Washburn Center for Children: Where ‘the wild things’ are understood
As they prepare to occupy their new space, Dr. Anne Gearity and others reflect on their path to a deeper understanding of severely at-risk children.
Sarah T. Williams
A longtime reporter and editor at the Star Tribune, Sarah T. Williams later worked in communications for Planned Parenthood and the Hazelden Foundation.
Of men and monsters: ‘The Nazi and the Psychiatrist’ explores one of history’s most troubling questions
As he researched his book, author Jack El-Hai found his own assumptions about the “Nazi personality” being tested.
A voice for her mother and others diagnosed with mental illness
With the hope of helping others and reducing stigma, KMOJ’s Sanni Brown-Adefope is telling the story of her family’s experience with mental illness.
Dayton further explains his stand on medical marijuana
The governor denies suggesting that mothers of children with seizure disorders get the drug illegally, and says it’s unwise to bypass standard medical protocols.
Tearful mothers take issue with Gov. Dayton over medical marijuana
A Woodbury mother whose son has epilepsy said Dayton suggested that she obtain marijuana illegally. “I cannot, and I do not, advocate breaking the law,” Dayton said in a statement.
AA and the Twelve Steps come in for another drubbing
A new book points out flaws in research, questions the efficacy of prevailing treatment therapies, raises an eyebrow at “rehab” and rejects the “disease” construct.
A childhood of being ‘other’ informs her children’s mental-health work
Traci Hackmann was the middle child of 15 kids in a double-blended family in rural Iowa.
Youths at LifeSpan treatment center: ‘We’re here to get help’
Just like any other kids, they’re intelligent, funny, sometimes squirrelly and borderline sassy, and always incredibly thoughtful and deep.
Recovery Day on the Hill: Claiming their due as citizens and loved ones
A small, passionate group calls for more treatment resources, insurance equity, voter reforms, and immunity for good Samaritans.
Mental Health Day on the Hill: Looking for a home, not just a bed
Some people came to give back, others came to push for change, and still others for both reasons.
Drug Courts in Minnesota: Smart on crime, not ‘soft on crime’
Participants are held to account by a team of judges, prosecutors, public defenders, probation officers and community volunteers.
‘The Anonymous People’ are anything but anonymous
You can see for yourself during a free screening of the documentary on Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation’s social media website.
Children’s treatment center pulls the plug on Golden Valley location
Citing burdensome conditions and neighbors’ reactions, they’ll take their business elsewhere.
Looking at medical marijuana from opposite sides of the fence
She’s a major player and advocate of the state’s proposed medical marijuana legislation; he’s the country’s most outspoken opponent on the issue.
Golden Valley City Council reversal becomes a ‘teachable moment’
The mayor and council members vote unanimously to rescind a vote to deny a permit to a mental-health day treatment facility, buying more time for discussion.
What’s it really like to withdraw from heroin and painkillers?
It’s both not as bad and much worse than what you see on the big screen.
Soul-searching, second thoughts follow vote on mental-health facility
Golden Valley neighbors find themselves divided by fear and outrage.
Finding the lost good object: The poetry in psychoanalysis
Some psychoanalytic theory is very much alive and at work in the world, even as “the couch” disappears from modern therapeutic practice.
Pregnant and addicted: An awful burden to carry
The women’s paths to recovery and ability to carry their pregnancies to term depend on careful, evidence-based approaches.
Minnesota lawmakers move to get tough(er) on synthetic drugs
Attorney General Lori Swanson said that in spite of stronger laws, the battle is still “a game of Whac-A-Mole.”
