mental health

“W” is for Whitten, Benjamin Otis (1886-1970). Physician. When Whitten retired in 1965, Whitten Village (as the facility was called) had a resident population of more than 2,500.

“W” is for Whitten, Benjamin Otis (1886-1970). Physician. When Whitten retired in 1965, Whitten Village (as the facility was called) had a resident population of more than 2,500.

The Charleston County School District says social media companies are to blame for a mental health crisis among students.

2021 data from the Kaiser Foundation shows about 3 out of every 25 suicides in South Carolina were of black people. A church workshop wants to change that.

Mental health has become a much-discussed topic in recent years. Those experiencing a mental health crisis often need someone who understands and has been where they are. A grant to the South Carolina Department of Mental Health aims to do just that.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. John Freedy about addressing mental health concerns during primary care visits. Dr. Freedy is a Professor of Family Medicine and he’s a family medicine physician at MUSC.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. John Freedy about addressing mental health concerns during primary care visits. Dr. Freedy is a Professor of Family Medicine and he’s a family medicine physician at MUSC.

An out-of-date jail and siloed thinking are giving way to holistic attention on the mental health of those who pass through the county's criminal justice system.

The U.S. Justice Department has announced a civil rights investigation into the treatment of people with mental illnesses by the state of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City and Oklahoma City police. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke said Thursday that the investigation will focus on whether adults with mental illnesses are wrongly institutionalized in settings such as psychiatric treatment centers rather than community-based settings. The investigation comes as the Justice Department is conducting similar investigations in Missouri, Kentucky, South Carolina, Minneapolis and Phoenix.

This episode of the South Carolina Lede for November 14, 2020, features: a look at the exponential growth of COVID-19 cases across the country; an update…