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Healthy aging month: New training helps people reach out to those with mental health struggles

Healthy aging month: New training helps people reach out to those with mental health struggles

About one in five adults over age 55 experience a mental health condition or concern, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But it can be hard to know how to reach out to someone who might be struggling.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gretchen Brown

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Parents are facing alarming levels of stress

Parents are facing alarming levels of stress

Last week, the U.S. Surgeon General released a warning about the mental health of parents. MPR News host Angela Davis talked about why parents and caregivers are facing overwhelming stress and what can be done by individuals and through policies to better support families.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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As school begins, nurses face high turnover and heightened student mental health needs

As school begins, nurses face high turnover and heightened student mental health needs

Tuesday is the first day of school for many students and school nurses in some areas of the state are facing pressures on staffing and heightened mental health needs. Tara Cliff, health services supervisor at Eastern Carver County schools, said that turnover has been a challenge for her district.
by Nina Moini and Ngoc Bui

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The cost of senior care: Why aging farmers fear the nursing home

The cost of senior care: Why aging farmers fear the nursing home

Small family farmers are often “land rich, cash poor,” and nursing homes and other types of long-term care are expensive. Many worry about sacrificing their land to pay for care at the end of life.
by Juliana Kim and Tim Evans

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CentraCare to expand space, services in St. Cloud area

CentraCare to expand space, services in St. Cloud area

The $228.8 million expansion will create more space for outpatient services including orthopedics, neurosciences and rehabilitation — services that are in growing demand due to an aging population.
by Kirsti Marohn

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