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Nursing home residents face even lonelier holidays during the pandemic

Nursing home residents face even lonelier holidays during the pandemic

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Elderly people in nursing homes and assisted living facilities around the country haven't been able to hug a loved one in many months because …

Nursing home residents face even lonelier holidays during the pandemic

Nursing home residents face even lonelier holidays during the pandemic

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Young people's anxiety levels nearly doubled during first COVID-19 lockdown, study says

Young people's anxiety levels nearly doubled during first COVID-19 lockdown, study says

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Missouri hospitals work to prevent COVID-19 burnout for their nurses, doctors

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Putting up holiday decor early can help boost your mental health

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A Brighter Tomorrow: Be Well Community helps navigate the pandemic

A Brighter Tomorrow: Be Well Community helps navigate the pandemic

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Playing video games may make you happier, study finds

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New York City to test mental health response teams instead of police

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New study shows one-fifth of COVID-19 patients get a psychiatric diagnosis

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A Brighter Tomorrow: How to respond to stress amid delayed election results

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Study finds teens with extracurricular activities have better mental health

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A BRIGHTER TOMORROW: Growing mustaches for men’s mental and physical health

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Nigerian woman creates country's first mental health helpline

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This really is a crazy time: here are a dozen ways to cope

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A Brighter Tomorrow: CFD looking to help its own with mental health

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Trump signs law making 988 universal number for national suicide hotline

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7 ways to stay healthy (and sane) during the fall coronavirus surge

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A 'second wave' of mental health devastation due to COVID-19 is imminent, experts say

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Mental Illness Awareness Week: Here's what you need to know

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Being authentic on Facebook is better for your mental health researchers say

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A BRIGHTER TOMORROW Mother helps daughter with mental illness using free resources

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Post traumatic stress disorder may double risk of dementia new analysis finds

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Depression and anxiety during and after pregnancy may harm childhood development study finds

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COVID 19 school closings linked to increase in depression and suicide study finds

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A Brighter Tomorrow Columbia nurse self discovers new ways to stay positive

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Non profit band keeps the music alive for Miami seniors facing isolation during the pandemic

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A Brighter Tomorrow Local firefighter battles more than just a blaze

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When kids witness police violence the trauma doesnt end when the gun is holstered

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A BRIGHTER TOMORROW: Growing mustaches for men’s mental and physical health

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“Where the Trail Ends:” Kenneth Suttner’s mother commemorates son in memoir

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“Where the Trail Ends:” Kenneth Suttner’s mother commemorates son in memoir

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A Brighter Tomorrow: CFD looking to help its own with mental health

A Brighter Tomorrow: CFD looking to help its own with mental health

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