AI can help, but therapy still needs a human touch
By LISA BURCH // Loneliness is no longer a private struggle. It’s a public health crisis, showing up in hospitals, classrooms, workplaces and counseling offices across Long Island and the…
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No. 1010: In which poverty, mental health conditions and your ex-boyfriend all get the treatment they deserve
Fit for a king: Welcome to Friday, intrepid innovators, as another Autumnal workweek reaches its colorful climax (have you noticed the foliage?) and the soggy storms that ravaged our…
As mental-health therapies evolve, Albany must keep up
By DEBORAH MAYO // In communities across New York, people living with anxiety, depression and other serious mental health conditions navigate a healthcare system that isn’t keeping up with their…
No. 1008: Highways fixed, mental health magnified, porridge made just right and corporate gifting made easy
Long version: Welcome to Friday, intrepid innovators, as another busy workweek runs its course. Bonus: It’ll be a long weekend for some of you! Columbus Day is a B-grade…
No. 970: On water quality, spokes-chihuahuas and the master of The Force – and tears for a small-biz legend
Speed limit: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we motor through May and race through another Springtime workweek. It’s hard to believe, but if you factor in the rapidly…
As financial markets roil, mental health issues boil
By JEFFREY L. REYNOLDS // If stock market swings are making you crazy, you’re not alone. Seven in 10 recently surveyed Americans said their financial stress is at an all-time…
Creativity, compassion shine in latest Venture Challenge
By GREGORY ZELLER // One of Long Island’s great collegiate-level innovation competitions staged its Spring 2025 installment last week – and, as usual, it did not disappoint. Now in its…
FCA eyes key clinical upgrade, with Albany’s assistance
By GREGORY ZELLER // One of Long Island’s largest and busiest health and human services organizations will supercharge two existing mental-health clinics, with a nod to New York State. The…
Albany assists Island fire departments, first responders
By GREGORY ZELLER // Long Island’s volunteer firefighters are getting a major boost from Albany. Just days after honoring fallen firefighters at the 27th Annual New York State Fallen Firefighters…
No. 886: Paper is clipped, guts are checked, patents are secured and screens are aglow (try the chicken!)
Welcome back to the show: Here we are, dear readers, picking up right where we left off before the long holiday weekend – knee-deep in invention and all manners of…
Study: Mental-health stigmas hinder college students
By GREGORY ZELLER // Cultural barriers and mental-health stigmas among college students collide in a new study by a Long Island professor. Research led by Nayoung Kim, an assistant professor…
Experience, mindfulness fuel new mental-health efforts
By GREGORY ZELLER // With the New Year comes a series of new mental-health initiatives targeting some of Long Island’s most vulnerable populations – and those who support them. The…
Hochul keeps it real in grounded ’24 State of the State
By GREGORY ZELLER // Mental and physical health challenges, the marijuana black market, education, the climate and New York’s ongoing affordable-housing crisis – not to mention budget-balancing – are all…
Feds fund Compassion 101 at SUNY Old Westbury
By GREGORY ZELLER // A large U.S. Department of Education grant will supersize SUNY Old Westbury’s Panther Pantry – and open compassionate doors to a wider community in need. The…
No. 754: Rolling the dice on Long Island casinos and leaner spending plans (but taking no chances at CIBS)
The 13 steps: Another workweek in the can, intrepid innovators, and another weekend in the offing – but first, a slightly supernatural Friday to wrap up this latest winter…