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College Sports Has an Emotional Abuse Problem

As the Galic twins' experience with their coach shows, there are few protections for college athletes experiencing emotional abuse.

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Michigan Can’t Care for Its Most Vulnerable Kids. So It’s Sending Them Away.

Many advocates are calling for community-based solutions and trauma-informed care rather than residential treatment beds.

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Idaho Cut a $4 Million Mental Health Program. The Fallout Cost More.

One sheriff reported that involuntary psychiatric commitments more than doubled in his county.

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Autism and Alzheimer’s May Be Linked, Study Suggests

New discoveries are pushing researchers to consider that autism and Alzheimer's may offer insight into the other.

Even Under Financial Pressure, Young People Point to Reasons for Hope
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Are These the Words of a Sane Man? Trump: “A whole civilization will die tonight”

As Donald Trump posted unhinged rants – using words that are almost the definition of genocide – members of Congress, columnists and even Marjorie Taylor Greene called for using the 25th amendment to declare him mentally incompetent and remove him from power.

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What ICE Detention Does to a Child

As Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents apprehend more children, it raises a simple question: What does immigration detention do to a child’s mind and body?

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Problem Gambling Is Quietly Becoming an Adolescent Crisis

A 2026 survey from Common Sense Media found that one-third of boys age 11 to 17 reported gambling in the past year. 

Trapped and Alone: Fear of ICE Is Deepening Postpartum Isolation for Immigrant Mothers

Doctors say newly postpartum people need medical care, sleep and the ability to rely on friends and family for help. Immigration crackdowns have made that support impossible.

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He Almost Killed His Father. Now He Helps Others At Risk.

In today’s newsletter, we explore how one man healed after a dangerous psychotic break that nearly led him to murder.

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Fallout Over Supreme Court Ruling on Conversion Therapy

Despite the Supreme Court ruling, conversion therapists can still be sued for a practice the United Nations calls “torture.”

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Dad’s Dementia Helped One Kenyan Researcher Find Purpose in Her Career

Sharing that “dementia is a disease of moments," a Kenyan researcher teaches families how to better care for their loved ones.

Supreme Court says Colorado can’t ban conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ youth

The case was brought by a Christian counselor who argued that Colorado’s ban violated her free speech rights.

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On No Kings Day, Millions Rallied to Denounce Trump and “Epstein War” 

Anti-Trump protests took place in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and other US territories and in countries around the world.

As Millions Protest, Marchers Raise Mental Health – Their Own and Trump’s – with Biting Humor

The No King's protest drew millions of people around the U.S. on Saturday. Demonstrators made clear in signs and interviews that they were there to improve their own mental health – and to express their outrage at Donald Trump's policies and mental status. This photo essay offers a glimpse.

NAMI Director Explains New Laws to Keep People with Mental Illness out of Jail

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is advocating for state laws to divert people with mental illness from jail and into treatment, highlighting Florida's Tristin Murphy Act as a national model.

How Medicaid is Helping People Leaving California Prisons

Changes to federal law allows Medicaid to provide health and other services to people exiting prisons. California and some other states are making use of the program, but expansion efforts will depend on the Trump administration.

Promising Research from the VA’s National Center for PTSD

The findings may pave the way for a better understanding of PTSD and potential intervention strategies.

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Your Teen Is Probably Going to Turn to AI for Advice – Check Out the APA’s Tips on Helping Them Stay Safe and Grounded 

As teens turn to AI for advice, experts say that patient should work with them to make sure they use AI safely.

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Google and Meta Found Negligent in Apps’ Mental Health Harms

Meta, Instagram's owner, and Google, Youtube's owner, neglected to protect a user from their apps’ addictiveness, a jury rules.

The Problem with the Trump Regime is ‘Psychiatric, Not Political,’ Expert Says

Dr. Bandy Lee urges Americans to protest by marching on No Kings Day to the White House and state capitols and refusing to leave.

At the Young Women’s Freedom Center, Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves: Listen to the Podcast

Congresswoman Lateefah Simon and leaders of the Young Women’s Freedom Center were in conversation with MindSite News at this Commonwealth Club panel.

‘Uprooted Over and Over, You Are Nowhere’: A Refugee from Bhutan Ties Forced Relocation to Shocking Suicide Rates Among Fellow Exiles

Ohio nonprofit leader Sudarshan Pyakurel on third country relocation and other immigration policies that retraumatize highly vulnerable Bhutanese refugees in the U.S.

The Invisible World of Family Caregiving
 The College Mental Health Crisis

Experts say more preventive care is needed to combat the growing mental health crisis affecting college students.

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