Mental Health

Franklin Pierce University Partners with Uwill for Grad Student Mental Health

Natick, Mass. – September 16, 2026 -- Franklin Pierce University has partnered with Uwill to expand mental health and wellness support for its graduate students, granting them unlimited access to licensed counselors through Uwill's teletherapy matching platform.

Nearly 40% of graduate students report anxiety or depression symptoms, six times the general population rate

The partnership responds to survey data showing 90% of adults believe the U.S. faces a mental health crisis, with graduate students facing disproportionately high rates of psychological distress tied to academic, career and family pressures.

SHIFT Names Trauma Expert Dr. Luedtke to New Advisory Council

Austin – September 15, 2026 -- SHIFT, a health and performance platform built for industrial and frontline workforces, has launched a Clinical & Performance Advisory Council and named clinical psychologist Dr. Brandi Luedtke, PsyD, HSPP, as its Founding Advisor.

Construction suicide rates far exceed workplace fatality figures

Approximately 5,200 construction workers aged 16 to 64 died by suicide in 2022, more than five times the number who died from fatal workplace injuries, according to data analyzed by CPWR–The Center for Construction Research and Training. CDC figures for 2021 show men in construction had a suicide rate of 56.0 per 100,000, compared with 32.0 per 100,000 among men in the overall working population.

CareSource Employees Raise $75,000 for Nevada Children's Cabinet

Las Vegas – September 15, 2026 -- Employees of nonprofit managed care organization CareSource raised $75,000 for The Children's Cabinet of Nevada through the company's 2026 Workplace Giving campaign.

CareSource Foundation directs employee-driven giving toward mental health programs

The contribution stems from CareSource's "Together We Give, Together We Impact" campaign, administered by the CareSource Foundation, which this year focuses on addressing the mental health crisis affecting communities nationwide. The Foundation has awarded more than $39 million to nonprofits since 2006, targeting poverty elimination and healthy-community initiatives for low- and moderate-income families.

NAMI CEO Gillison Named to NPT 2026 Power & Influence Top 50

Arlington, Va. – September 15, 2026 -- Daniel H. Gillison, Jr., CEO of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), has been named to The NonProfit Times 2026 Power & Influence Top 50 list, an honor tied to a $59 million gift secured from donor MacKenzie Scott. Gillison will be recognized at the 20th Power & Influence Top 50 Gala on September 17 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

NPT credits Gillison with modernizing NAMI's crisis infrastructure

The NonProfit Times stated that Gillison "modernized the nation's largest grassroots mental health nonprofit, built cross-sector coalitions and secured investments from donors, including MacKenzie Scott, who gifted $59 million." Under his leadership, NAMI launched the National Collaborative for Crisis Systems Innovation, a hub designed to align and strengthen behavioral health crisis care, including the 988 Suicide and Crisis helpline program.