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WA nurse charged, sex crimes against teen

An ex-Western Australian mental health nurse has been charged with "predatory" sex crimes against a teenage girl, who was allegedly in his care at the time.

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University of Illinois at Chicago faculty on strike over higher compensation and student mental health services

CHICAGO — After nine months of contract negotiations, members of the union representing University of Illinois at Chicago faculty had not hit a deal with the administration and instead moved to their first day of a strike Tuesday afternoon.

Chicago Tribune

Ex-AFL players heading to Mount Gambier for mental health health awareness match

Dane Swan, Shane Mumford, Leon Davis, Jordan Murdoch and Winis Imbi will take to the field in Mount Gambier next month, in a star-studded match to help get men talking about mental health issues.

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A mother in a mental health crisis and her children froze to death in a field. Could it have been prevented?

Deaths have been ruled accidental

The Independent UK

Northern Ireland mum on struggling to make ends meet as unpaid carer

“Parent carers like me have been living in poverty with our children for decades in Northern Ireland”

Belfast Live

Striking UIC faculty pickets, rallies with local, national leaders: ‘Without you, this place would not run’

The union is demanding higher minimum salaries, bigger pay raises that match inflation, mental health support for students, better job security for non-tenure track faculty, learning disability assessments for students and more.

Chicago Sun-Times

Voice to Parliament debate likely to increase psychological distress

Experts say it is "a given" that there will be an increase in psychological distress to Indigenous people from the Voice to Parliament debate.

The Canberra Times

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Strong Social Connections Can Improve Physical And Mental Health Amongst Peers

The study used data from more than 13,000 people in 122 countries & strong social connections can improve physical & mental health

Zenger

Parents in the US had alarmingly high rates of anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic – and that has a direct effect on kids

It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a heavy toll on the mental health of kids and parents alike.

The Conversation

Living with Children: More sleep a potential solution for separation issues

Regular readers of this column are no doubt familiar with my imaginary friend, The Doctor. I often call upon him to solve behavior problems of various sorts concerning young children. Well, The Doctor has done it again! This time with what many mental health professionals would call separation anxiety.

Tribune News Service

‘Patients were chained to walls and beds’: Freetown’s psychiatric hospital released from the past

The Sierra Leone capital’s colonial-era asylum has modernised, offering psychotherapy, yoga and basketball as well as drugs – and has thrown away its shackles

The Guardian - UK

Visiting green spaces deters mental health drug use, researchers find

Positive effects were stronger among those reporting the lowest annual household income, says Finnish study

The Guardian - UK

Lifeline mental health and wellbeing program to expand beyond Broken Hill

A wellbeing program started by Lifeline for local AFL clubs will be brought to new areas this year after receiving close to $300,000 in state government funding.

ABC News

"Heartbreaking" death toll of homeless Scots in Glasgow reaches 160 sparking demands for nationwide probe

The death toll of homeless Scots living in temporary accommodation in the city over the last five years was branded 'heartbreaking'.

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Antidepressant warning for people wanting to come off medication

A gradual reduction of the medicine would cut the severity of withdrawal symptoms

The Independent UK

Don’t go ‘cold turkey’ when coming off antidepressants, experts warn

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence said a staggered reduction could cut the likelihood and severity of withdrawal symptoms.

The Independent UK

People cutting back on seeing friends and hobbies due to money fears – research

Money worries are stopping people from engaging in some of the activities known to help protect mental health, a survey suggests.

The Independent UK

Deep meditation can ‘improve gut bacteria’ – study

This in turn could offer benefits for physical and mental health, researchers said.

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Michigan mom, 2 young kids, died of hypothermia in a field, sheriff says

PONTIAC, Mich. — A 35-year-old mother and two of her children found dead in a field in Pontiac on Sunday afternoon died of hypothermia, a tragedy that underscores the country's mental health crisis, Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard said Monday.

Belfast Live

North Belfast mental health group looking to the future with new premises in former library

"It’s been a long time coming and we are fortunately able to secure this space for the next few years"

The Independent UK

Man waits eight years for mental health therapy as services hit by demand

Myles Cook, suffers from severe depression which is worsened by his ‘horrific’ living situation

Evening Standard

Martin Lewis: Blue Monday is ‘crap pseudoscience’ used by companies to sell goods

Mental health charities have criticised Blue Monday as unhelpful pseudoscience

Nottingham Post

Woman who quit pizza job to start business now worth six figures

Laura Schmidt began Lovendu with just £10 in her pocket - but it took off thanks to TikTok

Daily Mirror

Hospital staff 'could have done more' to help man, 35, killed by taxi outside A&E

Daniel Kirton attended A&E to 'detoxify' from Spice but ended up getting killed when he rolled into a road outside Manchester Royal Infirmary and was hit by a taxi

WEKU

988 Lifeline sees boost in use and funding in first months

The 3-digit suicide and crisis lifeline – 988 – fielded nearly half a million more calls, texts and chats in its first 5 months than the old 10-digit Lifeline did during the same time in 2021.

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