Seasonal Affective Disorder, also known as SAD, tends to reemerge every fall and winter. The disorder often reaches its peak around December, but symptoms frequently start in September and October.
While class is just beginning for many students, some have been hard at work to prepare for the 2023-24 school year to support their peers' mental wellness.
School districts across Wisconsin have a little more opportunity to build up resources for students to support their mental well-being heading into the new school year.
More than 42 million Americans are infected with the human papillomavirus, or HPV. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said say nearly everyone will be infected with the virus at some point in their lives.
The annual Mosinee 4th of July Festival and Parade includes a wide array of booths and activities including face painting, children’s books and delectable treats for all to enjoy. The owner of one booth isn’t trying to make money though. Instead, she’s trying to raise money for a cure for the progressive neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALS.
In January, Gov. Tony Evers declared 2023 as the year of mental health, calling it a “burgeoning crisis.” He laid out roughly $500 million in mental health budget priorities, many focused on supporting kids. However, many of those requests have been reduced or cut as the budget moves through the legislature.
As the summer months bring warmer weather and increased sunlight, the presence of blue-green algae, also known as cyanobacteria, will likely become a growing concern in the Wausau area. Blue-green algae, which can be highly toxic to humans and animals, can be present year-round but it’s much more likely in the summer months for a variety of reasons.
The Wisconsin Assembly is scheduled to vote Wednesday on a Republican-authored, bipartisan bill opposed by anti-abortion groups that would allow pharmacists to prescribe and dispense birth control.
Kids interact with a lot of spaces in the community. Increasingly, the adults in those spaces are needing to be trained in how to help children learn to manage their mental health; this includes the people who expect to see kids for things like ear infections.
Helping provide students with resources to have an equal opportunity to succeed is nothing new for schools. However, in 2023 there are more needs, particularly mental health deficiencies, needing to be addressed than even a few years ago.
It’s officially summer break for families and with sports tournaments and summer vacations, it might actually feel a little more hectic than even the school year.
Not all wounds are visible; that is the message one woman from Marshfield wants to spread to normalize mental health struggles, in her case post-traumatic stress disorder.
Knowing what to say or how to connect with kids to let them open up about the difficulties they are facing can be challenging, but doing so is important to support kids’ mental wellness.
After analyzing all of the data and elements impacting kids’ mental well-being, the Wisconsin Office of Children’s Mental Health landed on fostering social connectedness as a key area to make the most change.
As school ends, summer marks a time to keep a close eye on your teenage kids. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health asked kids ages 12-18 when they first used drugs or alcohol and year after year, summer is the season of experimentation.
Kids do not always verbally express what is going on with them, especially if they do not know how. This can lead to behaviors adults find to be difficult, but educators say the behaviors are a form of communication themselves. Often they are symptoms of more troubling issues impacting students' mental well-being.
On April 25, Ben and Claire Heindel received a message no parent ever wants to hear, their 19-month-old son Emmett being diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia.
As you’re making your weekend plans, some very energized teens will be looking to give your mental health a positive boost. On Sunday, students from Wausau and Merrill’s ‘Raise Your Voice’ clubs are hosting walk events.
Addressing mental health and substance use continue to be among the top needs in the community health assessments nonprofit hospitals provide. Suicide is a particular focus that data show is creeping into the thoughts of younger and younger people, even before the age of 10.
Geographic atrophy affects approximately one million people in the United States and is commonly associated with both dry and wet macular degeneration.
Patients are beginning to speak up following the second round of layoffs at Marshfield Clinic in 2023. Of the 222 positions listed on the WARN notice, one had a very specific title that stands out and hits a community of people with a rare disease.
After nearly three years, the Marshfield Clinic is now being gifted back the hope lodge which was run by the American cancer society. the building will be paid for by the American cancer society.
According to the Community Blood Center, one in seven patients entering a hospital requires blood to be available. Blood cannot be synthetically made, making donations from volunteers the only way to provide blood to those in need.
The Eye Clinic of Wisconsin has opened its eighth office in Marshfield and beginning Monday, Drs. Douglas Edwards, John Flatter, Afua Shin, and Christiana Gandy will begin seeing patients.
Monday night, the world watched in disbelief as Damar Hamlin went into sudden cardiac arrest and collapsed during an NFL game. While the scene was shocking, the rapid response of medical personnel undoubtedly gave Hamlin a far better chance at survival.
With only ten days to go, Insurance Commissioner Nathan Houdek urges Wisconsinites that need health insurance coverage, to apply and get coverage before the annual open enrollment period ends.
For many Americans, ushering in the new year means developing a list of resolutions. Becoming a healthier eater is one resolution that is most frequently seen, and there’s evidence to back it up.
It happens every year. You’re excited to get in shape, quit smoking, or eat better to achieve your goal in January, but by February your New Year’s resolution has gone out the window.
It’s almost the end of 2022 and many of us are full of holiday food and lack the motivation to work out. Yet, we still want to see a change in the new year.
After much-needed time to relax with family and friends over Christmas, getting back into your fitness routine in the new year can be quite the challenge, specifically when it comes to working out.
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