Minnesota tattoo artists raise awareness for mental healthMarch 9, 2019 4:00 AMBy Associated PressThe semicolon has become a symbol of resilience for people facing or impacted by mental illness, the St. Cloud Times reported. A semicolon tattoo can be a permanent reminder not to give up.
Play51min 38secSpotlight on mental health policyFebruary 18, 2019 1:00 PMBy Mike Mulcahy, Julie Siple, and Sam ChooAs a part of Call to Mind we are having a discussion about why people who need mental health care are unable to access it, and why funding challenges persist.
Play6min 28secTo get mental health help for a child, desperate parents relinquish custodyJanuary 3, 2019 7:44 AMBy Christine Herman Doctors told Toni and Jim Hoy their young son needed intensive, specialized care away from home — institutional services that cost at least $100,000 a year. Insurance wouldn't cover the cost.
Play4min 31secSt. Paul police expanding new mental health unitDecember 24, 2018 4:00 AMBy Alisa RothThe St. Paul Police Department deals with thousands of expensive calls related to mental health problems. They're expanding its mental health unit to help deal with calls that are not crisis level.
A new way to get college students through a psychiatric crisis — and back to schoolDecember 18, 2018 1:49 PMBy Cheryl Platzman Weinstock A partnership between a mental health care provider and colleges is redefining emergency mental health care on campus — helping students get needed care without losing track of their academic goals.
Suicide deaths increase significantly in MinnesotaDecember 17, 2018 3:41 PMBy Tim NelsonThe rate of suicide increased significantly in Minnesota in the last several years, according to new data from the Minnesota Department of Health.
St. Paul City Council funds police mental health unit expansionDecember 13, 2018 2:16 PMBy Alisa RothLess than a year after the St. Paul Police Department debuted a mental health unit, the city council agreed to fund its expansion.
Play4min 07secAn old Minnesota jail is now a leader for inmate mental healthNovember 28, 2018 4:00 AMBy Dan GundersonClay County's jail was, not long ago, the oldest in Minnesota. Now, it's home to what officials are calling the state's most unique approach to mental health care of inmates.
Minnesota's depression treatment outcomes are, well, depressingOctober 30, 2018 12:23 PMBy Bill CatlinA new study shows Minnesota's mental health system is not very effective at treating depression and isn't improving.
Prosecutor: Deputies justified in killing Chanhassen teenOctober 11, 2018 12:51 PMBy Alisa Roth and MPR News StaffLethal force was the only option left for two Carver County deputies as 16-year-old Archer Amorosi charged at one of them with a hatchet and realistic looking gun, the county attorney said Thursday.