BELOIT, Wis. — “I want to help someone to not be scared of someone like me.” That’s what 37-year-old Dawn Paulson said about having schizoaffective disorder. After years of hospitalizations, Paulson has finally found the right medication and therapy to help her gain the stability ...
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — It’s clear the coronavirus has taken a tremendous toll on the physical health of North Carolinians. But experts say its impact on mental health has been significant, too. Statewide data shows symptoms of depression and anxiety have tripled amid the pandemic, according ...
Attention paddlers-kayakers, canoers, SUPers, and more! There’s a new incentive to grab your kayak and get out on the Greenway to explore the West Branch of the Susquehanna River. The Susquehanna Greenway Partnership (SGP) is excited to launch the West Branch Paddle Club: a program ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Many of the suspects in mass attacks in the U.S. last year had experienced stressful situations, like losing their job, or had struggled with substance abuse or mental health issues, according to a Secret Service report released Thursday. The cases highlight the importance ...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Marine Corps veteran knelt for nine hours at the Utah Capitol to call attention to racial injustice, police brutality and mental health. Shane Brooks said people of color with mental illness are “looked at as if they have already committed a crime” and some end ...
Bring a lawn chair and wear a mask to the Heisey House lawn on Monday the 17th to see the film-noir thriller “The Night of the Hunter” (1955 with Robert Mitchum, Lillian Gish, Shelley Winters) and on Aug. 31 to see the 1947 comedy “The Egg and I” (Fred MacMurray and Claudette Colbert). ...
There’s this house that I show on tours, when I’m walking with people down Main Street. Normally I don’t walk right up to the house; it can be seen from the corner of Main and Grove without making people hike clear to the end of the block. So I just point to it from half a block away, and ...
Months into working from home, it’s time to check in with yourself. How is your work-life balance? Have you figured out when and how you work best? And when did you last shower? As work and home life meld, it’s difficult to maintain boundaries, stay productive and take care of your mental ...
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Police and probation officers in 23 South Dakota counties will soon be equipped with tablet computers so they can connect people in mental distress with mental health professionals, under a pilot program announced Thursday. The initiative was spearheaded by Supreme ...
One of the more popular books read to children is the “Very Hungry Caterpillar.” The story follows a large caterpillar as it eats its way through various foods as a subtle way to teach counting and an insect’s life cycle, from egg to butterfly. A very similar story is occurring in our ...
The (Johnstown) Tribune-Democrat, via AP OHIOPYLE, Pa. — There is a rock surface at Ohiopyle State Park called “the crack.” Made of sandstone, it is divided by a fissure that leads to a landing about 25 or so feet off the ground and then to a wider opening that provides access to the ...
LONDON (AP) — The foundation of Britain's Prince William and Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge have awarded almost 1.8 million pounds ($2.3 million) to support the mental health of front line workers and others affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The couple’s Royal Foundation Covid-19 ...
There’s no telling what Gertrude Kistler might have been. She could have been anything — A teacher, a writer, a politician. But we don’t know. As she died a hundred years ago, we never will. By the present time, she’d have been long dead anyway, of course — Very few people live to ...
The 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends that adults consume 2–3 cups of vegetables per day. Despite these recommendations, recent data show that only 1 in 10 US adults eat the recommended amount of vegetables each day. Vegetable consumption among American youth is also ...
BURLINGTON, Vt. — On an idyllic summer evening not far from the shore of Lake Champlain, the immortal words of William Shakespeare float from a lush backyard, professionally performed -- for an audience of six. Jena Necrason of the Vermont Shakespeare Festival throws herself into the role ...
LONDON — In the end, Sir Tom didn’t need to rise. On a day infused with emotion, Queen Elizabeth II tapped the blade of a sword once owned by her father on the slender shoulders of 100-year-old Tom Moore, making a hero of a nation a knight of the realm Friday. Moore captivated the ...
Wisteria are among the most beautiful vines when they flower. They can also be very frustrating when they don’t. “Why won’t my wisteria bloom?” is a question I’ve heard many times. Learning a little more about the different species of wisteria that can be grown in Central Pennsylvania ...
The Tiadaghton Declaration of Independence. You’ve heard of it. If you live in Clinton County, you probably know the story. I mean, I’ll recap anyway, just in case you’re new here. Also because I have about 800 words to fill. A group of men who lived in Fort Horn, at present-day ...
We hope all of you continue to be safe and sanitized! We don’t want anyone to miss any of our events. Our schedule has been revised to reflect the times and advisories. The Heisey House is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Groups ...
NEW YORK — It wasn’t just the leadership opportunities or seeing his best friends or even escaping months stuck at home because of the coronavirus pandemic that had Rory Sederoff thinking 2020 would be one of his best summers ever. This would have been the Toronto teenager's 15th year at ...