Supporting Mental Health: Addressing a New Public Health Crisis
ASTHO Legislative Prospectus | Prevention 2023 state legislative action on mental health.
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Building a Culture of Care: Art, Quiet, and Animal Therapy
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This post highlights three strategies health department leaders can explore to reduce staff stress and burnout in the office: quiet spaces, art on display, and allowing pets in the office.
Addressing Privacy Concerns of Using Mental Healthcare via Telehealth
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In an effort to help meet demand, some states and territories have joined interjurisdictional licensing compacts that allow a mental healthcare provider licensed in one state to provide care in ...
Helping the Helpers Address Youth Mental Health
A public health approach is needed to address youth mental health by supporting frontline staff through a “helping the helpers” model. In this episode, experts discuss strategies and promising state ...
Building a Culture of Care: Showing Appreciation for Your Public Health Team
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As part of ASTHO’s Public Health - Hope, Equity, Resilience, and Opportunity initiative, we are using this post to highlight some acts of thanks for organization leaders and supervisors to consider.
Building a Culture of Care: Leadership in Public Health Agencies
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Building a Culture of Care: Leadership in Public Health Agencies astho, association of state and territorial health officials, association of state and territorial health officials astho, state ...
Improving School Workforce Capacity to Address Youth Mental Health
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The youth mental health crisis has created the need for a comprehensive workforce response, which requires educators and school administrative staff, school-based mental health professionals, and ...
Men and Firearms: Proven Public Health Interventions to Curb Violence
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The recent mass shootings in Buffalo, Uvalde, and elsewhere across the country, have drawn renewed attention to firearm violence as a major public health issue in our nation. It’s a particularly ...
School-Based Strategies are Crucial to Supporting Adolescent Girls’ Mental Health
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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a particularly negative impact on the mental health of adolescent girls. Fortunately, state legislators have been addressing school-based mental health through ...
States Stepping Up to Support Families and Reduce Adverse Childhood Experiences
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Research confirms that strengthening economic supports can improve parental mental health, children’s health, education, and social outcomes.
Supporting Breastfeeding and Maternal Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This ASTHOBrief discusses how breastfeeding acts as a protective factor for maternal mental health, negative impacts of COVID-19 on breastfeeding and maternal mental health, state actions to improve ...