The ES Shopping Shortlist: What to shop, know and see in October 2022 Ready, set- shop! The biggest and best launches to bookmark this October Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2022
‘It’s on us to fight’: the student climate activist energizing a US school board Shiva Rajbhandari is the first student elected to a school board in Idaho as boards nationwide become increasingly politicized The Guardian - US · Oct 7, 2022
When mental health crises require more than a phone conversation, these mobile units come to help PHILADELPHIA -- A grandmother calls a mental health crisis line for help after her grandson with intellectual disabilities and a history of mental illness attacked her. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 7, 2022
Teaching kids how to create a safe space, one downward dog at a time LOS ANGELES -- Leah Rose Gallegos paced the library at Accelerated Charter Elementary School. In 15 minutes, the room would be full of fifth-graders in sneakers and school uniforms, arms raised overhead, dutifully following her instructions to breathe, stretch and look inward. Los Angeles Times · Oct 7, 2022
Tragic Thai massacre raises issues of mental health, drug use and gun control ahead of next year's election At least 37 people were killed on Thursday by a lone assailant at a day care centre in Thailand’s north-eastern province of Nongbua Lamphu, local police say. Among the dead are at least 24 children, while the alleged gunman also killed his wife and child, then himself. The Conversation · Oct 7, 2022
Mental health experts on the one thing they wish everyone knew Ahead of World Mental Health Day on October 10, we asked mental health professionals to share their top insights. By Abi Jackson. The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022
Shedloads of colour: how a move away from grey buildings could help farmers’ mental health After childhood dreams of working outdoors, many farmers struggle with the reality of today’s indoor intensive farms. Could murals and diversification help? The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2022
Black church leaders coordinate sermons around mental health Pastors at around 80 Black churches in Chicago will participate Sunday, in anticipation of World Mental Health Day. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 6, 2022
Victoria's doctors urge next government to sharpen focus on 'dire' GP crisis Victoria's peak body for doctors says billions pouring into the health sector isn't all that's needed, calling for a new division in the state's Health Department to improve interactions between hospitals and GPs. ABC News · Oct 6, 2022
Don’t be misled by badly flawed report on juvenile temporary detention center The report has besmirched the valuable work that the JTDC’s diligent and compassionate staff do every day. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 6, 2022
Parents of Natasha Abrahart call for change in law as Bristol University appeals again It comes as Bristol University announce they will go to the High Court to appeal the ruling against them Bristol Post · Oct 6, 2022
Jan. 6 riot defendant from Northern California wants out of DC jail, citing mental decline SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A week after rejecting a plea agreement from federal prosecutors, accused Jan. 6 rioter Sean Michael McHugh is asking a judge to release him from custody pending trial because his mental health is deteriorating and he is facing abuse inside a Washington, D.C., jail. Tribune News Service · Oct 6, 2022
Beano comic strip changes colour for World Mental Health Day The comic giant said it will be giving away 20,000 free Beano comics for households to encourage children to read more. The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022
William expresses shock at rise in young people contemplating suicide The Prince and Princess of Wales visited a suicide prevention charity in north Belfast on a day of engagements in Northern Ireland. The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022
Manchester Evening News · Oct 6, 2022 Disciplinary action starts after alleged abuse of patients of mental health unit "The Trust Board was appalled by the content of the broadcast, which was both deeply upsetting and intensely challenging."
Wales Online · Oct 6, 2022 Cost of living crisis 'as bad or worse than pandemic' for some students, warns university vice chancellor The warning from University of South Wales VC Dr Ben Calvert comes as an inquiry is launched into the student mental in Wales
The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2022 Gilla Band on their nightmarish new noise album: ‘Reality gets distorted in a dream’ After the influential Dubliners took a hiatus to care for frontman Dara Kiely’s mental health struggles and the pandemic put paid to touring album two, they’re back with a turbulent masterpiece
Tribune News Service · Oct 6, 2022 Mental health crisis teams aren’t just for cities anymore NEWTON, Iowa — Jeff White knows what can happen when 911 dispatchers receive a call about someone who feels despondent or agitated.
Los Angeles Times · Oct 6, 2022 Voters support Newsom's mental health plan and back mandatory kindergarten, poll shows SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California voters strongly support Gov. Gavin Newsom's plan to set up a new court system for people struggling with a combination of severe mental illness, homelessness and substance use, but split with the governor on requiring children to attend kindergarten, a new poll shows.
The Denver Post · Oct 6, 2022 Overdoses, homicides and suicides drove Colorado’s teen death rate up more than 60% over last decade DENVER, Colo. — Colorado high school students were significantly more likely to die in 2020 than in 2010, despite signs that, in many ways, teens are now better off.
The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022 University student died after mental health declined, inquest hears Harry Armstrong Evans, 21, a third year physics and astrophysics student at the University of Exeter, died in June 2021.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2022 Exeter University failed to make student who died feel wanted, says mother Harry Armstrong Evans, who is thought to have killed himself, told tutor about mental health concerns, inquest hears
Tribune News Service · Oct 6, 2022 Researchers warn of mental health risks of high-potency cannabis SEATTLE — Researcher Beatriz Carlini clicks through a few local cannabis retailers' websites before finding what she's looking for.
GamesRadar · Oct 6, 2022 Project Mara: Everything we know about Ninja Theory's canceled experimental horror game Ninja Theory was setting out to deliver an experimental horror in a photorealistic setting in what would have been an Xbox exclusive
Irish Mirror · Oct 6, 2022 More than half of Irish people drinking alcohol 'to cope' amid worrying rise in binge drinking For the third year in a row, over half of Irish adults’ say they drink alcohol on “at least a weekly basis'