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The Village Healing and Writing Circle for Men of Color is a local effort to help black men, who are often dismissive of seeking mental health help, open up about their experiences and the world of therapy.

How two Black men use their experience to help peers address mental health challenges

Jada Jones

Nationally, only 4% of mental health professionals are Black, which means prospective Black clients have fewer options to find someone they can relate to.

Min Liu, of the Asian American Civic Scholars, holds a battery-powered candle on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, during a press conference in relation to recent mass shootings in California that have targeted the Asian community at City Hall.

St. Louis Asian support groups offer mental health resources after deadly California shootings

Britny Cordera

The Missouri Asian American Youth Foundation presses Missouri lawmakers for stricter gun control laws and equitable access to mental health care.

CareSTL Health plans to open the proposed Ville Wellness Campus next year. It will include physical, behavioral and occupational therapy services. Also, the $25 million center also will house 120 affordable living units for north St. Louis residents. Housing units will open in February 2023 and the clinic will open in August 2023.

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CareSTL Health plans to offer alternatives to opioids, housing in the Greater Ville

Andrea Y. Henderson

CareSTL Health is creating a new health center in the Greater Ville neighborhood of north St. Louis. When complete next year, the Ville Wellness Center will house a drive-thru pharmacy and physical, occupational and behavioral therapy clinics.

Rates of adolescent depression, anxiety and mental health distress have risen since the start of the COVIFD-19 pandemic.

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Struggling with mental health? St. Louis psychiatrist’s app can help

Emily Woodbury

Dr. Dale Anderson discusses the benefits of cognitive behavioral therapy on "St. Louis on the Air."

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A Space For Men Of Color To Heal From Societal Trauma

Lara Hamdan

Jermar Perry and Bryant Antoine are social workers and friends. They graduated together from St. Louis University's Master of Social Work program in May…

Medical professionals at Johns Hopkins University are studying therapeutic uses of psilocybin mushrooms. Independent of that clinical work, some St. Louisans are using psychedelic drugs to self-medicate depression, stress and other mental health concerns.

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Some St. Louisans Find Therapy, Meaning In Psychedelics As Researchers Study Benefits

Nancy Fowler

When 76-year-old Mary Sennewald of St. Louis was a young woman, she was profoundly depressed and suffered from migraines. Therapy and medication weren’t…

Ben Zeno, Casa de Salud's mental health coordinator, stands in the clinic's lobby. Since it's opened in 2018, the clinic has provided low-cost or free therapy to more than 300 people.

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St. Louis Clinic Provides Counseling To Immigrants By Giving Therapists Free Space

Sarah Fentem

After years of preparation, Casa de Salud, the low-cost clinic for uninsured immigrants and refugees, is providing mental health services to 100 people a…

The Gender Workbook for Kids will be published in April.

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Kids who struggle with gender identity will soon have a new resource

Nancy Fowler

Children who grapple with their gender identity often start asking questions in their toddler years.They may demand parents call them "her" instead of…

Lenita Newberg (left) and Neil Altman (right) talk about the therapeutic practice of psychoanalysis.

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Psychoanalysis is helping people understand race, class and culture

Lara Hamdan

On Friday’s St. Louis on the Air, host Don Marsh talked with Neil Altman about understanding race, social class and culture through a psychoanalytic lens.…

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Telephone treatment of depression is effective, but for how long?

Robert Joiner

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 18, 2012 - Many therapists turn to the telephone to counsel patients for depression when issues…