-TV (NBC Phoenix, NZ): New Mental Health Crisis Hotline '988' Has Received Over 400 Calls Since Launch
- NPR Radio: The new 3-digit suicide hotline number is launching this weekend. Are states ready?
- NPR: Calling 988 in the U.S. will now get you help for a mental health crisis
- NPR: The new 988 mental health hotline is live. Here's what to know
June 2022
- Everyday Health: 988: Are We Ready for Mental Health’s New Emergency Hotline Debut?
- Slate: Being a Therapist on Social Media Can Be a Little Traumatic
May 2022
- Part B: Is mental telehealth a dealbreaker? If so, refer or strengthen your approach
- MM+M: Mental health in the era of COVID and mass shootings
- MSNBC Morning Joe: Mental health impact of school shootings
- Slate Op-ed: The Staggering Hypocrisy of Officials Who Are Blaming Mental Illness for Mass Illness
April 2022
- Op-Ed published in STAT News : Not going all in on the 988 hotline will ensure its failure
- Inside Philanthropy: Mental health hotline’s launch and how philanthropy can help make it a success
- Washington Post: How to cope with social anxiety about returning to the office
- Bloomberg Law: Opioid recovery get bump with DOJ disability protection guide
March 2022
- USA Today: Biden administration kicks off nationwide tour addressing mental health challenges from COVID
- Bloomberg Law: Biden’s Call for Mental Health Coverage Sparks Legislative Push
- Check Your Head Podcast: Childhood Trauma and Abuse Recovery
- Bloomberg: Digital Startups Are Challenging the Veterans of Employee Assistance
- Op-ed published in MindSite News: Finally, an American President Gets Serious About Mental Health
February 2022
- CNBC: 'This is creating more loneliness': The metaverse could be a serious problem for kids, experts say
- Worklife: Decisions, decisions: Why millennials are struggling to make even the most basic choices
- USA Today: Keeping it Together: I wanted to understand my newest online obsession
- Verywell Mind: The US Senate Committee on Finance if Moving Forward with Mental health Reform
- WDEF-TV CBS Chattanooga: Chattanooga Police Department program assisting in mental health calls
- Op-ed published in The Tennessean: Playing politics with Tennesee's addiction crisis hurts our communities
- WRCB-TV NBC Chattanooga: Chattanooga Police Department's co-response unit
January 2022
- MSNBC: Coping with fear and anxiety around the omicron variant
- WEWS ABC Cleveland: Amid pandemic, experts say addressing children's mental health is key
- Teen Vogue: The Omicron Variant Is Impacting Young People's Mental Health
- The Health Care Blog: The Intersection of 911 and 988: Decriminalizing Mental Health Crises
- Opinion: Colorado's first mental-health commissioner must be more than a symbolic hire
November 2021
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2020
- Insider: 50% of millennials have left a job for mental-health reasons, a new study found
- Opinion: Health Progress Journal of the Catholic Health Association: Fighting Fragmentation, Mental Health Benefits from Integrated Care
- CBS Denver: Organizations across Colorado are integrating physical and mental health services
- SFATE Hearst: The best way to promote community health is to “meet them where they live”
- Scripps Howard National News: Pushing for better mental health care
- USA Today: Life expectancy up for first time in four years, while drug overdose deaths drop by 4%
2019
- Philadelphia Inquirer Column: Will 2020 candidates find a way to talk about the thing that’s killing Americans right now?
- WJCT Morning Edition: Report: Florida Has 17th Highest Drug Overdose Rate
- Op-ed: The Health Care Blog - Health Care Must Open More Doors to Mental Health Patients
- SFGATE – Hearst: Chronic stress, anxiety, asthma…your home could be the cause
- Montana Standard: Jefferson High School finishes teen Mental Health First Aid program; two students meet Lady Gaga
- USA Today: Drugs, alcohol and suicide hit young adults hardest, study finds
- USA Today: 'Deaths of despair' from drugs, alcohol and suicide hit young adults hardest
- Kaiser Health News: As ‘Deaths Of Despair’ Soar Among Millennials, Experts Call For Targeted Programs To Address Their Unique Needs
- Drug ODs, Suicides Soaring Among Millennials: Report
- Washington Examiner Daily on Healthcare: ‘DEATHS OF DESPAIR’ INCREASE AMONG MILLENNIALS
- Business Insider: ‘Deaths of despair’ are taking more lives of millennial Americans than any other generation
- Yahoo! News/TIME Magazine: More Millennials Are Dying ‘Deaths of Despair,’ as Overdose and Suicide Rates Climb
- CNN: We are at the beginning of a global mental health revolution
- Op-Ed: Improving access to mental health services is key to reversing US life expectancy decline
- SFGATE: Here’s why community involvement helps you live a healthier, happier life
- TODAY: Mental health first-aid kit: Lady Gaga is working on high school program to reduce stigma
- Op-Ed San Francisco Examiner: Health care needs to be “disrupted,” but not in the way startups think
- Salud America! The Rise in Youth Substance Misuse & Suicide (and What to Do about It)
2018
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