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The full senate could vote on Friday, but the budget is likely to require more negotiations before it's finalized
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The COVID-19 pandemic has drawn attention to racial disparities in healthcare for Black Americans. New research from the University of Georgia shows that…
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In July 2019 on Athens News Matters, we spoke with Dr. Anna Scheyett about the alarming rate of suicides among farmers. Today, Dr. Scheyett joins us again…
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The pandemic and the long-term closure of schools for in-person learning can have a deleterious, even catastrophic, effect on the mental health of kids.We…
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In 2019, Athens-Clarke County police officers were involved in a number of shootings, and in many of those cases, mental illness played a role. Just last…
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The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing hundreds of millions of people here in the U.S. and around the world to modify their behavior from shelter-in-place…
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In the wake of Athens' sixth officer-involved shooting, Athens-Clarke County District 6 Commissioner Jerry NeSmith discusses the rash of police shootings…
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Within the next year, three Georgia women will be stepping up to lead some of the nation’s top physician’s organizations. This week on the Georgia Health…
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A recent report graded each state in the U.S. on how well it ensured that residents could equally access health services for mental illness as they could…
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Though an estimated one-quarter of patients deal with issues like depression or anxiety, many don’t seek out help. Read more. On this week’s Georgia…