Sixty years after John F. Kennedy signed a sweeping mental health act into law, his nephew, former Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy, gathered advocates in Boston. The goal: to kickstart a movement to transform the fractured mental health system in the U.S. A report and interview from the conference.
The challenges of finding a mental health care provider who is actually available through your insurer. And an unfortunate fact: New drugs for Alzheimer’s disease may be of little help to Black and Hispanic patients.
TikTok influencers urge you take a silent walk – without your phone! Activists in Maine want to remove a provision in the constitution that bars mentally ill people under guardianship from voting. And harm reduction experts say making Narcan available OTC is only a “baby step.”
Chronic pain often triggers mental anguish – but what can acceptance bring? A new emergency psych model, EmPATH units, begins to spread, taking pressure off hospital ERs. And the Friendship Project promotes human connection for people in need.
Yale University settles a lawsuit accusing the school of failing students struggling with their mental health. And a Big Ten football coach reckons with his affection for a game that may have contributed to his son’s death.
How do wealth and race intersect to affect the worsening mental health crisis among American teens? A new study examines that question. Plus, a new ruling in a critical court case on mental health parity.
An interview with the first Native Hawaiian psychiatrist. A look at how complex PTSD differs from the standard kind. A longtime journalist offers a look at her own family’s battles with mental illness. And more.
People used to shy away from mentioning cancer or AIDS in death notices. Use of those terms marked a turning point. Can the same now occur with suicide?
A MindSite News investigation digs into Florida's practice of taking kids to mental hospitals against their will. A photo essay looks at efforts to help Ukrainian soldiers' mental anguish. Regulators halt psychiatric trials at New York State Psychiatric Institute following a patient suicide.
The power of music to connect and heal. Summer camps support youth in the midst of a mental health crisis. Journalists reveal flawed handling of medical misconduct in Utah. Plus, a push to remove questions from bar applications about lawyers' mental health histories.
John Fetterman has a new purpose: to share his story and urge others to get help. LA County returns $15 million in mental health funds to the state. And having a spiritual life may be good for your mental health.
In today’s Daily: The Biden Administration announces plans to force health insurers to provide coverage for mental health conditions on par with physical health treatments. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson takes steps to reopen shuttered mental health clinics.
Gavin Newsom wants to reprogram mental health funds to get homeless mentally ill people into housing. How reiki practice may support mental and emotional health. And tips on managing anxious coworkers so the work gets done.
A major study published this week found that reaching age 50 as a member of the working poor is a major pathway to homelessness. And a hair salon deep in the heart of Texas offer free hair cuts and a place of care and safety for transgender Texans.
"We're in the midst of the largest drop of life expectancy that we've faced as a city and country in a century. COVID, obviously, is one explanation. But there are many other reasons – overdoses, rising rates of chronic illness, premature deaths from birth inequities, increased rates of violence, suicide. All these link to mental health, either directly, like overdoses, or indirectly. We need to start looking at mental health as a cross-cutting issue that often manifests in conditions or causes of death we would otherwise not refer to as mental health. We have to see it almost in the groundwater."
A bill aimed at better addressing mental health needs in Asian American communities was reintroduced in Congress. And incarcerated moms try to work through the grief of losing the right to parent their children.
War isn’t only about bombs, bullets and deaths on the battlefield. It is also about people away from the fighting, struggling to maintain a modicum of normalcy and hope in their daily lives.
A look at how racism affects the mental health of Black youth, sometimes at an early age. Scientists challenge the “toxic culture” and mental health crisis in academic science.
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New research suggests that gender inequality harms women’s brains. Post-traumatic growth may be overhyped. And the limits of talk therapy are up for debate.
The federal government extended telehealth prescribing. Why centenarians almost never develop Alzheimer’s. Officials in Minnesota crack down on health insurers that violate parity laws. And a small California city launches a crisis response team.
When the federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency comes to an end May 11, people will be able to continue getting prescriptions for drugs that treat ADHD, opioid use disorder and other conditions from medical providers via telehealth for as many as 18 more months.
The Surgeon General says loneliness poses risks similar to smoking 15 cigarettes a day. A debate over self-diagnosing mental illness. And former violent extremists are helping others extricate themselves from hate groups.
A photo essay shows us the last days of a homeless encampment in Oakland. Psychiatrist Judith Herman returns to the fray after 30 years. And Minnesota works to boost diversity among mental health professionals.
An in-depth look at three consecutive days in San Diego's mental health crisis.
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Some therapists who had trouble connecting with youth turned to another source of connection: Minecraft therapy, which follows the approach of play therapy. In this webinar, we’ll talk with two leading experts in the promising genre.
How Minecraft Therapy Is Transforming Child and Teen Mental Health Care
