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TCHN Report // 26 Apr 2024
Rural Texas emergency departments face mounting mental health crisis
Across the state, rural hospitals face a shortage of mental healthcare providers. At the same time, the number of people experiencing mental health crises has increased, and these patients are often forced to seek care in the emergency rooms of rural hospitals, where they face long waits for treatment and use resources that are needed by patients with critical conditions.
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TCHN Report // 18 Apr 2024
Fort Worth, Houston ISD send more students to alternative education following vaping bill
Some Texas school districts are seeing sharp increases in the number of students removed from class as a result of a new law requiring students caught with vaping devices be placed in disciplinary alternative schools.
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TCHN Report // 18 Feb 2024
As more students seek mental health services, college counseling centers struggle to hire staff
Texas colleges and universities are struggling to keep up with the demand for mental health services amid a statewide shortage of care providers.
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TCHN Report // 17 Dec 2023
Some veterans struggle with mental health during the holiday season
Approximately 1.4 million veterans call Texas home, and the holidays can be particularly difficult for some.
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TCHN Report // 14 Dec 2023 // The Texas Tribune
Stigma and language barriers complicate treating Hispanics with Alzheimer's disease
Hispanics are almost twice as likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease than white Americans, according to the Alzheimer's Association. But experts say that cultural factors likely mean that the disease is even more prevalent among Hispanics than these numbers suggest.
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TCHN Report // 25 Oct 2023
Texas border counties hardest hit by Alzheimer’s
Border counties in Texas rank amongst the highest in the nation for Alzheimer’s, and Latinos feel the effects almost twice as much as non-Hispanic white Americans.
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Data Short // 24 Oct 2023
Distance to VA services and long waitlists present a challenge for veterans
Texas is home to approximately 1.4 million veterans, and for some, access to a VA healthcare can be difficult.
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Data Short // 24 Oct 2023
Halloween doesn’t have to be spooky for kids with diabetes
Having diabetes doesn’t mean you or your child can’t enjoy the holiday season.