How advocates in St. Cloud encourage refugee gardeners to talk about mental health
In a world that is slowly moving away from the pandemic’s more acute phase, Hani Jacobson believes that our focus should be on mental health.
Andy Steiner
Andy Steiner is a Twin Cities-based writer and editor. Before becoming a full-time freelancer, she worked as senior editor at Utne Reader and editor of the Minnesota Women’s Press. Email her at asteiner@minnpost.com.
Study reveals racial and sexual minorities less likely to undergo cervical cancer screening
Detection and treatment methods are widely available; encouraging people of all racial and ethnic backgrounds to use them may require changing the way medical care is delivered.
Get yourself a prescription for it? Researcher finds healing in the great outdoors
Prof. Erica Timko Olson has made it her life’s work to get people to appreciate the restorative power of being in nature.
‘You need to have the conversation’: More primary care clinics are offering a range of mental health support
Treating the whole patient requires more time than a classic “blood pressure-reflexes-weight” checkup.
‘It is still forward movement’: How a statewide survey is measuring societal progress for LGBTQ older adults
The majority of respondents don’t want to go to the “LGBTQ Senior Center.” They want to go to the senior center down the street, where they are near their neighbors and friends.
How North Memorial’s resiliency coach is tackling burnout among health care workers
Appleton learned a difficult truth: First responders like EMTs and firefighters were actually much more sophisticated than health care workers in their response to work-related trauma.
How a Bemidji State program is preparing Native scholars for careers in psychology
As part of their participation in Bemidji State’s InPsyT program, Native American students receive culturally specific support and mentorship.
With ‘Sessions’ program, Minnesota artists discuss connection between mental health and creativity
The program features notable members of the arts community sitting down for in-depth interviews with Sarah Souder Johnson, Dissonance co-founder and board chair, for conversations about their art, their mental health and how the two influence each other.
Amid the Great Resignation, Minnesota schools offer accelerated programs for college grads looking to switch to nursing careers
Intensive, abbreviated post-baccalaureate nursing programs are popping up around the country. In Minnesota, Bethel, the College of St. Scholastica, Concordia College, the University of Northwestern and the University of Minnesota’s School of Nursing all offer accelerated programs.
How major depression turned a St. Paul school administrator into a mental health advocate
Levin started a blog focused on men’s mental health, because he felt like the lessons he learned as a boy and young man held him back from getting the help he needed during his first depression.
‘Anytime, anywhere, anyone’: How Dakota County has expanded its mental health crisis services — and shifted away from police involvement
Dakota is showing other Minnesota counties how to implement the new law that requires 911 operators to refer calls involving mental health issues to crisis teams rather than to law enforcement.
‘What does health equity actually look like?’: How Allina’s Vivian Anugwom is trying to narrow care gaps and build trust in Minnesota health care
One example of a health disparity is in colorectal cancer screening rates for the health system’s Black and African-American patient population.
How the team behind the Twin Cities production of ‘All American Boys’ created space to support the mental health of cast, crew and audience
The collaboration between Stages Theatre Company and the Capri Theater deals with the violent arrest of a Black teen.
U of M’s ‘Family Matters’ studies focus on link between psychosocial stress and youth heart health
Subjects in the five-year studies represent the full range of ethnicities living in the Twin Cities, with equal groups of Black, Hispanic, Native, immigrant and refugee and white subjects.
‘I needed to be here’: How Twin Cities Recovery Project’s LaTricia Tate carried on after the death of her partner and co-founder
As co-founders of Twin Cities Recovery Project, a Minneapolis-based addiction recovery program focused on the needs of the African American community, LaTricia Tate and Marc Johnigan were partners in work — and in life.
What sports psychologists do — for athletes and non-athletes
Sports psychologists don’t only work with athletes and their coaches. They also often do trainings for business professionals interested in bringing an athletic mindset to partnerships and high-stakes negotiations.
How one St. Paul teacher has used his own research to change how he reaches kids experiencing trauma
Matthew Sanchez realized students need consistency — not so much by making sure the trains run on time, but rather by consistently showing them he cares.
This Minnesota researcher’s work is highlighting the connections between serious mental illness and cardiovascular disease
Those connections were investigated in two recently published studies conducted by Rebecca Rossom, MD, senior research investigator at HealthPartners Institute.
Minnesota’s ‘Irate’ advocate wants veterans to get the disability benefits they deserve
For the last decade, Eugene Newcombe has waged what he sees as a war of sorts against the Department of Veterans Affairs — to help fellow vets apply for disability compensation he believes they deserve.
National award named for Minnesota addiction treatment pioneer
The National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers is not only giving Peter Hayden its inaugural “Diversity, Inclusivity and Racial Equity Award,” the group is naming the award after him.
