Health

Teens participating in Jelani Nichols's "Motivating the Teen Spirit" program have better mental health outcomes and are less likely to struggle with depression, anxiety, and suicide. Motivating the Teen Spirit's vision is a world where every...

September is National Suicide Prevention Month in United States.  September was first declared as National Suicide Prevention Month in 2008.  Throughout the month many mental health organizations along with mental health professionals focus on raising awareness about the stigma surrounding suicide.  Additionally,...

This week on MidPoint abortion providers and advocates, discuss the overturn of Roe v. Wade. The Dobbs decision will create a "patchwork" of legislation across the country, defining where, when and how women can make...

To help children stay safe in and around the water, several organizations in Pinellas County are giving away life jackets.

Local start-up, Psilera Bioscience, is developing therapeutic uses of psychedelics–psilocybin magic mushrooms, DMT, ayahuasca, etc.–for the treatment of mental health disorders like treatment-resistant depression, social anxiety disorder, ADHD, PTSD, addiction, etc. The potential for effective...

Volunteers with the Tampa Bay Abortion Fund discuss their work in the state, and what the future could be if Roe v. Wade is overturned.

Following Politico’s publication of a leaked document from the United States Supreme Court, noting its intentions to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade case, the controversy has been loud. However, the voices being amplified, such...

World Ovarian Cancer Day is May 8, and this week, advocates and activists Carla Jimenez and Kerry Kriseman joined WaveMakers to discuss their stories of survival, as well as the importance of talking about and...

Freddy Barton, executive director of Safe and Sound Hillsborough, a community-based intervention program intended to prevent violence in Hillsborough County joined WaveMakers on April 19.

Florida's politics have impacted COVID cases. COVID is killing more people in states run by Republicans than those led by Democrats.

This Saturday there is a Health and Nutrition Community Fair in Tampa. There will be a healthy eating and lifestyle session and giveaways.

The Pasco school district’s health policy is about $11 million in debt because of COVID-related claims by unvaccinated employees.