House passes triclosan retail ban
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Consumer products containing the anti-bacterial ingredient triclosan could be banned from store shelves.
Feeling very “David and Goliath” as a ‘Supermom against Superbugs’
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Chicago O’Hare Airport 7:26 AM: I pulled out of our farmhouse driveway at 3:24AM and wondered if I’d make the plane. I’d overslept by over an hour and hadn’t packed before hitting the pillow last night. I thought I wouldn’t be able to drive my usual 70mph on I-94 into the Twin Cities because it would be three hours before the pedal-to-the-metal commuters would be screaming into Minneapolis. I hadn’t realized that 3 AM belongs to the long-haulers and that they set an aggressive pace that sheltered my Impala from any radar sweeping the roads. Continue Reading
House passes standard-setting bill for dealing with pregnant inmates
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Since 2009, there have been 66 births by women serving time at the state’s women’s prison. Approximately a dozen women incarcerated there at any one time are expecting a child.
MN VIDEOS | Make it OK: Building support
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Kitty speaks out about her daughter’s mental illness and builds a community of support.
MN VIDEOS | Make it OK: New Perspective on mental illness
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Looking at her mental illness differently reveals a new perspective for Janet Ruth.
MN VIDEOS | Make it OK: Parents and mental illness
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Parents face unique challenges when their child experiences mental illness.Make It OK brings Minnesotans from all walks of life to talk with candor and humor about mental illness. Mental illness has long been shrouded in secrecy and embarrassment and it’s time to break the stigma and talk about what each of us can do to “Make It OK”. To learn more about the Make It OK series, visit www.tpt.org/makeitok.Here’s the list of programs:Stigma and Mental Illness(airing on tpt Channel 2.2 on Sunday, May 4, 7:00 p.m.; Sunday, May 11, 1:00 a.m.; Sunday, May 11, 7:00 a.m.; and Sunday, May 11, 1:00 p.m. and tptLife Channel 2.3 on Sunday, May 11, 11:00 a.m.)Facing Mental Illness(airing on tpt Channel 2.2 on Sunday, May 11, 7:00 p.m.; Sunday, May 18, 1:00 a.m.; Sunday, May 18, 7:00 a.m.; and Sunday, May 18, 1:00 p.m. and tptLife Channel 2.3 on Sunday, May 18, 11:00 a.m.)Parents and Mental Illness(airing on tpt Channel 2.2 on Sunday, May 11, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, May 18, 1:30 a.m.; Sunday, May 18, 7:30 a.m.; and Sunday, May 18, 1:30 p.m. and tptLife Channel 2.3 on Sunday, May 18, 11:30 a.m.)Families and Mental Illness(airing on tpt Channel 2.1 on Tuesday, May 27, 9 p.m. and Wednesday, May 28, 3 a.m.)Reframing Mental Illness(airing on tpt Channel 2.1 on Tuesday, May 27, 9:30 p.m. and Wednesday, May 28, 3:30 a.m.) Continue Reading
MN VIDEOS | Make it OK: Talk about it
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Adam finds strength and hope by talking about his son’s mental illness experience.
Should family caregivers have protected status? Conferees discuss Women’s Economic Security Act provision
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If you’re a family caregiver should you be protected against discrimination in the workplace? This is the question the conference committee on the Women’s Economic Security Act (WESA) seeks to answer as it considers expanding protected classes within the Minnesota Human Rights Act.
‘In Praise of a Goddess’: Empowerment through information for Indian girls
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Global citizenship is a keystone of Macalester education and I, like many students here, strive to connect this idea of global citizenship to my academic endeavors and other engagements on campus. When I graduate, one thing is for certain: I want to leave a lasting impact on the global community and make the world a better place for those who are marginalized in our world. I hope to work in the area of global health in the future and am particularly interested in pursuing a career exploring the intersection between global health and women’s empowerment. I’ve been passionate about women’s empowerment for a very long time, and growing up partly in India only stoked that fervor. Continue Reading
COMMUNITY VOICES | Beyond awareness: Mental Illness Empathy Month
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month. It’s a good time to look back on what two great writers have said about their experiences with mental illness. These accounts remind us that even though we’ve made great progress with diagnosis and treatment, we are a long way from fully understanding the darkest corners of the human psyche.Next year will mark the 25th anniversary of William Styron’s groundbreaking national bestseller, Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness. Styron, best known for The Confessions of Nat Turner and Sophie’s Choice, has been haled by many as the first writer to truly capture the “full terror of depression’s psychic landscape.” Darkness Visible illuminated the torment of depression and the taboos of suicide, but whether it increased awareness and decreased stigmatization as much as was hoped and predicted is hard to say. Continue Reading