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988-Hotline Counselors Air Concerns: More Training Needed to Juggle a Mix of Calls
In the year and a half since its launch, 988 — the country’s easy-to-remember, three-digit suicide and crisis hotline — has received about 8.1 million calls, texts, and chats. While much attention has been focused on who is…
Preparing to Hang Up the Car Keys as We Age
Judith Graham
Lewis Morgenstern has made up his mind. When he turns 65 in four years, he’s going to sign an advance directive for driving.
The directive will say that when his children want him to stop getting behind the wheel,…
Medicare Advantage Is Popular, but Some Beneficiaries Feel Buyer’s Remorse
Medicare Advantage plans are booming — 30.8 million of the 60 million Americans with Medicare are now enrolled in the private plans rather than the traditional government-run program.
But a little-known fact: Once you’re in a…
What’s Indoor Air Quality Like in Long-Term Care Facilities During Wildfires? Worse Than…
Every year, wildfires across the western U.S. and Canada send plumes of smoke into the sky. When that smoke blows into southwestern Idaho’s Treasure Valley, it blankets Boise-area residents in dirty air.
They include seniors…
Líderes comunitarios alarmados por el aumento de la tasa de suicidios en hispanos
Si tú mismo o alguien que conoces está sufriendo una crisis de salud mental, contacta a la Línea de Prevención del Suicidio y Crisis del 988, llamando o texteando “988”.
DALTON, Georgia.- Un grupo, desde adolescentes hasta…
Rising Suicide Rate Among Hispanics Worries Community Leaders
If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.”
DALTON, Ga. ― A group from teens to seniors gathered in an office inside a…
Journalist Talks Distribution of Opioid Funds — And the Companies Angling for a Piece
KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed how business interests are positioning themselves and their wares to get a piece of the opioid settlement funds on “Marketplace” on Jan. 15. Pattani also discussed how state and…
Montana’s Effort to Expand Religious Exemptions to Vaccines Prompts Political Standoff
Montana lawmakers are in a standoff with the state’s health department over a package of sweeping changes to child care licensing rules that includes a disputed provision to allow religious exemptions to routine vaccinations for…
Climate Change Raises Pressure on Biden To Keep Workers Cooler
With climate change posing rising threats to human health, the Biden administration is drafting federal rules to protect construction crews, warehouse workers, delivery drivers and the rest of America’s workforce from extreme…
Insurance Doesn’t Always Cover Hearing Aids for Kids
Joyce Shen was devastated when doctors said her firstborn, Emory, hadn’t passed her newborn hearing screening. Emory was diagnosed with profound sensorineural hearing loss in both ears as an infant, meaning sounds are extremely…