Former nurses accuse Iowa of failing to protect them from violent assaults on the job

Seven current and former employees at the Independence Mental Health Institute are accusing the state of failing to protect them from violent patients. At least three of them are nurses who say they were brutally attacked by patients after the state-run facility failed to address long-standing safety issues, according to tort claims filed with the…

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Army veteran hikes thousands of miles to raise awareness of suicide, turns story into feature-length film

ZEBA, Mich. (WLUC) – “Everything they see in the movie actually happened,” said George Eshleman, retired Army Sergeant and “The Keeper” co-producer and co-writer. Eshleman is a veteran of Operation Desert Storm . In 2017, he hiked the Appalachian Trail, 2,189 miles from Maine to Georgia, to raise awareness for veterans who have died by…

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Study Finds Social Media Isn’t Entirely Harmful for Teen Mental Health

We know that social media can be harmful to teens. Meta’s own research has found that Instagram worsens body image for one in three teen girls, and Snapchat has faced lawsuits over inadequate efforts to combat cyberbullying. Even the former U.S. Surgeon General has issued an advisory on the risks associated with youth social media…

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