mental health

RIDGWAY — Dickinson Center Inc. (DCI) and its parent company Journey Health System hosted an annual service awards luncheon Sept. 10 at The Royal Inn....

U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson joined colleagues Thursday in introducing the bipartisan Career and Technical Education (CTE) Student Mental Health and Welln...

Pennsylvania is in the midst of a mental health crisis. This health emergency isn’t just occurring in one county or region — it’s happening across the...

(Editor’s note: “What’s on Your Mind” is a weekly series where we ask members of our local community to share what has been occupying their thoughts a...

SMETHPORT — At Tuesday’s meeting, the McKean County commissioners approved funds for several municipalities and renewed contracts for the Department o...

COUDERSPORT — Five civil counts were filed earlier this month in U.S. District Court against Potter County, Potter County Jail employees and UPMC Cole...

Congress is poised to slash funding for the national Crime Victims Fund — which provides essential services to survivors of domestic abuse and sexual ...

MEDFORD, Mass. — Flerentin “Flex” Jean-Baptiste missed so much school he had to repeat his freshman year at Medford High outside Boston. At school, “y...

STRESS: Maybe it’s the times we live in, but anxiety levels are rising across the United States. What county would you suppose is the most stressed? A...

This year marks 50 years of Evergreen Elm’s services supporting individuals with intellectual disabilities and mental health disorders. Evergreen Elm ...

PETS: We know this is ground we’ve covered before, but it’s important for people and for animals, too. It’s the power of pets. We’re not talking about...

COUDERSPORT — Break the Chains Coalition has moved its Eighth Annual BTC Festival to Coudersport’s town square July 26 and 27. Opening with a prayer o...

ST. MARYS — The Emporium Knights of Columbus Council 990 and the Emporium Christabelle Club recently donated to Dickinson Center Inc.’s “Building for ...

Beacon Light Behavioral Health System, an affiliate of Journey Health System, announced its recent recognition in the Multisystemic Therapy (MST) comm...

ST. MARYS — Northwest Bank recently fulfilled a commitment to Dickinson Center Inc. (DCI), a non-profit organization and affiliate of Journey Health S...

HARRISBURG — Concluding a national search the Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers (PACHC) announced the appointment of Shelley Riser ...

The COVID-19 pandemic was a tipping point for the mental health of already vulnerable middle and high school students, according to a study by Dr. Sha...

DuBOIS — Children can become sad or angry when they lose a game or simply do not get their own way — that is normal behavior. When a child or teen can...

The change in one local veteran was so drastic, his children were compelled to ask, “Dad, is that you?” The improvement in overall wellbeing experienc...

WASHINGTON — Dr. Muhammed Javed, Upper Allegheny Health System (UAHS) board chair and Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) vice chair, joi...