Featured image above: Little Rock-based Alleviant has grown to more than 150 employees and locations in three states. (Photo provided by Alleviant Integrated Mental Health) By all conventional metrics, Alleviant Integrated Mental Health is a blockbuster success. The Little Rock-based …
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Unwiring the Anxious Generation: Bell to Bell, No Cell Act Set to Improve Student Mental Health, Academic Performance
Cellphones and other personal electronic devices will soon be out of the hands of Arkansas students thanks to the Bell to Bell, No Cell Act, which requires public school districts and open-enrollment public charter schools to create policies prohibiting the …
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Nurses Adapt to Different Roles — Emerging Specialties Address Growing Concerns, Integrate New Technologies
Feature photo, above: Nurses at Mercy Hospital Fort Smith have filled roles in emerging technologies to help fill critical gaps in care. (Photo courtesy of Mercy Fort Smith) As health care rapidly evolves, so does the role of the …
A job interview can make anyone anxious. For people with autism, it can be extra stressful. They might avoid eye contact or rush when they speak. They could miss social cues or fidget to cope with discomfort from noise or …
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Alleviant Integrated Mental Health Expanding to Bryant
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffLittle Rock-based Alleviant Integrated Mental Health recently opened its newest location at 3395 Highway 5 North, Suite 300, in Bryant, making it the company’s eighth location in Arkansas. Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Jessie Stuckey and Licensed Clinical Social Worker …
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New Arkansas Organization Advocates for Better Maternal Health Care
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffA new maternal health nonprofit organization has launched a digital platform for Arkansas parents to share their personal experiences before, during and after pregnancy. Maternal healthcare includes prenatal care, safe delivery and postpartum support like mental healthcare. Driven by research …
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The BridgeWay Opens New Women’s Health and Wellness Center
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe BridgeWay recently opened its new Women’s Health and Wellness Center, which offers specialized treatment designed to be gender-sensitive toward the needs and challenges of women. The Center provides a caring, supportive, structured environment and offers a variety of programming …
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UAMS Researcher Links Mental Health Conditions to Higher Costs, Maternal Morbidity During Labor, Delivery
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffWomen with mental health disorders are 50 percent more likely to experience a severe clinical condition while giving birth, compared to women without a mental health disorder and have an average of $458 in additional costs per delivery, according to …
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Study: 62 Percent of Survey Participants Report Increased Anxiety During Pandemic
The BridgeWay Hospital in North Little Rock has released the results of a large poll from Universal Health Services, Inc., to assess and quantify the American public’s perception of mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. As of May 20th, when …
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UAMS Study Shows Decrease in Depression for Cell Phone App Users
A research team at Northwestern University has developed a free cell phone app, IntelliCare, designed to treat depression. Studies by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) show a dramatic reduction in symptoms of IntelliCare app users as compared …