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Workplace mental health at risk as key federal agency faces cuts
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, key to workplace mental health efforts, faces budget and staffing ...
Federal employees bracing after Supreme Court greenlights widespread layoffs
A Supreme Court decision giving the Trump administration the greenlight to lay off tens of thousands of employees threatens ...
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LGBTQ+ suicide hotline workers in NY and NJ face layoffs after federal funding cut
A dozen local crisis counselors are among more than 200 nationwide expected to lose their jobs this month, after a federal ...
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VA crisis line employees juggling multiple texts and chats from veterans
The Veterans Crisis Line has responded to 787,000 contacts so far this fiscal year. That includes over 125,000 chats and ...
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Culturally competent care is the key to inclusive mental health benefits
If employers want to reach every employee, they need to make sure their benefit offerings meet a variety of diverse needs.
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CommUnity Crisis Services set to lay off nearly 50 employees later this month
Nearly 50 people are set to be laid off from CommUnity Crisis Services in Iowa City later this month after federal funding ...
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Congress takes first step toward equal coverage of mental, physical disability coverage
A new bill in Congress aims to end a longstanding disparity that limits long-term disability coverage for mental health and ...
Lawsuit alleges sexual misconduct by Gándara Center employee against WMass patient
The plaintiff’s attorneys hope this lawsuit will head off any further alleged abusive treatment by Gándara staff towards its ...
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Workplace mental health at risk as key federal agency faces cuts
As part of the mass firing of federal workers this spring, NIOSH was slated to lose upward of 900 employees.After pushback from members of Congress — primarily over coal miner and first ...