Category: mental health

ANALYSIS: TikTok Faces Escalated Ban Worldwide, Poisoning the Minds of Teens a Main Concern

New Analysis The Chinese-owned video-sharing platform TikTok has become increasingly scrutinized over reports of censoring anti-Beijing content, tracking users, and concerns that it hands user information to authorities in Beijing. A number of governments have escalated efforts to restrict access to the video app citing security concerns. Lawmakers in the United States, Australia, Canada, and…


ANALYSIS: TikTok Faces Escalated Restrictions Worldwide; Harms on Children a Main Concern

New Analysis The Chinese-owned video-sharing platform TikTok has become increasingly scrutinized over reports of censoring anti-Beijing content, tracking users, and concerns that it hands user information to authorities in Beijing. A number of governments have escalated efforts to restrict access to the video app citing security concerns. Lawmakers in the United States, Australia, Canada, and…


Motherhood Is About Loving Your Imperfect Self—And Giving That Love to Others

It was after her second MMR vaccine, that life of Helena Hjalmarsson’s then three year old daughter had changed. “She had her first of many seizures,” Hjalmarsson spoke on Frontline Health. “She had lost control of her jaw muscle and drooled for two and a half weeks. She got confused, she lost all of her…


Education Secretary Asks for $578 Million More to Boost Mental Health Providers in Schools

Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona continued to place emphasis on increasing funding of mental health services in public schools at a hearing on May 11 before the Appropriations Committee on his historically high $90 billion proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2024. The budget represents a $10.8 billion increase and a review of it shows that…


Mental Health Care Key to Keeping Police Officers Safe at Work, Spokesperson Says

Sixty police officers in 28 states and the District of Columbia were killed by criminals in 2022. While this is an 8 percent decrease from the 73 killed in 2021, a spokesperson for the National Police Association (NPA) said the figures highlight the need for better funding of mental health services. With calls for police…


American Psychologists Advise Parents to Closely Monitor Kids’ Social Media Use

The American Psychological Association (APA) recommends parents actively engage in monitoring their teenage children’s social media activities and carefully consider their own use of social media in their children’s presence, according to its latest health advisory. Amid mounting concerns about how social media access to teenagers has led to rises in depression, anxiety, and self-harm,…


American Psychologists Advise Parents to Closely Monitor Children’s Social Media Use

The American Psychological Association (APA) recommends parents actively engage in monitoring their teenage children’s social media activities and carefully consider their own use of social media in their children’s presence, according to its latest health advisory. Amid mounting concerns about how social media access to teenagers has led to rises in depression, anxiety, and self-harm,…


Americans Suffering Sharply Higher Levels of Financial Anxiety

Many Americans say they are suffering sharply from higher levels of financial anxiety as the economy takes a downturn. Money is now the prime cause of stress for most Americans, according to May 8 survey by Bankrate. At least 52 percent of respondents reported that personal finances have had a negative impact on their mental health,…


Health Care Professionals Call for Standardized Provider Directories

Inaccurate health care provider directories cause stress, unnecessary expense, and aggravation for insurance customers every day, according to witnesses testifying before a Senate Committee on Finance hearing on May 3. “Ghost networks are an ongoing, persistent problem,” said committee chairman Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) Witnesses called on Congress to take steps to standardize directories and…


Ontario Adds More Mental Health Learning to School Curriculum

Ontario is adding new curriculum expectations for Grade 10 students on mental health literacy and giving teachers more resources for students in Grades 7 and 8. Education Minister Stephen Lecce says the government will also spend $26 million over the next two years to provide mental health resources to students over the summer, so their…