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FILE - Simone Biles, of the United States, stand on the mat during the warm up prior to the artistic gymnastics balance beam final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo. Two-time Alpine skiing gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin has been thinking a lot about the stress and pressure that gymnast Biles and swimmer Caeleb Dressel discussed during last year's Tokyo Olympics. And Shiffrin knows that she will face similar burdens when her races at the Beijing Winter Games. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
Shiffrin talks about watching Biles deal with Olympic stress

By Howard Fendrich Feb. 01, 2022 04:39 AM EST

Sean McCann stares through a spotting scope at the targets 50 meters away during a Biathlon event at the Soldier Hollow Nordic Center biathlon shooting range, Monday, Oct. 25, 2021, in Midway, Utah. McCann is a clinical psychologist who works for the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee — one of seven assigned to various sports teams. At certain times of the year, he's “embedded” with the U.S. biathlon team to help them perform at their best. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Finding the 'happy bubble': Mental health key for Olympians

By Martha Bellisle Jan. 24, 2022 11:08 AM EST

FILE - Madison Hubbell, left, and Zachary Donohue perform during the free dance event at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in San Jose, Calif., Jan. 7, 2018. As U.S. skaters, led by three-time world champion Nathan Chen, two-time U.S. champion Alysa Liu, and outstanding ice dance couples Hubbell and Donohue, and Madison Chock and Evan Bates, prepare for nationals during the first week in Jan. 2022, in Nashville, they need to be aware of the pressure ahead. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)
Lipinski, Weir and White evaluate nationals and Olympics

By Barry Wilner Dec. 24, 2021 03:20 AM EST

Utah County Commissioner Bill Lee listens to a speaker during a commission meeting held at the Utah County Administration Building on Sept. 30, 2020, in Provo Utah. One of the many negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Utah County and throughout the state and county has been an increase in opioid abuse. A local public health expert told the Utah County Commission that the rate of opioid-used disorder had leveled off in recent years, but in 2020 abuse increased nationwide. (Isaac Hale/The Daily Herald via AP)
Opioid abuse up during pandemic, expert tells Utah County

By Connor Richards Jun. 19, 2021 08:00 AM EDT

Eighth grader at Robinson Middle School, Jasic Helvey, 12, hears information about her COVID-19 vaccine Monday, May 17, 2021, at Topeka High School with by Shaunee Darrough, registered nurse with TrueCare Nursing, with her mom, Brandi Snyder, nearby. (Evert Nelson/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP)
Students line up for vaccines amid push to relax masking

May. 18, 2021 12:47 PM EDT

FILE - In this Monday, April 26, 2021 file phto, a nursing student administers the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center at UNLV in Las Vegas. On Friday, April 30, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that it was anxiety — and not a problem with the coronavirus vaccine — that caused apparent reactions in dozens of people vaccinated earlier this month at clinics across five states. (AP Photo/John Locher)
US officials: Anxiety drove vaccine reactions in 5 states

By Mike Stobbe Apr. 30, 2021 11:07 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Alabama

By The Associated Press Apr. 07, 2021 06:58 AM EDT
Recent editorials from Alabama newspapers: ___ April 7 The Decatur Daily on vaccine technology: ...

Tennessee mental health support line adds texting capability

Apr. 06, 2021 04:20 AM EDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee phone line that offers callers mental health support during the COVID-19 pandemic has added an option to talk via text...

FILE - In this Saturday, March 2, 2013 file photo, a cigarette burns in an ashtray in Hayneville, Ala. Anti-smoking advocates are warning that the stress and disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic may have slowed efforts to get more Americans to quit in 2020. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
Did COVID-19 stress, uncertainty stall anti-smoking push?

By Matthew Perrone Mar. 28, 2021 07:16 AM EDT

Virginia college students reflect on COVID-19 anniversary

By Anya Sczerzenie Of Capital News Service. Mar. 18, 2021 06:36 PM EDT
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Shayla McCartney remembers where she was when the pandemic closed her university. “It was spring break,” said...

Leo Carney, kitchen manager at McElroy's Harbor House in Biloxi on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, said the removal of coronavirus restrictions will disproportionately impact Black residents — many of whom are essential workers, Friday, March 5, 2021. Carney said he would feel better with restrictions being removed if essential workers had access to the coronavirus vaccine. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Workers worry about safety, stress as states ease mask rules

By Leah Willingham, Michael Liedtke And Anne D'innocenzio Mar. 07, 2021 08:39 AM EST

Nine-year-old girl Pollina Dinner poses for a photo at the Arche, or Ark, an organization that supports children, youth and families, in the Hellersdorf neighbourhood, on the eastern outskirts of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. After two months of lockdown, Pollina Dinner went back to school for the first time on Monday, Feb. 22. Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, the Arche has had to reduce their real face-to-face assistance or traditional classroom schooling as an offer for children, mainly from underprivileged families, drastically. Some kids are still allowed to come over in person, but only once every two weeks. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Experts notice pandemic's mental health toll on German youth

By Kirsten Grieshaber Feb. 27, 2021 02:24 AM EST

Panel to study college students’ access to mental healthcare

By Callan Tansill-Suddath Of Capital News Service Feb. 12, 2021 05:35 PM EST
College students nationwide are reporting increased instances of depression, anxiety, and related symptoms, particularly during the coronavirus pandemic. ...

Children and families toboggan in Volkspark Friedrichshain in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. (Christoph Soeder/dpa via AP)
German children suffer from psychological issues in pandemic

By Kirsten Grieshaber Feb. 10, 2021 10:10 AM EST

FILE - In this August 14, 2020 file photo, Hussein Haidar, 27, who got injured at his office during the Aug. 4 explosion poses for a photograph at his parents' house in Beirut, Lebanon. The mental health impact of the Beirut explosion that killed more than 200 and wounded more than 6,000 continues to lay its heavy weight on those who managed to survive the day. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
Survivors of Beirut's explosion endure psychological scars

By Dalal Mawad Feb. 01, 2021 01:08 AM EST

Official: Virus affecting mental health of students, staff

Jan. 30, 2021 05:14 PM EST
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Clark County School District Superintendent Jesus Jara says isolation and stress produced by the COVID-19 pandemic have taken a toll on the...

Maryland bill would give students mental health days off

By Tom Hindle Of Capital News Service Jan. 29, 2021 06:14 PM EST
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A bill in the Maryland state Legislature would grant school students excused absences for mental health reasons. ...

FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2021 file photo, a worker gives instructions to motorists at a COVID-19 testing site in Los Angeles. The pandemic has caused many people to reassess their priorities. There is talk of moving out of the city, simplifying life and saving more money. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
A pandemic shift in finances: Prioritize, simplify, save

By Hal M. Bundrick Of Nerdwallet Jan. 06, 2021 10:15 AM EST

Indiana leaders stress mental health awareness amid pandemic

Jan. 03, 2021 09:37 AM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Anxiety, depression and other mental health conditions have become more prevalent among Hoosiers since the onset of the coronavirus...

Amid pandemic, Baltimore neighbors work to keep spirits up

By Lillian Reese, Sara Chernikoff And Laura Franklin Of Capital News Service Dec. 17, 2020 06:31 PM EST
BALTIMORE (AP) — Phone lines are busier for Baltimore mental health hotlines as demands for their services are on the rise. And across Baltimore, neighborhoods...