Bill eases prescribing rules for psychiatric drugs
(The Center Square) – Pennsylvanians and professionals in the field agree: the mental health crisis throughout the state has reached a critical point. Data shows roughly 2,000 residents die by suicide each year and the number of children, adolescents and adults reporting symptoms of mental illness continues to rise in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Pennsylvania Psychological Association recently held a press conference ahead of National Mental Illness...
Hawaii’s Prison System Confronts ‘A Huge Mental Health Crisis’
Chaylvin Oliveira-Kalama called his family almost every day from Halawa prison, and before he died he told his mother the voices he heard in his head were getting worse. The 30-year-old inmate had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and depression. Sometimes the voices that only he could hear advised him that if he killed himself, his mother and her husband would be “safe.”
4 severe mental traumas from being in prison
Incarceration is a challenging experience that often leaves indelible marks on an individual’s mental health. Mental traumas from being in prison highlights the severe psychological impacts that inmates face during and after their time in the penal system. This article delves into four severe mental traumas from being in prison, aiming to shed light on this critical issue.