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The state awarded USF $5 million in recurring funds to create the Florida Center for Behavioral Health Workforce. Many Floridians live where mental health professionals are sparse.
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The 'Do More, Feel Better' program trains seniors to help other older adults plan activities, which can boost mental health.
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The bill would allow chaplains to act as counselors in public K-12 schools in Florida. The state has a shortage of school guidance counselors.
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Lawmakers have filed bills that would allow Medicaid beneficiaries with “serious mental illness” to avoid a practice known as step therapy in receiving medications.
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Watching his friends - and himself - return to normal after the massacre in 2018, Kai Koerber created an app built on AI to help people manage their emotions.
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Lopez Negrete Communications has created public service announcements for television free of charge in English and Spanish.
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The three-digit number was launched to make it easier for people having a mental health crisis to access help. It replaced a ten-digit number.
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Dr. Cindy Bigbie asserts that trauma - particularly early in life - is a primary driver of negative behaviors.
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States across the south, including Florida, will soon receive federal dollars to hire more mental health professionals for K-12 public schools.
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The annual expo provides a showcase for the many local resources to help people in distress.