Mental Health

This week on ‘The Write Question,’ host Lauren Korn joins ‘A New Angle’ host Justin Angle and ‘Grounding’ host Sarah Aronson in Studio A for a live pledge week episode that centers climate: anxiety, ethics, and care.

The state’s only psychiatric hospital for adults won’t apply for federal recertification for at least another year. Construction at the Montana State Hospital is holding up the process.

The state is delaying plans to expand mental and behavioral health services through a federal program.

In the fourth and final pilot episode of ‘Grounding: Conversations on Mental Health and Mother Earth,’ host Sarah Aronson is joined by ‘Grounding’ producer Jake Birch and guests to explore caregiving in this time of climate change.

Need to reset your nervous system? In material cut from “Episode 03: Youth,” guest Leslie Davenport tells Sarah Aronson about “The Doggy Shake,” an effective grounding exercise to use when you—whether you are young or just young at heart—are outside of your “window of tolerance.”

In the third episode of ‘Grounding: Conversations on Mental Health and Mother Earth,’ host Sarah Aronson and guests explore the ways that the younger generation is looking toward and looking forward to their futures on this changing planet.

Listen to Episode 02 guest Priya Subberwal read their untitled poem about wildfire, followed by a short conversation between Priya and ‘Grounding’ producer Lauren Korn.

There is more turnover among Montana State Hospital leadership. This comes as the state prepares to apply for federal recertification. The state’s psychiatric hospital for adults has gone through a handful of leaders since it lost federal certification in 2022 due to patient deaths.

In the second episode of ‘Grounding: Conversations on Mental Health and Mother Earth,’ host Sarah Aronson and guests work to understand how air pollution and wildfire smoke impact how we feel, connect with each other and our surroundings, and, in one guest’s case, how we translate that understanding into art.

As the planet warms, the impact of rising temperatures extends beyond physical discomfort. In this episode, host Sarah Aronson works towards understanding how heat interacts with our bodies, minds and society.