mental health

(TNS) Sometimes Liv Tempesta feels like she doesn’t have any emotions. That comes with the territory when you’re coping with clinical depression. The ...

3.196 billion. That’s the number of social media users worldwide in 2018, which is up 13% according to The Global Digital Report . In today's culture ...

OLEAN — As the mother of a troubled adult son, April Prutsman understands the challenges facing other parents dealing with adult children in the throe...

A recent study by Cigna found that nearly half of Americans feel alone or left out. David M. Cordani, president and chief executive officer of Cigna, ...

May is winding down, and with it National Mental Health Awareness Month. Each May there’s a burst of awareness and action aimed at mental health and t...

OLEAN — Over the past three years, members of the Olean Family YMCA who have mental illness could receive counseling at the facility through the Swizz...

OLEAN — Mike Veny would occasionally pause his mental health presentation Monday morning at Olean High School to play the drums. In addition to helpin...

DEAR HARRIETTE: My mother suffers from seasonal affective disorder (SAD), which is basically a state of depression that comes as a result of the seaso...

OLEAN — Directions in Independent Living Inc.’s three watchwords are acceptance, inclusion and empowerment. “Empowerment doesn’t come without inclusio...

After the massacre of 17 students in Parkland, Fla., I make two observations — and one admittedly facetious proposal. First many tea party politicians...

Most of us are aware that biometric scores such as blood sugar, cholesterol levels and body mass are all key health indicators. Now there’s a new numb...

You know you need help: you have personal issues that cry for immediate attention, for mental health care. But, where do you go? There are no billboar...

OLEAN — Every December, Edward and Kathy Smith would walk through Lincoln Park with their daughter and two grandchildren to look at the holiday lights...

It was a rather bleak day for Derric McElheney when he was turned out on the street by a relative more than eight years ago and had no place to go exc...

OLEAN — Cattaraugus County Public Health Director Dr. Kevin Watkins was disappointed to discover last week that the county remains mired at the bottom...

When you first wake up, you probably hit the snooze button on your alarm clock — you know, the one on your smartphone. Later on in the day, you might ...

When dealing with the stresses and burdens of daily life, many people turn to psychologists or other mental health specialists for help. This can ofte...

OLEAN — The new Cattaraugus County Health Department’s Community Health Assessment and Improvement Plan will add a focus next year of promoting mental...