by Hannah Vinueza McClellan, EducationNC August 5, 2024 This article discusses mental health. If you or someone you know needs help, reach out to the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by calling 988. North Carolina high school students presented drafted legislation to the State Board of Education last Thursday that they believe will help … Read more
“How a lack of supervisors keeps new mental health workers from entering the field” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. It was early 2022, and Kiany Casillas was in a … Read more
You’re not imagining it: News anxiety or news-related stress is real. In other words, just reading or hearing about what’s going on in the world outside your front door can have a direct effect on your mental health. And it’s nearly impossible to avoid, with alerts constantly at our fingertips. Indeed, according to the … Read more
The effects of social media on young people’s mental health are poorly understood. That hasn’t stopped Congress, state legislatures, and the U.S. surgeon general from continuing with age restrictions and warning letters for YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. But the emphasis on fear through social media may cause policymakers to miss the mental health benefits it … Read more
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) – Abdul Jalloh was the only psychiatrist in Sierra Leone when he took over the only psychiatric hospital on the outskirts of the capital. Now six years later, the young doctor is leading a revolution in mental health services in West Africa. He ended the practice of tying patients to … Read more
The federal government must respond to a parliamentary inquiry into online gambling. Last year an inquiry, chaired by the late Labor MP Peta Murphy, recommended a three-year freeze on gambling advertising leading to a total ban. But there are reports that the government will stop with some ban. This would remove gambling from social … Read more
Georgia native Jaten Collin Dimsdale, better known by his stage name Teddy Swims, has become one of the biggest names in the world of R&B and soul after his hit single “Lose Control” . Before gracing the Lollapalooza stage with Southern charm and swagger on the festival’s final day, Swims chatted with the Sun-Times … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Dr. Kaaren Mathias coordinates an international team studying the quality of mental health goods in Ghana, India, Occupied Palestine and South Africa. Dr. Mathias is a public health practitioner and Senior Lecturer in the School of Health Sciences at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC). It … Read more
EDITOR’S NOTE – This story includes discussion of suicide and sexual assault. If you or someone you know needs help, the US national suicide and crisis line is available by calling or texting 988. There is also an online chat at 988lifeline.org. Young people are moody. Because of the hot mess of hormones that … Read more
Macomb County officials are resisting an attempt by the state of Michigan to renew their contract with the county’s Community Mental Health agency that could cost the agency millions of dollars by reducing CMH’s savings from that of Medicaid, including going back and taking money. from previous years. The county’s Board of Commissioners earlier … Read more