There are 4 article(s) tagged Mike Labonte:

• July 2022

  • Memphis Crisis Center volunteers field calls for new national hotline

    Memphis Crisis Center‘s role in the mental health of the community has expanded with the launch of 988, a new national crisis hotline that officially launched July 16. 

    By Aisling Mäki July 25, 2022

• September 2021

  • A year and a half in, how COVID fatigue is affecting us

    “We’re tired,” Sutton Mora, executive vice president and COO of the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis (CFGM) said, speaking for one and all. “That’s the word I keep using over and over.”

    Related story: Coping with pandemic stress: From walks outside to a new furry friend

    By Don Wade September 26, 2021

• March 2021

  • Pandemic hit us hard, mental health experts say

    A year into the pandemic, the economy and social unrest have taken a toll and more people have reached out to mental health professionals for help.

    By Linda A. Moore March 15, 2021

• September 2020

  • A new world: Amid pandemic and a stressful 2020, nothing seems quite the same

    Research shows Americans’ depression levels have risen during the pandemic while the CDC reports that suicide among young people increased 57% from 2007 to 2018 -- suggesting there is now enhanced risk. 

    By Don Wade September 28, 2020