By Ken SainStaff Writer It’s no secret the pandemic caused a lot of stress for and children were not immune. Hygienists with the East Valley Community Dental Clinics noticed the problem last year and so they partnered with Southwest Behavioral and Health Services to address it. The children’s dental clinics […]
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New CareQuest Institute Report Reveals Growing Link Between Mental Health and Oral Health
BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CareQuest Institute for Oral Health® — a leading national nonprofit focused on creating a more accessible, equitable, and integrated oral health system — released a new report during Mental Health Awareness Month that spotlights the growing link between mental health and oral health. The new visual report, which is […]
Researchers highlight crisis in dental care for people with severe mental illness
Posted on 20 May 2022 People with severe mental illnesses are falling through the cracks when it comes to oral health care, according to new research. The study explores the reasons why people with severe mental illness – such as Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder – struggle to maintain good […]
How Mental Health Gyms Can Boost Your Well-Being
To improve your physical endurance, build up muscle or just bliss out on those exercise-induced endorphins, you can head to the gym or tune in to an online—workout. But what if you could take the same approach to boosting your mental fitness? Over the past two years, mental health gyms, […]
CDC on Benefits of a Later 2nd Vaccine Dose; Long COVID’s Link to Mental Health; and More
CDC: Some Can Benefit from Extended Time Between 1st and 2nd COVID Vaccine Doses Some people can safely increase the time interval between first and second doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines — from three weeks to as long as eight weeks, according to new guidance from the […]
Lawmakers seek bipartisan deal on child mental health bill | Health & Fitness
A group of Democratic and Republican state lawmakers on Friday unveiled the beginnings of what they pledged will be major overhaul of mental health services for children in Connecticut, an issue some repeatedly called a “crisis” that has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The roughly 100-page bill being offered […]