Brooklyn Park initiative offers alternative to police response to mental health crisis calls
Each day is different for Nils Dybvig, a senior social worker with Hennepin County who works out of the Brooklyn Park Police Department. Dybvig has been a social worker for decades and joined the police department’s Alternative Response Team in December of 2022, when the program first launched. “Oftentimes, we will join a police officer […]
Brooklyn Park initiative offers alternative to police response to mental health crisis calls
Each day is different for Nils Dybvig, a senior social worker with Hennepin County who works out of the Brooklyn Park Police Department. Dybvig has been a social worker for decades and joined the police department’s Alternative Response Team in December of 2022, when the program first launched. “Oftentimes, we will join a police officer […]
American Lung Association urges Minnesota lawmakers to crack down on flavored tobacco products
The American Lung Association is urging state and federal lawmakers to crack down on the sale of flavored tobacco products. In a scathing new report released Wednesday, the organization argues products like wintergreen chewing tobacco, fruit-flavored vapes and menthol cigarettes, as well as targeted marketing schemes, not only harm young users but can lead to […]
American Lung Association urges Minnesota lawmakers to crack down on flavored tobacco products
The American Lung Association is urging state and federal lawmakers to crack down on the sale of flavored tobacco products. In a scathing new report released Wednesday, the organization argues products like wintergreen chewing tobacco, fruit-flavored vapes and menthol cigarettes, as well as targeted marketing schemes, not only harm young users but can lead to […]
Raped, pregnant and in an abortion ban state? Researchers gauge how often it happens
The scene at the U.S. Supreme Court on the day it overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022. Researchers estimate that 64,565 rape-caused pregnancies have occurred in states that banned abortion since then. Jacquelyn Martin | AP 2022 As an abortion provider in Montana, Dr. Samuel Dickman has seen patients routinely who tell him they […]
Raped, pregnant and in an abortion ban state? Researchers gauge how often it happens
The scene at the U.S. Supreme Court on the day it overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022. Researchers estimate that 64,565 rape-caused pregnancies have occurred in states that banned abortion since then. Jacquelyn Martin | AP 2022 As an abortion provider in Montana, Dr. Samuel Dickman has seen patients routinely who tell him they […]
Soul doctors: How Minnesota chaplains’ roles are changing
Chaplains often show up on the worst days of people’s lives. They arrive in a hospital room after a distressing diagnosis. They accompany police to help inform someone of a loved one’s death. One in four Americans have been visited by a chaplain, usually at a hospital or hospice, though chaplains also work in […]
Soul doctors: How Minnesota chaplains’ roles are changing
Chaplains often show up on the worst days of people’s lives. They arrive in a hospital room after a distressing diagnosis. They accompany police to help inform someone of a loved one’s death. One in four Americans have been visited by a chaplain, usually at a hospital or hospice, though chaplains also work in […]
She began to panic during a double biopsy. Then she felt a comforting touch
Aya McMillan says a gentle touch at the right moment was exactly what she needed. Aya McMillan This story is part of the My Unsung Hero series, from the Hidden Brain team. It features stories of people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else. In 2017, right after she turned 39, Aya McMillan […]
She began to panic during a double biopsy. Then she felt a comforting touch
Aya McMillan says a gentle touch at the right moment was exactly what she needed. Aya McMillan This story is part of the My Unsung Hero series, from the Hidden Brain team. It features stories of people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else. In 2017, right after she turned 39, Aya McMillan […]