Safe In Our World and BAFTA have announced a second Games Mental Health Summit, and this one is themed around driving change in the industry.Read this article on TechRaptor
There were no beds available for Nicola Rayner although a psychiatrist wanted to admit her immediately
Join in a collaborative community conversation on the effects of trauma and its connection to potential addictions and impact on mental health. Hosted by Essex County Community Services Board, Building Resilience in Essex Families (BRIEF) Coalition, and ECHO, a series of collaborative conversations on April 16th, 18th, 23rd, and 25th will focus on the effects of childhood trauma, known as ACE’s (Adverse Childhood Experiences), and its connection to potential addictions and impact on mental...
Youth Volunteer Corps of Reading and Muhlenberg High School’s Aevidum Club team up for event.
Underfunding and lack of resources are undermining the effective implementation of mental health policies and programs and the work of the Mental Health Authority. Executive Secretary of Mind Freedom Ghana, Dan Taylor, says this lack of commitment will critically affect the sustenance of a humane treatment regime for mental health conditions in Ghana. He joins […]
Los Angeles County's proposed budget for next year is about $1.4 billion smaller than the previous year's but adds more mental health workers and increases funding to address homelessness. County Chief Executive Fesia Davenport said at Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting that her budget of $45.4 billion ensures that the county can provide crucial safety net services while remaining financially solvent. The budget recommends spending $728.2 million in Measure H funding to hire more homeless...
Manitoba politicians broke away from their regular agenda on Monday afternoon to pay tribute to a Winnipeg firefighter who died from suicide earlier this month. Preston Heinbigner had struggled with the trauma he had seen while responding to calls on the job, according to his friends and family.
US Air Force launches mental health guide for airmen and guardians, breaking stigma and boosting access to care. #USAF #MentalHealth #Guide
New York City Councilmembers, mental health consumers and others rally to save mental health "clubhouses” outside City Hall in January. Some New Yorkers who use the clubhouses say they don’t want to lose their existing communities. [ more › ]
The American Psychological Association is calling on technology companies to take more steps to protect adolescents, arguing age restrictions alone don’t address the dangers
A top psychology group is urging technology companies and legislators to take greater steps to protect adolescents’ mental health, arguing that social media platforms are built for adults and are “not inherently suitable for youth.” Social media features such as endless scrolling and push notifications are “particularly risky” to young people, whose developing brains are less able to disengage from addictive experiences and are more sensitive to distractions, the American Psychological...
Freddie Hadley set the royal visit to St Michael's Church of England High School, Rowley Regis, in motion after writing to William last year.