ANN ARBOR — An annual Michigan event prompted Jim and Sarah Harbaugh to act Tuesday night in Ann Arbor. Midway through the Michigan Student-Athlete Advisory Committee’s annual “Mock Rock” event at the Power Center, the night’s main beneficiary — Fresh Start Clubhouse — put on a presentation that stole the show and drew the loudest […]

Getting your loved one help in Texas: In a psychiatric emergency, the more you know about your state’s laws and treatment options, the better prepared you will be to respond in the most effective way possible. These resources will help: Essential information on who may initiate proceedings leading to mandatory treatment State standards for emergency […]

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Mental health issues in populations can lead to increased crime, increased poverty and lower health conditions. Texas mental health resources are scattered throughout the state and rural and inner city areas are undeserved. Most areas in Texas do not have an acceptable number of mental health professionals and access, according to industry […]

WICHITA FALLS, TX (KAUZ) – There is no shame in having a mental illness. That’s the message a new local support group is sending to the families, friends and caretakers of loved ones with mental health issues. Tim and Karen Carr started Hope for Mental Health after their daughter was diagnosed a couple of years […]

Purdue graduate student selected for Dean Betty Nelson Service Award Nichole Ramirez wants people struggling with mental illness to know they are not alone. Ramirez, a doctorate student from El Paso, Texas, studying engineering education at Purdue University, said a stigma surrounds mental illness. That’s why, she said, it’s important to raise awareness, especially on college campuses, where one […]

“You have to deal with obtaining sobriety first before dealing with other situations that are disturbing you. Today, I have 37 years of sobriety.” Photo via Debby Wong/Shutterstock.com Buzz Aldrin is famous for being one of the first people to walk on the moon back in 1969. But he’s made significant strides on Earth as […]

New York Jets wide receiver Brandon Marshall paid a visit to Silicon Valley this week to explore opportunities and potential partnerships with tech companies around mental health issues. Part of the reason for his visit was because, in 2011, Marshall was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. He spent three months in an outpatient program and now recognizes […]