Andy Steiner
MinnPost
Saint Paul, MN, United States
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Minnesota weighs whether to allow medical cannabis for opioid use disorder
The Minnesota Psychiatric Society officially registered its opposition. The health department is set to decide on or before Dec. 1. → Read More
How North Memorial’s resiliency coach is tackling burnout among health care workers
Appleton learned a difficult truth: First responders like EMTs and firefighters were actually much more sophisticated than health care workers in their response to work-related trauma. → Read More
Why Minnesota entrepreneur Charlie Kratsch is offering a $1 million prize to create a mental health and addiction network
Kratsch, the founder of Infinite Campus, knows from personal experience that getting help for those experiencing mental health distress can be a confusing and frustrating process. → Read More
New clinic offers alternative options for treatment-resistant depression
The Minnetonka-based clinic — Advanced Brain + Body Clinic — is scheduling virtual appointments and will open officially for in-person treatment on April 6. → Read More
MDH’s #StayConnectedMN campaign promotes COVID-era mental health
The public health campaign provides a monthlong set of templates that employers and community leaders can use to deliver messages encouraging behaviors that enhance mental health. → Read More
Culturally specific treatment programs help people of color achieve, maintain sobriety
Such programs often have higher success rates with members of minority populations, who frequently struggle to reach and maintain sobriety using traditional treatment programs. → Read More
‘I got some hope’: Face It Foundation provides peer support for men battling depression
Face It, founded in 2009, was built on the idea that the support of other men is key to helping men understand and recover from depression and reduce the rate of male suicide. → Read More
Social workers are now the ‘backbone’ of Minnesota’s mental health workforce
Growing their numbers just might be the answer to the state’s serious shortage of mental health workers. → Read More
‘Happy Hour’ course teaches positive psychology skills to college students
The class was created back in 2012 by Janet Lewis Muth, Carleton College’s director of health promotion. In those days, Muth worked for the Rice County Mental Health Collective. → Read More
Addiction experts concerned about more teens getting hooked on nicotine through vaping
Rather than seeing the total number of nicotine users in the state go down as many people had hoped, the popularity of e-cigarettes means that more young Minnesotans are becoming addicted. → Read More
High anxiety: What’s driving more teens to seek mental health care?
“Is the world today a scary place? Yes,” said Jenny Britton of Washburn Center for Children. “Is there an uptake in adolescent mental health diagnoses? We’re absolutely seeing that.” → Read More
Out of the ashes: Self-portrait series depicts a young artist’s struggle with psychosis
This spring, a collection of Uma Oswald’s self-portraits was hung at the University of Minnesota’s Institute for Translational Research in Children’s Mental Health, a center that brings together researchers to study the latest research on mental illness in young people. → Read More
All in: When Jason Chavez-Cruz went to college in Duluth, his family followed
Chavez-Cruz, a first-generation American, left the Twin Cities for the College of St. Scholastica. As a Latino, he felt different in Duluth and missed his extended family, but soon five of his siblings and cousins took the leap as well. → Read More
In a world of options, genetic testing may help identify the right psychiatric medication
For people who struggle to find the right medication, pharmacogenomics could help speed the process of recovery. The field has been the subject of study at the University of Minnesota and the Mayo Clinic. → Read More
Bean dreams: Entrepreneur hopes Coffee Rehab will put recovery front and center
The coffee shop Katy Armendariz envisions would support recovery from all angles. Staff and managers would all be in active recovery, so everyone would feel comfortable talking about their lives and support each other in their struggles to stay sober. → Read More
In ‘The Happiness Playlist,’ musician Mark Mallman reveals his soundtrack for joy
Mallman’s playlist is an eclectic mix of musical styles, but all the songs have one thing in common: a focus on happiness, optimism, bravery and, most important of all, joy. → Read More
Suburban shelter Hope House gives homeless teens a chance to reset their lives
The emergency shelter for teens, located in Chanhassen, holds up to six kids per night. The residents, teens between the ages of 14 and 19, can stay for up to 90 days. → Read More
They’re everywhere: Thousands of Hazelden Betty Ford graduates call the Twin Cities home
There are days when William Cope Moyers can’t shake a stick without hitting a Hazelden Betty Ford alumnus. Moyers, who himself entered an inpatient program at the Center City-based addiction treatment mecca in 1989, doesn’t mind a bit. He’s been a proud Twin Cities resident, minus a disastrous three-year sojourn to Atlanta, since he left Hazelden, and seeing other graduates of the program when… → Read More
Daylong State Fair event on Aug. 27 aims to normalize conversation about mental health
Two years ago, self-described Minnesota State Fair enthusiast Dave Lee had an idea. An appointee to Minnesota Gov. → Read More
With the Voices Heard Choir, singers with serious mental illness tell their story
At Andrew Residence in Minneapolis, the Voices Heard Choir practices every Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. The choir sets up in a corner of residence’s large dining room, in front of a slightly tinny baby grand. → Read More