OTTAWA – A new study finds that patients treated for mental illness in Canada are waiting far too long to get drug approval and face inequitable access across the country. The Mood Disorders Society of Canada’s study, System Broken, finds that Canadians who rely on public drug plans are at a particular disadvantage. As we …
A discussion about mental health and what police should do to respond to people in crisis took place Thursday in Manchester, days after a mass shooting left 18 people dead in Maine. Manchester police said a large majority of their calls involved either people suffering from a mental health crisis or an overdose. Law enforcement …
Top line YouTube announced Thursday that it was limiting the frequency with which videos related to topics such as body weight and social aggression were recommended to teenage users in the United States, amid a growing number of lawsuits against social media platforms, including the Google-owned platform, alleging that they contribute to adolescent behavior. mental …
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) – More than 40 states, including North Carolina, have sued Meta, the parent company of social media platforms Facebook and Instagram, over allegations that its social media platforms are fueling the crisis of current mental health among adolescents. This mental health crisis is just that…it’s an extreme crisis, says Kelly Millington, interim …
Daylight saving time ends on Sunday, November 5. Here are some tips for keeping your mental health in check during the shorter days. PORTLAND, Ore. Entering the winter season in the Pacific Northwest is usually bad news for fans of long days and sun. Many of us view shorter days as a nuisance, but for …
A rendering of the Precourt Healing Center in Edwards, which will fill a remaining gap in Eagle County’s mental and behavioral health services: an inpatient psychiatric facility for adults and adolescents.Vail Health/Courtesy photo Eagle Valley Behavioral Health is expanding access to behavioral and mental health services in Summit County after the county government designated the …
The trivial commodification of mental health is nothing new, but is it becoming common enough? Particularly emblematic of this phenomenon: A pink sweatshirt emblazoned with the word LEXAPRO retails for $80 and is completely sold out. Shannon Palus explains what’s so irritating about this trend. Plus, in case you missed it: Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz wonders if …
Top line The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention seeks to combat the mental health crisis among health care workers by introducing a new initiative to help doctors and nurses deal with burnout, which has affected nearly half of the workforce in 2022. A stressed healthcare worker sitting on the floor with her head down. …
When our old Homo sapiens Our ancestors left Africa for Eurasia around 60,000 years ago. They met and mated with some of the other human species that inhabited their new, colder home. Among them were the now-extinct Denisovans, who endowed modern humans with genes that may have helped us adapt to cold weather while increasing …
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) – Sometimes life can take us on a journey we didn’t expect. But one Roanoke nonprofit offers resources many may not know about. From child therapy to domestic violence groups, Family Service of Roanoke Valley offers a range of programs for those seeking help. But Bryan Maiden, a certified peer recovery specialist, …