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Rep. Mike Sparks Legislation Tracks Psychiatric Bed Tracking

Apr 17, 2024 at 02:15 pm by WGNS

(With Audio) Nashville, TN - The Temessee House unanimously approved legislation to help ease the burden on hospitals in Tennessee. House Bill 827, sponsored by State Rep.... Read More

Grand Opening - Ribbon Cutting for Volunteer Behavioral Health’s Crisis Stabilization Unit and Detox Services

Apr 04, 2024 at 06:32 pm by WGNS News

Murfreesboro, TN - Volunteer Behavioral Health (VBH) is pleased to announce the grand opening celebration and ribbon cutting ceremony of its Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) Wa.... Read More

Rutherford County has Low Mental Health Vulnerabilities

Apr 03, 2024 at 06:06 pm by WGNS News

The State Collaborative On Reforming Education (SCORE) and NashvilleHealth hosted more than 200 community, education and mental health leaders this week to explore ways to.... Read More

MTSU Professors’ Co-Authored Grant Supports Nov. 14-15 Town Halls on Mental Health in Communities of Color

Nov 13, 2023 at 10:11 am by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Although studies have uncovered ethnic disparities in COVID-19 mortality, two Middle Tennessee State University professors in the&nb.... Read More

Special Session in the State to Focus On Mental Illness and Public Safety

Aug 10, 2023 at 12:38 pm by WGNS News

The Tennessee General Assembly is holding a Special Session in Nashville on August 21 at 4PM. The session comes at the request of Governor Bill Lee. State Representative Mike.... Read More

Governor Bill Lee Issues Official Call, Presents Legislative Priorities Ahead of Public Safety Special Session

Aug 08, 2023 at 06:31 pm by WGNS Radio News

On Tuesday, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee issued the special session proclamation and presented the administration’s legislative and budget priorities that will.... Read More

MTSU Visits the WGNS Studios to Discuss Voter Registration, Mental Health and a new Urban Planning Program

Jun 26, 2023 at 09:03 am by Producer

SEGMENT ONE GUEST: Kayla Jenkins, graduate student in MTSU’s Public History Master’s Program TOPIC: Jenkins was recently named to the ALL IN Campus Dem.... Read More

House and Senate Members from Rutherford County Push for Medical Facilities to Better Update Bed Availability, Especially for Mental Health Treatment

May 30, 2023 at 06:06 pm by WGNS News

Hear this entire story in a snapshot in less than 2-minutes... RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN – Mental health issues continue to grow among society and help for those who are bu.... Read More
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VA Tennessee Valley raises mental health, suicide prevention awareness through “The Road to Recovery” Ruck March

Apr 19, 2023 at 10:55 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Army Veteran and VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS) employee Melvin Gatewood embarked on a 35-mile ruck march today to raise awarene.... Read More

New Assistant Safety Director for the Rutherford County Schools

Feb 23, 2023 at 03:06 pm by WGNS News

Rutherford County, TN - Sean Martin has been named as the first assistant safety director for the Rutherford County Schools. In 2006 Martin began his career with the Murfreesb.... Read More

Vanderbilt Child Health Poll: Majority of Tennessee Parents Worried About School Quality, Mental Health

Jan 25, 2023 at 09:45 pm by WGNS News

A new poll of Tennessee parents from the Vanderbilt Center for Child Health Policy found that most Tennessee parents placed school quality and child mental health at.... Read More

Local Community Book Discussion Focuses on 3-Books with the Topics of Mental Health and Education

Jan 23, 2023 at 06:28 am by WGNS News

The Rutherford County Library System and the League of Women Voters of Murfreesboro / Rutherford County are partnering to host a community book discussion this Tuesday ev.... Read More

A Positive Mental State of Mind in the New Year, with your host Dr. Bill Kraus

Dec 29, 2022 at 11:43 am by WGNS News

On the show today, Dr. Bill Kraus talked about having an excellent year in 2023 and how to better nourish our minds. His guest from Mind The Gap Therapy and Consulting include.... Read More

$230 Million in Health Resiliency Grants to To Expand Healthcare Services

Oct 31, 2022 at 06:00 am by WGNS News

TENNESSEE - The Tennessee Department of Health will launch a $230 million grant program on Nov. 3, 2022, to expand the availability and delivery of quality healthcare services.... Read More

Rutherford County Schools invests in free mental health service Program available to all employees, parents and students

Aug 11, 2022 at 06:41 pm by WGNS

Rutherford County Schools has invested in a mental health service to link students, families and employees with therapists and counselors. The service provider is known as Ca.... Read More

Grant that added a mental health expert to the Murfreesboro Police Force set to expire in 2023 - MPD could make this a permanent position

Aug 04, 2022 at 12:59 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn.  – In February of this year, the Murfreesboro Police Department announced the addition of their very first mental health co-responder to be.... Read More

COMMENTARY: Edited Photos and Other Images in the Media - What are you REALLY Seeing?

Jun 08, 2022 at 05:15 pm by WGNS

COMMENTARY: Editing images and the pictures you see in magazines, on websites and in the news – what is real and what is considered okay and what is a no-no? With more,.... Read More

MTSU Professor of Journalism Larry Burriss with an audio commentary about news surrounding the recent school shooting in Uvalde, Texas

Jun 01, 2022 at 06:48 am by WGNS

Audio Commentary: Journalism and the reporting of the past shooting in Uvalde, Texas - With more, here is MTSU Professor of Journalism Larry Burriss…  Verbatim.... Read More

Murfreesboro Police Department adds first mental health co-responder

Feb 11, 2022 at 09:47 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn.  – The Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) has partnered with Volunteer Behavioral Health Care System in adding the department's first men.... Read More

TrustPoint Hospital Offers "Partial Hospitalization Program"

Dec 16, 2021 at 05:43 pm by WGNS

(MURFREESBORO)  On Thursday (12/16/2021) TrustPoint Hospital expanded its levels of care with a new partial hospitalization program. The local facility at 1009 N. Thompso.... Read More