When a parent is depressed, their child’s asthma care may suffer. Now, research suggests that getting a child’s asthma under control may include assessing a parent’s mental health. Researchers at University of Texas Southwestern found that treating a parent’s depression could sometimes improve symptom control in asthmatic children. About 8 percent of American children have…
3 Ways Stress Affects Health, and 3 Lifestyle Tips to Help
Do you ever notice that you can go, go, go, and go until you can’t? Have you ever experienced burnout? Are you someone who does everything for everyone else in your life? Do you feel like you are burning the candle at both ends? I think we’ve all had times in our life when we’ve…
The Pentagon’s Suicide Report Shows How Deep the Army’s Problems Go
The Pentagon’s annual active duty military suicide report shows how the Army continues to lag behind the other services when it comes to military culture, experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation. While the Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force each saw a decline in suicide rates between 2020 and 2021, and rates for the Reserve and…
The Healthy Effects of Kindness
How to optimize the pursuit of well-being and happiness is a question that researchers have tried to tackle from a range of angles. The social effects of the pandemic led many people to focus more closely on their mental health and create buffers against threats to their well-being. In short, they tried to pursue happiness….
Vancouver Mayor-Elect Ken Sim Says Transition Plan Has Begun for Rollout of Pledges
Vancouver’s next mayor says he expects the first of 100 additional police officers promised in his election platform to hit the streets within a year. Ken Sim, who takes office Nov. 7, says adding the officers and the same number of mental health nurses is one of the top priorities in his party’s 94-point platform,…
Mental Health in Your Cup of Tea
In honor of World Mental Health Day (which is on Oct. 10), we want to lift a cup of tea to all those who strive to navigate their lives while living with mental health issues, such as depression, schizophrenia, anxiety, mood swings, and other challenges. We also salute all the mental health professionals who work…
One in 20 Born in Australia Are Test Tube Babies
An Australian study has found that five percent of babies born in the country today were conceived by in vitro fertilisation (IVF), or about one child in every classroom. In partnership with the Raine Study—Australia’s longest-running public health study, the researchers from the University of Western Australia (UWA) also discovered an increase in depression in…
UK Expands Scheme Helping People With Mental Health Issues Find Jobs
The UK government has expanded a scheme aimed at helping people with mental health problems find work. The government is investing £122 million ($135 million) to extend a service providing those who receive mental health support with employment advice to help them stay in work or return to the job market quicker, the Department of…
Media Spin on Gun Control Doesn’t Match Voters’ Opinions
News Analysis Red flag laws are the top priority of Democrats and gun control advocates. Polls show that Americans overwhelmingly support these measures—by margins ranging between 2-1 and 3-1. Congress recently passed legislation providing funding for states that adopted these laws. But the polling doesn’t really gauge whether Americans understand how these laws operate. The surveys generally just…
New Study: Majority of Working Parents Are Burned Out—But This Diet Helps
Parenting is an all-consuming, life-long commitment, and two-thirds of working-class parents are exhausted. It is a nearly impossible lifestyle, to work full-time and be a parent full-time, so in some cases the parent either quits their job or has little or no time for their children. As a result, what is known as “working parental…
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