The mental health crisis costs Northern Virginia more than $8 billion a year – WTOP News

The mental health crisis costs Northern Virginia more than $8 billion a year - WTOP News

The mental health crisis is costing the Northern Virginia region $8 billion a year in unrealized economic output, according to a new report. This article was written by WTOP news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. The mental health crisis is costing the Northern Virginia region $8 … Read more

The mental health crisis costs Northern Virginia more than $8 billion a year

The mental health crisis costs Northern Virginia more than $8 billion a year

The mental health crisis is costing the Northern Virginia region $8 billion a year in unrealized economic output, according to a new report. report from the Northern Virginia Community Foundation. Report from the foundation research team, Knowledge areafound that the economic damage caused by mental health has quadrupled since 2019, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic … Read more

From the floods in Houston to the crisis in the Middle East, the Baker Institute seeks solutions to pressing problems

From the floods in Houston to the crisis in the Middle East, the Baker Institute seeks solutions to pressing problems

After discussing energy, immigration, guns, flooding, foreign relations, transportation, elections and health care, Ambassador David M. Satterfield turned to poetry. Satterfield, director of the Baker Institute for Public Policy, reads a few lines from a poem by Sam Walter Foss wrote in the 1950s: The heat of the sun will be released in 10 million … Read more

Amid the mental health crisis, the toy industry takes on a new role: building resilience

Amid the mental health crisis, the toy industry takes on a new role: building resilience

Estimated reading time: 5-6 minutes NEW YORK As more children emerge from the pandemic struggling with mental health issues, their parents are looking for ways to help them build emotional resilience. And toy companies are paying close attention. Although still in its early stages, a growing number of toy marketers are considering MESH or mental, … Read more