Posts tagged mississippi news
Live life or take it? Pandemic brings increased distress and thoughts of suicide

Sometimes acclaimed poet C. T. Salazar of Columbus marvels, “Oh, good Lord, what a great life I have.”

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Telemental health provides access and convenience. But can the advantages overcome WiFi woes and the technologically challenged?

Jen Cornett of Brandon goes for grief counseling to recover from the sudden death of her boyfriend in November.

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Rising drug costs imperil mental health treatment

Magdalin Fulce used to take three different prescription medications for anxiety and depression.

She doesn’t take any now, not because she doesn’t need it, but because she can’t afford it.

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Telemental health visits soar in Mississippi during the pandemic. Is it a stopgap measure or a roadmap for the future?

University of Mississippi student Johnny Douglas of Oxford was worried that his therapy for depression and anxiety might stop in its tracks when the COVID-19 pandemic started.

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MCIR Student Correspondents Report on COVID-19 – Its Impact on their Peers and Community

In March, Millsaps College was one of over 1,100 colleges in the nation that was forced to close its doors due to the surge in the coronavirus pandemic and transition from in-person classes to online-only instruction. As a result, students’ lives were turned upside down and they were faced with the harsh reality of our new normal.

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COVID-19 confirmed at four Mississippi mental health facilities Dozens of patients, staff members infected.

The Mississippi Department of Mental Health confirmed Friday that 56 patients and an unknown number of staff at four of its 12 facilities have confirmed COVD-19 infections—a much higher number than reported previously, according to figures from the agency.

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Parchman inmate’s death tied to COVID-19

COVID-19 may have claimed the life of an inmate at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman.

The Mississippi Department of Corrections issued a statement Monday evening about the inmate, who died Saturday. His test for the novel coronavirus came back positive after his death.

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Mississippi’s Health Care Cuts Are Costing Lives to COVID-19, Former Chancellor says

State cuts to the health care system over the past decade are costing lives now in the battle against a coronavirus pandemic, says the former chancellor over the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

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‘It’s easy to overlook the impact of COVID-19 on people with serious mental-health issues’

Cortney Hood of Tupelo knows the coronavirus pandemic is rattling her. She can see it in her daily routine.

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