Since the Israel-Hamas War ignited on Oct. 7, it feels as though we’ve been bombarded online with graphic information and imagery of the horrors unfolding in the Middle East. The war has flooded the news and social media, in some cases, sowing political division. The trauma is worst for those directly affected by bullets or…

LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) – Mental health specialists at the Lincoln Regional Center are escalating calls for change after raising awareness of their working conditions at Nebraska’s psychiatric hospital. The specialists, or techs, rallied Saturday outside the Governor’s Mansion and regrouped at the north steps of the State Capitol to debrief with State Sen. Carol…

– Advertisement – On Wednesday, Oct. 11, the LIFE (Linking in Faith and Education) department at Pasco Hernando State College held a summit titled “Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges: Faith Communities and Mental Health Support.” The various panels met in Building B on PHSC’s Spring Hill campus on 19. As the description implies, the meeting…

Screams in the night. A gunshot. Ambulance sirens. These sounds still haunt the little neighborhood of Santa Ana Heights. It happened in the wee hours of the morning on a warm August night in 2021, when a delirious 23-year-old (who should have been in something more like a hospital) bolted from a licensed Newport Beach…

When Austin Smith enlisted in the Marine Corps after graduating high school, he knew he eventually wanted to go to college. Now 26 years old and attending his second year at the University of Iowa, the student veteran said transitioning from military life to college life has been a difficult one. Going the fast-paced military…

As someone who has lived with depression on and off since I was a kid, I want my 12-year-old daughter to inherit my values and my fashion sense – not my rocky relationship with mental health. While conducting some research for my upcoming book about how to live a spiritual but non-religious life, I came…

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) – Dr. Shannon Cubria Farris is a clinical psychologist. He will be a guest on The Breakfast Show on Sunday mornings, answering viewers’ questions about mental health. You can join in the conversation by submitting anonymous questions here. This week, Dr. Shannon answers a question from a viewer about anxiety. The…

Over the years, I have met dozens of clients who have been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. Throughout my career, these have been some of the most compassionate, vivacious, but also hurting clients I have met. Most have experienced complex, relational, trauma. Difficulties in relationships are almost a given. The chaotic forces of past and…

Every pound spent on helping young people access activities and support in the community could save nearly twice as much in dealing with longer-term mental health problems, according to new analysis. The children’s charity Barnardo’s is urging the government to introduce a national strategy for “social prescribing” for young people in England amid a youth…