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Supporting the Mental Health of Essential Workers with iWILL ‘til i’mWELL
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Essential workers have always been the backbone of our society, but their importance has become ...
A heartbreaking economic indicator: More people are giving up their pets
In Melissa Knicely’s nearly 19 years at a North Carolina animal shelter, she’s learned to spot an unofficial and heart-wrenching sign that the economy may be taking a turn for the worse: When there’s ...
Read/Audio Read More“I Don’t Want to Die”: Needing Mental Health Care, He Got Trapped in His Insurer’s Ghost Network
“I Don’t Want to Die”: Needing Mental Health Care, He Got Trapped in His Insurer’s Ghost Network
Read/Audio Read MoreRavi Coutinho bought a health insurance plan thinking it would deliver on its promise of access to menta...
More Than 1 in 5 U.S. Adults Live With Mental Illness
More Than 1 in 5 U.S. Adults Live With Mental Illness
Read/Audio Read MoreIn June, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued an advisory saying “gun violence demands a public health approach,” and called it a “uniquely American...
International Self-Care Day: Love the Skin You’re In
International Self-Care Day: Love the Skin You’re In
Read/Audio Read MoreStress affects us all, and managing it effectively often comes down to one crucial practice: self-care. Far from being just a luxury or fleeting ind...
What Mental Health Care Protections Exist in Your State?
Insurers have wide latitude on when and how they can deny mental health care. We looked at the laws in all 50 states and found that some are charting new paths to secure mental health care access.
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NHS publishes waiting list breakdowns to tackle health inequalities
Hospitals will be able to address unfair elective waits for working class and minority patients as new data published today shows those from deprived communities are more likely to wait longer.
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Despite some gains, teens — especially girls — are still struggling with their mental health since the pandemic, report shows
Compared to ten years ago, teens today, especially girls, are feeling a lot more persistently sad and hopeless. They’re also thinking more about suicide or attempting it. While things are still pretty...
Read/Audio Read MoreYou can actually die of a broken heart after bereavement, study shows
People with the most intense, longest‑lasting grief were significantly more likely to die within a decade of a loved one’s death, a new study finds.
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So, here’s what happened: researchers in Denmark...
No more excuses’: Gavin Newsom directs California cities to clear homeless encampments
Gavin Newsom is pushing California cities to more aggressively clear homeless encampments in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling freeing cities from restrictions on doing so.
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Men Are Sharing The Hardest Parts Of Growing Up As A Boy, And I Never Considered Some Of These
Recently, we rounded up some confessions from women sharing the hardest parts of growing up as a girl, and many people found it sadly relatable. So, when I came across a Reddit thread sharing the oppo...
Read/Audio Read MoreOpinion: Our disaster responders are exhausted. This puts Americans at risk
Emergency managers have become the nation’s de facto problem solvers. We’re excellent at it — but we’re running on empty. And that’s a problem.
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Disaster responders are increasingly overburdened and...
Despite some gains, teens — especially girls — are still struggling with their mental health since the pandemic, report shows
Compared with a decade ago, teens, and especially girls, are more likely to say they feel persistently sad and hopeless and to think about or attempt suicide, according to a new report. Still, recent ...
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