Mental Health

The full senate could vote on Friday, but the budget is likely to require more negotiations before it's finalized

The COVID-19 pandemic has drawn attention to racial disparities in healthcare for Black Americans. New research from the University of Georgia shows that…

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…

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…

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…

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…

In the wake of Athens' sixth officer-involved shooting, Athens-Clarke County District 6 Commissioner Jerry NeSmith discusses the rash of police shootings…

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…

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…

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…