Remember, while Christmas is the time for most to be jolly, a lot of folks in Louisiana are feeling sad, stressed, depressed, and lonely. You're not alone!
The Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office has taken a significant step toward better addressing mental health-related calls by establishing a specialized team with the aid of a federal grant. Sheriff Mark Garber revealed the initiative at a press conference, emphasizing the changing landscape of law enforcement in response to public expectations. This is a huge win for the Lafayette community.
A middle school teacher in South Louisiana has struck an emotional chord with her recently conducted classroom exercise, asking her students a question that has sparked a major conversation.
It's 2023 and everything is bigger, faster, stronger... Instead of going home and enjoying our families, so many of us are staying plugged into school, work, and social media... Isn't it time we took care of our mental health and unplug a bit more? I sure think so!
If there's one thing we've learned in the wake of the pandemic is that loneliness and mental health are bigger issues than ever before, especially right here in our own backyard in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA.