The Latest Breaking News from Mental Health

America's teens were experiencing a mental health crisis 'a good 8 years before COVID was on the scene'

Depression symptoms are skyrocketing in teens, but it’s not solely due to the pandemic.

Fortune · Jun 21, 2023

Spare a thought for psychiatric caregivers too

Prolonged caregiving in the context of psychiatric patients can impact the psychological well-being of caregivers

The Hindu · Jun 21, 2023

One in 10 health workers in England had suicidal thoughts during pandemic

Survey shows the impact of Covid on frontline workers, with one in 25 NHS staff attempting suicide for first time

The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2023

Eating disorders and self-harm rose among teenage girls during the pandemic – new UK study

Evidence tells us the COVID pandemic and measures put in place to contain the virus negatively affected the mental health of adolescents and young people in the UK and elsewhere. One review study published in August 2021 estimated that the global prevalence of children and adolescents with depression and anxiety…

The Conversation · Jun 21, 2023

Consultation launched to strengthen rules allowing care home and hospital visits

New regulations would make visiting a legal requirement for hospitals, care homes, mental health units and other health and care settings.

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2023

A celebrity chef banned vegans from his restaurant due to his mental health—then got dogpiled with one star reviews

An activist has called the chef's ban on vegans “blatant discrimination” while comparing it with refusing to serve Muslims.

Fortune · Jun 21, 2023

Breaking the Silence: A Black mother's journey with grief after losing a son to suicide

LOS ANGELES -- Amid a super bloom of wildflowers and mustard plants, Deneen Vaughn takes a moment to catch her breath.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 21, 2023

California’s homelessness crisis is homegrown, study finds

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s homelessness crisis is a homegrown problem that is deepening amid a shortage of affordable housing and emergency shelter, and it’s often the brutal conditions of living on the street that trigger behavioral health problems, such as depression and anxiety, researchers found in a comprehensive study on…

Tribune News Service · Jun 21, 2023

A moment that changed me: I talked a man out of jumping off a bridge – and it made me confront a harsh reality

As a doctor, I’m used to dealing with trauma, but in an A&E department. This time I was all alone – and it brought home the importance of men’s mental health

The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2023

‘It’s just you – and memories’: Kenyan rape survivors find help hard to find

Tracey Doyin took to TikTok after she experienced the official indifference and lack of support faced by sexual assault victims

The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2023