Delivering Hope: How those who’ve been there are fighting homelessness
PHOENIX – With homelessness on the rise, the Phoenix Rescue Mission’s Hope Coach Mobile Outreach program takes a different approach to helping people: It employs case managers who themselves have experienced homelessness so they can better connect and build trust.
‘We cannot get complacent’: Ex-surgeon general recommends vigilance in the face of omicron variant
PHOENIX - Former surgeon general and Department of Health Services adviser Dr. Richard Carmona provides updates on the state of COVID in Arizona, and recommends a continuation of policy in the face of the omicron variant.
Health experts: Holiday gatherings ‘should be fine’ – with precautions
WASHINGTON - Health officials said this week that it should be OK for families to gather over the holidays, as long as people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 and take other precautions against the spread of the disease.
After years of addiction, heartbreak, former Arizona star Vance Johnson helps others
TUCSON - Vance Johnson’s past includes struggles with alcohol and prescription pill addiction after he witnessed domestic abuse growing up. Now, the former University of Arizona and NFL star is committed to sobriety and wants to help others facing substance abuse issues.
Brnovich amends vaccine mandate lawsuit to include Phoenix first responders
PHOENIX – Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich has amended his suit against the Biden administration’s mandate that all federal employees and contractors be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by January and added Phoenix fire and police associations.
Grant helps Phoenix clinic expand mental health, substance abuse treatment for the underserved
PHOENIX – Terros Health has been awarded a $4 million federal grant to help expand mental health and substance abuse services for underserved patients and military veterans in west Phoenix.
As COVID cases rise, officials push vaccinations and masks for the holidays
PHOENIX – Valleywise Health stresses the importance of vaccinations to combat COVID-19 and flu as cases rise and the holidays draw near.
Arizona schools address COVID’s impact on student mental health
CHANDLER – Teens are struggling more than usual with their mental health, due to social isolation, economic instability and other worries surrounding COVID-19. Across Arizona, schools have launched efforts to help youth protect their well-being.
1 in 5 Arizona suicide victims were veterans, five-year ASU study finds
PHOENIX – A new study by Arizona State University researchers found that 1 in 5 suicide victims in Arizona were veterans. It also found that veterans are more likely to encounter barriers to physical and mental health before taking their lives.
Aducanumab is promising for some Alzheimer’s patients, but not all will get it
PHOENIX – The new drug Aducanumab underscores the importance of early recognition of Alzheimer’s disease. Some families won’t qualify for it because their loved one’s disease has progressed to moderate and severe stages.
The pandemic blew up home gardening, but will the trend wither on the vine?
PHOENIX – The COVID-19 pandemic prompted Americans to take on new hobbies. Gardening was one of the hottest trends of the year.
White House orders workplace vaccinations, state officials vow fight
WASHINGTON - Just hours after the Biden administration issued regulations Thursday to require that businesses mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for their workers, Arizona officials were vowing to fight what one called a "direct attack" on personal liberty.
