The Surgeon General’s New Mission: Adolescent Mental Health

In the United States, mental health has become one of the country’s top concerns, with more than 20% of adolescents affected by mental health disorders. The Surgeon General has identified…

Lawmakers who struggle and have struggled with mental health see power in ‘telling the story’

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Fetterman’s Disclosure of Depression Signals New Openness on Mental Health

Lynn Rivers, a Democrat from Michigan, opened up about her diagnosis with bipolar disorder during a radio call-in show when she first ran for Congress. Her opponents had been hinting…

988 mental health crisis line sees major rise in calls, texts, chats in first 6 months, data shows

CNN  —  Since the summer launch of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, the new three-digit number has seen a significant rise in call volume – routing more than 2…

Seattle public schools sue social media companies for allegedly harming students’ mental health

CNN  —  Seattle’s public school system on Friday filed a lawsuit against several Big Tech companies alleging their platforms have a negative impact on students’ mental health and claiming that…

Mental health-related emergency department visits and revisits are on the rise among children, study finds

CNN  —  Emergency department visits and revisits in children’s hospitals that are related to mental health are “increasing rapidly,” a new study suggests. Read moreParents Find Ways to Get Their…

Bill Cassidy: Senate Republican chokes up as he talks about how mental illness impacted his family

CNN  —  A Republican senator became emotional as he spoke in deeply personal terms about the importance of mental health care in America. Read moreIn Social Policy Bill, Businesses See…

Behind New York City’s Shift on Mental Health, a Solitary Quest

“This was a very important man,” he said. “I think she died thinking it was true.” In the 1970s, when the country was discharging hundreds of thousands of patients from…

Saweetie quit social media ‘to protect her mental health’ | Entertainment

Saweetie has been “off of social media for a year”. The 29-year-old rap star has revealed that she took a step back from social media platforms for the sake of…

What children of immigrants can teach everyone about mental health

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