Mental Health

NDSU fraternity walks 60 miles, spreading awareness for men’s health

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Movember is full of mustaches, moments and miles. An NDSU fraternity finishes its trek for the fellas from Grand Forks to Fargo to bring awareness to the struggles men face. The Movember walk hosted by Sigma Alpha Epsilon is a national movement focused on preventing suicide among men and raising money for research on prostate and…

Prairie St. John’s launches new walk-in medication management program

  FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — If you suffer from mental health conditions like anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder and more you may understand the struggle of getting in to see a doctor to prescribe the medications that you may need. Prairie St. John’s has launched a new program to combat this problem. With a mission to offer hope and healing to…

Taking care of mental health for law enforcement after Friday’s tragedy

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Friday is still fresh in the minds of everyone in the Fargo-Moorhead area, where one officer was shot and killed off of 25th St. S. in Fargo, ND. This incident also left two officers in critical condition and bystander with serious injuries. This situation will stick with local law enforcement and the community for years to…

New partnership to combat youth mental health crisis

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota’s Caring Foundation is partnering with Boys & Girls Club of the Red River Valley. The new partnership is set to combat the youth mental health crisis through trauma-informed approaches to behavioral health care. Ten-million dollars will be invested in these programs by 2026. To confront the ongoing youth mental health…

LaMoure man walking east to west across ND for mental health awareness

A man is walking all the way to Montana for self-reflection, one step at a time.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — 32-year-old David McDonald began his journey right by the Red River in Moorhead and is walking across the entire state, until he reaches Montana. McDonald had a drug overdose nine years ago and said he found God shortly after hearing about Fargo’s New Life Center. At this time last year, his father passed away from a…

Hegland Succeeds Herman as Prairie St. John’s CEO

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Prairie St. John’s has a new CEO: Ty Hegland. He takes over running the mental health hospital after serving for the past five years as President and CEO of Sharehouse, a substance abuse center. He also previously served as an executive at Sanford Health. Hegland succeeds Jeff Herman who served as Prairie St. John’s CEO for…

Veterans can now receive free emergency mental health care

Veterans in crisis can now receive free emergency mental health treatment wherever they go.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Veterans can get free emergency mental health care at any VA or non-VA health care facility as long as they served honorably for more than two years. “This is extremely positive news coming out of the VA. It’s going to help more than nine million veterans to use any ER or hospital of their choosing. It’s…

Sanford Health dietitian shares healthy eating habits

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Sanford Health’s senior dietitian shares advice on healthier eating habits if you’re watching your weight. Casey Bjoralt says many people go into a diet with an all-or-nothing mentality where they feel they have to eliminate certain foods. She says this leads to failure as people tend to overeat the same foods. Bjoralt says a balance in…