Mental health

Hardin County talks mental health

At the Oct. 11 meeting of the Hardin County Commissioners Court, members voted to approve measures aimed at ensuring mental health options for constituents under county care.

The impact of isolation on solitary seniors

It’s no secret, and certainly no surprise, that loneliness can lead to depression, and that mental and physical health are strongly correlated. During the COVID-19 pandemic, a large portion of the nation’s population was forced into seclusion to stem the spread of the highly transmissible virus.

'But for the grace of God'

As it turns out, mental health unwellness isn’t especially uncommon, according to Baptist Behavioral Health Center LPC Supervisor Garrett Craven, M.Ed. In fact, the 23-career veteran asserts, the number of persons seeking treatment for mental health issues is higher now than he’s ever seen.

Self-care for sanity

As Southeast Texans wade through the wreckage of the pandemic – inflation, joblessness, working jobs on skeletons crews, homeschooling students, mourning those lost to COVID-19, endless reports of crime and mayhem in communities that once felt safe, and the list goes on – mental health providers...