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Alabama

Friendship with Alabama U.S. Senator part of John Fetterman’s life after depression treatment | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Before Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman checked himself in to a hospital for clinical depression in February, he used to walk the halls of the Senate stone-faced and dressed in formal suits. These days, he’s back to wearing the hoodies and gym shorts he was known for before he became a senator. People close to Fetterman […]

Arkansas

Capitol review: Week 1 brings a new chapter to Arkansas

Lt. Gov. Leslie Rutledge oversees proceedings on the Arkansas Senate floor Thursday. Screenshot: Courtesy of the Arkansas Legislature The 94th General Assembly started its biennial session this week and Arkansas’ new leader was sworn in, meaning the Capitol was buzzing. Catch up quick: In addition to Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the state’s new lieutenant governor, […]

Mayor

Mayor Daniella Levine Cava wants residents who are in distress over the holidays to reach out for help

Mayor Daniella Levine Cava to deliver holiday safety message Mayor Daniella Levine Cava to deliver holiday safety message 01:20 MIAMI – The holiday season can be especially stressful for some. On Monday, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava will be joined by Miami-Dade Police Director Freddy Ramirez, former Miami Dolphins Dan Marino and Nat Moore, and […]

Mayor

Opponents of Mayor Eric Adams’ mental health plan say city should instead focus on reinvesting in social programs

NEW YORK — A week after introducing a controversial plan to remove the mentally ill from the streets, Mayor Eric Adams is facing calls to drop it and instead focus on restoring social program cuts to the city’s budget. There was outrage on the steps of City Hall on Wednesday over the mayor’s efforts to […]

Arkansas

Arkansas gets federal approval to expand Medicaid

Illustration: Shoshana Gordon/Axios The Biden administration and the Center for Medicaid Services approved an amendment expanding the state’s Medicaid program, ARHOME, at Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s request. What’s happening: The expansion will be geared toward improving maternal care, mental health services, addiction services and added support for people coming out of foster care, prison and […]

Alaska

As suicides rise, US military seeks to address mental health | National Politics | #alaska | #politics

WASHINGTON (AP) — After finishing a tour in Afghanistan in 2013, Dionne Williamson felt emotionally numb. More warning signs appeared during several years of subsequent overseas postings. “It’s like I lost me somewhere,” said Williamson, a Navy lieutenant commander who experienced disorientation, depression, memory loss and chronic exhaustion. “I went to my captain and said, […]

City Council

City Council bill to pay drug users to return used needles | #citycouncil

Socialist and progressive city council members are looking to advance a bill that would pay drug users to return spent paraphernalia as the number of discarded needles in New York City has more than doubled over the last year. The proposed cash-for-addicts program “would authorize the [Department of Health and Mental Hygiene] to set the […]

Alaska

US to award $35M in grants to tribes for 988 crisis line | #alaska | #politics

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Most people in Santa Clara Pueblo in northern New Mexico know each other. So when a tribal member needs mental health services or help for substance abuse, calling a tribal office might lead to an aunt, cousin or other relative. Confidentiality is important, pueblo Gov. Michael Chavarria said shortly after federal […]

City Council

Atlanta City Council to consider future of detention center | #citycouncil

ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS46) -Monday, Atlanta City Council is meeting to continue discussions about the future of the detention center. At over 400,000 square feet and 11 stories high, the detention center has plenty of room for more people than the 50 or so non-violent offenders it usually holds. That’s why Fulton County is considering leasing […]

Mayor

Beverly Hills mayor launches mental wellness series with Holocaust survivor Edith Eger

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (KABC) — Beverly Hills Mayor Lili Bossi launched a mental wellness series at City Hall Friday, in which she described the weight of the pandemic, the political divide, and a recent series of antisemitic flyers in the city. “I felt like there was a sense of darkness and I really needed to […]