mental health Archives

Brewster Says No Tax Increase, State Budget Proposal is Solid

February 4, 2020

Harrisburg – February 4, 2020 – State Sen. Jim Brewster (D-Allegheny/Westmoreland) today said that Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed 2020-21 state budget plan is a solid spending framework that emphasizes charter school funding reforms and investments in school safety.

Brewster Hails Auditor General’s Call for More Mental Health Funding to Reduce Gun Deaths

April 25, 2019

HARRISBURG – April 25, 2019 – State Sen. Jim Brewster (D-Allegheny/Westmoreland) – a strong advocate for additional mental health funding — applauded state Auditor General Eugene DePasquale’s recent call for more mental health resources to prevent gun deaths. “A...

Bartolotta and Schwank Bill Would Improve Screening, Treatment of Postpartum Depression

February 28, 2019

HARRISBURG – February 28, 2019 – Bipartisan legislation would improve screening and treatment of new mothers affected by postpartum depression, according to the bill’s sponsors, Senators Camera Bartolotta (R-46) and Judy Schwank (D-11). The Prenatal and...

No more silence: Why our community must address mental health

December 13, 2018

Op-Ed by Senator Vincent Hughes

Depression. Anxiety. Mood disorders. Dementia.

We hear about these and other mental health afflictions in our regular conversations, on television shows and even in our music, but it remains a consistent public health crisis in the black community because of the stigma surrounding topic.