Local News
NAMI fundraiser will return to in-person event in October
MOULTRIE, Ga. — NAMIWalks Your Way Moultrie will return to an in-person festival this fall following two years ... Read more
Archive for mental illness
Lifestyles
Calendar for June 2, 2022
Conservation meeting The Middle South Ga Conservation District will hold its quarterly meeting at 9 a.m. Wednesday, June 8. This ... Read more
News
Ga. bills focus on inmate mental health
ATLANTA — Amid an investigation into conditions inside Georgia prisons, launched in September, state lawmakers are taking steps ... Read more
Local News
Mental health struggles made worse by pandemic
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was updated Sept. 14, 2021, with information from Lynn Wilson of NAMI Moultrie and ... Read more
Lifestyles
Calendar for July 30, 2021
NAMI Night Glenn Ritchie, LCSW, of Turning Point Outpatient Clinic, will discuss “How does addiction change the brain?” ... Read more
News
Georgia mental health advocates release platform to improve access to care
ATLANTA – A coalition of mental health and substance abuse organizations is pushing for Georgia to do something ... Read more
Local News
NAMI commemorates Mental Health Month
MOULTRIE, Ga. — The National Alliance on Mental Illness presented its Recovery Happens speaker series Friday to celebrate ... Read more
Columns
RESPONSE: Local people working to meet community needs
As outlined in the Moultrie Observer’s August 12, 2020 editorial, “Mental Health Challenge Resonates Locally,” no doubt our ... Read more
Columns
COLUMN: When to not call the police
In the 911 call that led to George Floyd being killed by police, he was described as “awfully ... Read more
Lifestyles
MEDICAL COLUMN: Mental health in the time of the coronavirus
Self-isolation, quarantine, social distancing – all terms which have recently had a profound impact on how we interact ... Read more