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Gregory Klima, executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Lorain County, believes that long-term mental health requires three ingredients.

Two of the three common components — talk therapy and medication — can be relatively easy to come by, Klima said.

The third component is community, he said.

From noon to 6 p.m. Sept. 27, NAMI of Lorain County will present “Alternative Pathways to Mental Wellness” to help provide people with that elusive third ingredient, Klima said.

“That nontraditional extra helps bring it home,” he said. “It’s community, and it’s connection.

“When you go to talk therapy, you do it one-on-one with somebody. You’re not part of a community. When you take your medicine or you see your doctor, it’s just one-on-one.”

The event…

NORWOOD — Superintendent David Thomson is pleased to share that Norwood Public Schools will be hosting parent workshops throughout the month of May in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month.

Mental Health Awareness Month, observed in May, aims to bring awareness to the importance of mental health, fight stigma, provide support and advocate for policies that support millions affected by mental illness. 

All workshops will be offered to parents via Zoom and will start at 6:30 p.m. Zoom links will be shared via Parent Square.

Workshops will focus on important mental health issues and will feature a guest appearance by Ribas Associates and Publications Department Head for Special Education Jane Hardin. Hardin is also the co-author of two books,…

A telehealth startup that gained popularity during the pandemic has said it shared private patient data with tech giants Google, Meta, and TikTok for years.

As reported by TechCrunch(Opens in a new window), Cerebral, which is used by millions of people to search for therapy or mental health services, said it disclosed data collected from its online mental health self-assessment with third-party advertisers, as well as big tech.

The data was shared via tracking pixels, custom-built code that Meta, TikTok, and Google allow developers to embed in their apps and websites. As The Verge notes(Opens in a new window), Meta’s tracking pixel for instance can collect data about a user’s activity on a given app or website after an ad is clicked on the platform. Information is then tracked in…

The Ballston Spa softball team hopes that this weekend’s installment of its annual Grand Slam Tournament will bring awareness to another worthy cause.

The Grand Slam event has been dedicated to the fight against ALS since 2016. This year, the event will be dedicated to suicide awareness and menthal health support.

“One of our players, her father suffered from ALS and we wanted to support her and that cause,” Ballston Spa softball coach Amanda Fifield said. “Then, a family within our program was impacted by the the loss of someone due to suicide. We want to make a donation in their honor, and promote the awareness that there’s help out there for you.”

Prior to the 9 a.m. first pitch Saturday at Luther Forest Athletic Fields in Malta, Fifield will speak briefly before the…