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Mental Health

A collection of mental health news and resources.

The Improvised Life: Sam Miltich takes his message of jazz and mental health across Minn.

The Improvised Life: Sam Miltich takes his message of jazz and mental health across Minn.

Fifteen years ago, Sam Miltich was a teenager on top of the world. He taught himself how to play jazz guitar growing up in the woods outside Grand Rapids. And he got so good that at 18 he played in Europe and New York. Then, four years later, something happened that made it hard for Miltich to comprehend living, much less making a living playing jazz.
by Dan Kraker

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Alisa Roth on the criminalization of mental illness

Alisa Roth on the criminalization of mental illness

MPR's mental health reporter Alisa Roth gives the keynote address at a Hamline University conference on mental health and the criminal justice system.
by MPR News Staff

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Large majority of Minnesota homeless people have a mental illness

Large majority of Minnesota homeless people have a mental illness

A new study from the Wilder Foundation indicates nearly two-thirds of Minnesota's homeless population is living with a mental health condition, which can exacerbate their difficulty finding and keeping housing.
by Alisa Roth

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'Like a zombie': Mother of suspect in MOA attack tells his story

'Like a zombie': Mother of suspect in MOA attack tells his story

Becky Aranda recalls the mental health challenges of her son, the man accused of throwing a 5-year-old over a third-story railing at the Mall of America last month.
by Alisa Roth

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Argosy's demise may worsen Minnesota's psychologist shortage

Argosy's demise may worsen Minnesota's psychologist shortage

For-profit Argosy University once trained roughly a fifth of Minnesota's licensed psychologists. Its sudden closing has left students stranded and local mental health leaders worried about how to meet an already widening demand for psychologists in Minnesota.
by Alisa Roth

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Minnesota has some of the best and worst access to mental health care

A new study finds Minnesota counties have some of the nation's highest concentrations of mental health care providers per capita -- and some of the lowest.
by Alisa Roth

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