Bengaluru: Wysa announced plans for a Hindi language mental health app, which will also be accessible through WhatsApp. ACT, a non-profit venture philanthropy platform, is supporting the initiative and is seeking a co-funding partner to propel the development further. The pilot is expected to commence in early 2023. Neetha Joy, Director- Healthcare at ACT said, … Read more
Sept. 20, 2022 – On Monday nights, while millions of viewers are marveling at the whirlwind romance of “Bachelor” couples and their extravagant dates, glamorous dresses, and fitted suits, one mental health expert will beking notes on the relationship behavior the contestants . Diane Strachowski, EdD, a licensed cognitive behavioral psychologist and couples therapist, uses … Read more
Sept. 16, 2022 – You brought your computer home from work “for 2 weeks” in March 2020 and stayed home for 2 years. Schools went virtual. Club meetings got canceled. Gyms closed. Friends and family became off-limits. Remember avoiding other people on the street? It’s gotten better since the outbreak, but we’ve remained in relative … Read more
Sept. 7, 2022 – Pooja Mehta began having anxiety and hearing voices when she was 15 years old. “I was fortunate to have incredibly supportive parents who insisted that I get professional help. I was very much against the idea, but I listened to them,” says Mehta, who lives in Washington, DC. She was diagnosed … Read more
“If I were a younger person, I think I would be able to rebound from all the difficulties I’m having,” she told me. “I just never foresaw myself being in this situation at the age I am now.” Elaine Ross “Please help! I just turned 65 and [am] disabled on … Read more
SOURCES: Nick Battle, EdD, vice president, Association of Black Therapists; professional counselor licensed in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Earl Turner, PhD, associate professor of psychology, Pepperdine University; founder, Therapy For Black Kids; member, American Psychological Association Task Force on Police Use of Force Against African Americans; founder, Turner Psychological and Consulting Services. … Read more
Lily Coulter, a 17-year-old high school senior from Charleston, SC, isn’t sure what finally set her off last March. She was at volleyball practice when she suddenly broke down into uncontrollable sobs. It was quite out of character for Coulter, an academic high-achiever, an athlete, and now senior class president. “It all … Read more
Mental health issues among college students have increased by nearly 50% since 2013, one large study shows, now affecting 3 of every 5 students. Other researchers have found that the pandemic definitely contributed to a heavier toll on college students’ mental health. Source link
By Aneri Pattani Thursday, August 11, 2022 (Kaiser News) — If you or someone you know is thinking of suicide, help is available. Various resources are listed at the bottom of this article. When the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline launched last month, many mental health providers, researchers, and advocates celebrated. Although a national suicide … Read more
Family therapist David Kalergis remembers one 8-year-old girl in particular. She plopped down on the cushy chair in his Mount Pleasant, SC, office, unsure of what to say. Her parents had already told Kalergis that in recent months the girl smelled differently, pungent. By lunchtime she already needed a bath. Her parents felt “in over … Read more