9&10 News: After Walmart stabbing, healthcare providers say more mental health support is needed
After Walmart stabbing, healthcare providers say more mental health support is needed
Clatsop County has completed its Youth Prevention Needs Assessment, and the results? Young people say they need more mental health, social and communication support. Phase I of the assessment, which ...
Education Week: Why ESL Teachers Are Calling for More Mental Health Support
In Iowa, one of the few states where cancer rates are increasing, there's more awareness that patients may need more mental health support during treatment and also after it ends.
New research has revealed a concerning trend for men's mental health in the workplace, with 41% of the male workforce calling for more support from their employers. The findings of the study, ...
About 1 in 4 teenagers now use AI chatbots for mental health support, with young adults affected by violence being more likely to seek help from chatbots, according to a new study by the Youth ...
Government Executive: Bipartisan leaders push suicide prevention program, more mental health support for DHS law enforcement
Bipartisan leaders push suicide prevention program, more mental health support for DHS law enforcement
A group of middle school students drafted a bill to demand more mental health services in their schools. Many schools have a student-to-counselor ratio over the recommended 1: 250, forcing counselors ...
Yahoo: Mental health support center at risk of closing after losing funding
Detroit Free Press: Alternative to Meds Center Highlights Glyphosate Exposure Risks and Shares Holistic Detox Plans to Support Mental Health
Alternative to Meds Center Highlights Glyphosate Exposure Risks and Shares Holistic Detox Plans to Support Mental Health
Yahoo: NC hospital uses music for mental health therapy, support: 'It's peaceful'
Music is more than just background noise for patients at Cape Fear Valley Health. For some, it's become a powerful tool for healing and hope in the face of mental health challenges. At Cape Fear ...
WTXL ABC 27: Lowndes County expands mental health support in jails and on streets
English-as-a-second-language (ESL) teachers are more likely than any other group of educators to say their morale would get a significant boost if their schools hired more mental health counselors, ...
Time: April Koh Is Using AI to Make Finding Mental Health Support Easier
April Koh Is Using AI to Make Finding Mental Health Support Easier
EdSource: AI chatbots provide mental health support to 1 in 4 teenagers, study finds
AI chatbots provide mental health support to 1 in 4 teenagers, study finds
The Homeland Security Department would establish a new mental health support program for its law enforcement employees under a bipartisan bill put forward by the top lawmakers overseeing the agency.
Spring Health reports a 61% rise in mental health leaves among organizations, highlighting the need for proactive, supportive measures.
WHO fact sheet on mental disorders, including sections on anxiety disorders, depression, bipolar disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, schizophrenia, eating disorders, disruptive behaviour and dissocial disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders, risk factors, health systems and social support, as well as WHO's work in these areas.
mental health support in non-health settings, including child protection services, school health programmes, and prisons. The vast care gap for common mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety means countries must also explore innovative approaches to expand and diversify care.
Mental health Mental health is an integral part of health; it is more than the absence of mental illnesses. It is the foundation for well-being and effective functioning of individuals. It includes mental well-being, prevention of mental disorders, treatment and rehabilitation. WHO estimates that the burden of mental health problems in India is 2443 disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) per ...
The Courier-Journal: Students pay when schools skimp on mental health counselors | Opinion
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY — Northern Michigan healthcare providers say that Saturday’s Walmart attack emphasizes the need for significant investment in area mental health services. The suspect in the ...
Questions are being asked within the mental health community, as they feel the consequences of funding cuts. Photojournalist Nick Lunemann and Jeff Wagner spoke with some people who fear losing ...
Sedona-based Alternative to Meds Center highlights Glyphosate exposure, neurological health concerns, and more used in ...
Your safety and mental well-being matter. If you or someone you know is experiencing a crisis, abuse, emotional distress or simply needs someone to talk to, confidential support is available 24 hours ...
Lowndes County is investing in a $9 million jail expansion and a new co-responder program to better handle mental health crises in the community.
NPR: In Iowa, there's a push to make mental health care a part of cancer treatment
In Iowa, there's a push to make mental health care a part of cancer treatment
Despite efforts by four-year institutions to offer mental health services, recent data indicates a worrying trend among college students reporting suicidal ideation and depressive symptoms. A Johns ...
This story is part of the 2025 TIME100 Next. Read Aileen Lee’s tribute to April Koh here. April Koh vividly remembers the first time she tried to talk to her mother about her mental health, when she ...
Nature: Student mental health is in crisis — here’s how to help
The Sacramento Bee: Mental health leaves are rising. How can organizations reduce and better manage leaves?
Mental health leaves are rising. How can organizations reduce and better manage leaves?
Employee Benefit News: The hidden aftermath of natural disasters: a rise in mental health leaves
The hidden aftermath of natural disasters: a rise in mental health leaves
Mental health is a state of mental well-being that enables people to cope with the stresses of life, realize their abilities, learn well and work well, and contribute to their community. It has intrinsic and instrumental value and is integral to our well-being. At any one time, a diverse set of individual, family, community and structural factors may combine to protect or undermine mental ...
The document is an opening commentary authored by Dévora Kestel, Director of the Department of Mental Health, Brain Health, and Substance Use at the World Health Organisation. It discusses the prominence of mental health in the preparations for the upcoming UN General Assembly high-level meeting on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in September 2025.