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.
Mental Health & Addiction
MinnPost’s Mental Health & Addiction coverage seeks to shine a light on issues that affect a huge number of Minnesota families yet are often ignored by the media, with author Andy Steiner writing stories related to mental health, addiction and the complex relationship between the two.
‘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.
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.
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.
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.
‘I needed to do something’: How a serial social entrepreneur is supporting Black mental health in the Twin Cities
In 2017, Marika Reese decided to start her own for-profit mental health agency, Ubuntu Care Services, with a focus is on African American clients. It was just the beginning.
Twin Cities’ Pink Cloud Foundation wins big at inaugural Anthem Awards
Created as a way to recognize organizations and individuals working toward lasting social change, Anthem Award winners are selected by members of the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences, a group of digital-industry experts and influencers.
COVID disruptions strain key mental health programs for Minnesota kids
COVID-forced closures have not only impacted the viability of Minnesota’s day-treatment programs, they’ve destabilized participants’ mental health.
How a UMD program is aiming to train — and keep — social workers in northern Minnesota
The University of Minnesota Duluth’s Providing Advanced Clinical Training (PACT) program offers $10,000 stipends to offset the cost of the unpaid internship requirement for social work masters’ degree students.
For Minnesota’s leading critic of expanding access to cannabis, the issue is professional. And personal.
George Realmuto is an outspoken advocate for limiting the scope of medical cannabis and for upping the legal age for recreational use, positions informed by his research as a psychiatrist — and by the loss of his daughter.
