Birth & Depression: The Unspoken ConversationMay 16, 2024 10:00 AMBy Jessica BariThis special program looks at the under-recognized public health issue of postpartum depression and the challenge of treatment. We’ll hear first-hand from people who have experienced it.
Schizophrenia: Finding Home on a Hard RoadMay 16, 2024 9:00 AMBy Jessica BariThis program shares stories about schizophrenia that don’t make the headlines. We’ll hear from people living with this illness and from leading experts about new treatments that make it possible to manage.
Incarcerated with Mental IllnessMay 15, 2024 9:00 AMBy Jessica BariThis program brings together stories of people who have lived with mental illness while incarcerated.
The Burden of BeingMay 14, 2024 9:00 AMBy Jessica BariThis special program explores the unique mental health burdens of Black women and girls in the United States.
The Homelessness Crisis & Mental HealthMay 13, 2024 9:00 AMBy Jessica BariThis program will take you to the streets of New York City to hear directly from people who have lived homeless about what they needed most.
Play4min 10secPsychosis care model gives new hope to young patientsMay 13, 2024 4:00 AMBy Estelle Timar-WilcoxPsychosis comes with a slew of treatment challenges. In the last decade, a new program model has seen success with treating patients as soon as they start showing symptoms. One Minnesota patient says this care is the reason he’s back on his feet and planning his future.
The first person to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has diedMay 12, 2024 7:25 PMBy Emma Bowman Richard Slayman died almost two months after the historic procedure, the Boston hospital where he had the transplant said Saturday. At 62, he had the transplant to treat his end-stage kidney disease.
May Mental Health Month 2024May 12, 2024 4:00 PMBy Jessica BariThis mental health month, join Call to Mind with five new specials. Each broadcast hour focuses on a timely mental health topic and explores emerging research, shares stories of people living with mental illness, and features interviews with top experts.
Local governments struggle to distribute their share of billions from opioid settlementsMay 12, 2024 11:45 AMBy The Associated PressSettlement money to help stem the decades-long opioid addiction and overdose epidemic is rolling out to small towns and big cities across the U.S., but advocates worry that chunks of it may be used in ways that don't make a dent in the crisis.
St. Paul Public Schools graduates first EMT trainees May 11, 2024 8:00 AMBy Anika BesstTwelve seniors graduated from St. Paul Public School’s EMT training program on Friday. It’s the first-ever class for the district and a possible way forward in a crisis for emergency medicine.