The Latest Breaking News from Mental Health

Stanford researchers scoured every reputable study for the link between video games and gun violence that politicians point to. Here's what the review found

The Stanford Brainstorm Lab focuses on technology and mental health. Researchers spent months looking for any causal link between video games and violence.

Fortune · May 2, 2023

Calls for 11,000 more school nurses in UK as children’s needs grow

Survey finds exhaustion and low morale among school nurses as they face increasingly complex caseloads

The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2023

‘It all hinges on wellbeing’: UK school nurses’ crucial, underfunded role

Annie O’Neill, who visits 33 schools a term, has noticed a huge rise in problems such as eating disorders

The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2023

Shrink-bots! Can AI be your new therapist?

Despite the panic over artificial intelligence, new therapy chatbots may well be crucial aides to mental health services, says Kate Wills

Evening Standard · May 2, 2023

Suicide crisis line in Perth reaches out to an unhappy generation

A peer-led mental health awareness initiative in Perthshire schools is generating increased work for The Lighthouse crisis centre but its project manager believes knowing that young people can talk about it is an incredibly positive step towards saving lives.

Daily Record · May 2, 2023

Teenager complained about feeling sick and ‘overwhelmed’ before dying suddenly

George Edwards mum told an inquest that her son had complained of several symptoms before he passed away from a heart attack in his bed at home. The 18-year-old had struggled with mental health for a number of years.

Edinburgh Live · May 2, 2023

Zack Mavin not criminally responsible for 2020 Shortland murder of Robert Palmer

A Supreme Court justice finds the charges against Zack Mavin to have been proved, but says the 26-year-old is not criminally responsible for his actions.

ABC News · May 2, 2023

Hobart to lose 31 mental health beds with closure of St Helen's Private Hospital in June

A private mental health hospital in Hobart is closing because the owner has determined that upgrading the building would cost too much.

ABC News · May 2, 2023

Emotional abuse is a pattern of hurtful messages – building parenting skills could help prevent it

When people think about child maltreatment, many think of physical or sexual abuse. But a key finding of our Australian Child Maltreatment Study, published last month, is that emotional abuse is widespread and associated with similar harms as sexual abuse.

The Conversation · May 2, 2023

Are you under digital distress? 3 ways tech-triggers may be affecting your mental health

Mental Health Week, which runs from May 1 to 7, provides an opportunity to reflect on our collective well-being. In addition to rising mental health issues, there seems to be a general malaise across normally well individuals in society. This is manifesting as cognitive and physical exhaustion, limited patience, disinterest…

The Conversation · May 1, 2023