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Tag: Mental health

Health

A civilized approach to mental illness pays off in Duluth

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 23, 2019, 8:47 AM May 23, 2019
4 Comments

Duluth police have had 31 percent fewer mental health-related calls, a confirmation that a more civilized approach to dealing with mental illness is working and deserves expansion throughout the state. Read more →

Health · Politics

An assessment of the president’s mental health

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 9, 2019, 7:06 AM May 9, 2019
59 Comments

We’re probably never going to see the full Mueller report on Russia’s interference in the 2016 election in support of the person who won the election, but a group of psychiatrists have used the redacted version to offer a clinical diagnosis of the president’s mental health. Read more →

Health · Sports

Former NHL player reveals his brush with suicide

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 13, 2019, 7:07 AM Mar 13, 2019
4 Comments

A little over a year ago, Jamie Baker, a lunchpail NHL player for the Quebec Nordiques, Ottawa Senators, San Jose Sharks and Toronto Maple Leafs back in the day, had a few moments with his own thoughts during his current job as a TV analyst for the San Jose Sharks. That’s when he decided that he would kill himself. Read more →

Health · Sports

Hockey coach focused on state tournament while carrying weight of son’s suicide

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 22, 2019, 8:08 AM Feb 22, 2019
4 Comments

If you’re the type to toss the sports section from the daily newspaper, you’ll miss a well-written and bittersweet story about a father who’s trying to press on after his son killed himself. Read more →

Health

A Duluth woman’s path to homelessness

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 10, 2018, 7:03 AM Dec 10, 2018
9 Comments

Roberta Kriegh, 37, has been homeless since the dog she depended on for emotional support died. It’s hard to see how she has any path out of her problem. Read more →

Health

Company tries providing mental health care at Walmart

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 26, 2018, 9:39 AM Nov 26, 2018
11 Comments

In mental health care, is something better than nothing? Some experts and an intermediary between providers and insurance companies disagree. Read more →

Health

In an honest obit, a discussion of mental health

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 21, 2018, 8:45 AM Nov 21, 2018
13 Comments

The family of Thomas Kingsley Lawrence certainly had a difficult mission in writing the obituary for their son, who took his own life.

They met the challenge head on, and produced one of the most courageous and honest obituaries we’ve seen. Read more →

Health

30 years later, a doctor learns a secret about his own suicide attempt

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 29, 2018, 9:12 AM Oct 29, 2018
14 Comments

Steve Robson wrote last week about his days as an intern in in the central Queensland city of Rockhampton.

He tried to take his own life and he unburdened himself last week from his shame of not using his experience to help others.

In so doing, he learned a startling truth. Read more →

Health · People are jerks

Dunkin’ fires employees who dumped water on homeless, mentally ill man

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 2, 2018, 9:11 AM Oct 2, 2018
2 Comments

It took longer than it should have for Dunkin’ Donuts to spring into action after what its employees did to a homeless man in upstate New York on Sunday night. Read more →

Health

Everson Griffen apologizes for whatever it is he’s supposed to apologize for

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 28, 2018, 7:48 AM Sep 28, 2018
7 Comments

One of the worst things about Instagram is it’s impossible not to see the attached comments. Read more →

Sportswriter takes heat for suggesting Griffen at fault for his illness

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 26, 2018, 8:25 AM Sep 26, 2018
13 Comments

I’m not going to condemn Star Tribune Vikings beat writer Mark Craig for articulating his obvious ignorance about mental health issues; I’ve been there. And there’s value in everyone seeing the sort of dominant thinking that had led far too many of our friends and neighbors to give up when seeking help for their illness.
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Health

In Griffen case, the police get it right

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 25, 2018, 2:14 PM Sep 25, 2018
6 Comments

If there’s an early hero in the still unfolding story of Everson Griffin, who appears to be suffering from significant mental health problems, it’s Minnetrista police officer Justin Thompson and his colleagues who appear to have enough knowledge about mental health issues to get him to a safe place. Read more →

Education

Suicidal? Ask for help and lose your shot at a degree

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 28, 2018, 10:41 AM Aug 28, 2018
2 Comments

After every suicide of a high-profile person, the single piece of advice rises to an almost unimaginable decibel: Just ask for help.

That can get you tossed out of college. Read more →

Health

A woman talks about her suicide attempt

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 24, 2018, 9:34 AM Aug 24, 2018
1 Comment

Linda Kwong tried to take her own life in 2012, but she lived to talk about it publicly, something that almost never happens; we’re not that advanced yet in our willingness to talk about such things. Read more →

Sports

Former No. 1 NHL draft pick is homeless

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 23, 2018, 2:27 PM Aug 23, 2018
6 Comments

In 1986, Joe Murphy was the first overall pick in the NHL draft, selected by the Detroit Red Wings after a career at Michigan State. It was the first time an NCAA collegiate player had been taken No. 1.
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