Landon Barker, whose dad is Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, has spent the past month reflecting on his life — and the new music his ups and downs have inspired. He grew up heavily influenced by Travis, who fueled his love of music early on by taking his son on some of his biggest tours when…

WASHINGTON — Sens. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., don’t have much in common. They hail from opposite areas of the country, they sit on opposite sides of the aisle, and their paths to Washington couldn’t have been more different. Outside of their mutual love for dogs, Padilla and Tillis bonded over something else:…

As young Americans turn to TikTok for information on mental health, the T.H. Chan School of Public Health at Harvard is building its own team of influencers. One day in February, an invitation from Harvard University arrived in the inbox of Rachel Havekost, a TikTok mental health influencer and part-time bartender in Seattle who likes…

The commonly-held belief that attempting to suppress negative thoughts is bad for our mental health could be wrong, a new study from scientists at the University of Cambridge suggests. Researchers at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit trained 120 volunteers worldwide to suppress thoughts about negative events that worried them, and…

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – There is a higher need for behavioral care, but less opportunity for access. More than 40 percent of adults in Nebraska who needed behavioral care were not treated because of how much it costs. Cost is a factor that is particularly prevalent in vulnerable communities. Wednesday, Senator John Fredrickson announced an…

North Central Behavioral Health Systems announced it has been awarded the Certified Community Behavioral Health Center grant, which allows the organization to enhance its behavioral health service offerings and extend its continuum of care for the community. The grant will play a crucial role in establishing new services, including: Behavioral Health Outpatient Urgent Care Clinic…

Suppressing negative thoughts may be good for your mental health, according to new research from the UK. Researchers at the Medical Research Council Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit determined that by training 120 volunteers across 16 countries to “suppress their negative thoughts about negative events that worried them,” their mental health improved. The scientists at…

Sept 21 (Reuters) – New Jersey will limit its mental health and substance abuse disclosure requirement for those applying to join the bar as attorneys. The Supreme Court of New Jersey on Thursday said it will revise a question on the state’s mandatory “character and fitness” questionnaire that asks candidates to disclose conditions affecting their…

Lorde is telling the truth about how she’s really been — and it isn’t pretty, nor authentic to the neat long letter she previously wrote to fans. The 26-year-old, who launched her career with the 2012 hit “Royals,” said, “I ache all the time,” and shared her relationship status and how she feels stifled by…