Mental trauma in a warzone: Why Ukraine needs therapists

Mindset meets the Ukrainian therapists fighting to keep a population sane in a country at war.#Documentary #ShowTypes #MentalHealth #Russia-Ukrainewar #Europe #Ukraine
Mental trauma in a warzone: Why Ukraine needs therapists

Mental trauma in a warzone: Why Ukraine needs therapists

Mindset meets the Ukrainian therapists fighting to keep a population sane in a country at war.

Why are antidepressants so popular in Iceland?

Mindset travels to Iceland to explore why it has the highest rate of antidepressant use in Europe.#Documentary #ShowTypes #AlJazeera #MentalHealth #Europe #Iceland
Why are antidepressants so popular in Iceland?

Why are antidepressants so popular in Iceland?

Mindset travels to Iceland to explore why it has the highest rate of antidepressant use in Europe.

How counsellor-grandmothers of Zimbabwe are averting a mental health crisis

Initiative, started in 2006, addresses shortage of psychosocial help and abundance of mental health issues in Zimbabwe.#Features #MentalHealth #Africa #Zimbabwe
How counsellor-grandmothers of Zimbabwe are averting a mental health crisis

Friendship Bench: Zimbabwe doctor turns to grandmothers to treat depression

Initiative, started in 2006, addresses shortage of psychosocial help and abundance of mental health issues in Zimbabwe.

How does the war on Gaza affect mental health of Palestinian children?

Children’s mental well-being is being pushed beyond the breaking point as experts warn of huge consequences.#ShowTypes #ChildRights #Gaza #Hamas #IsraelWaronGaza #MentalHealth #Europe #France #Germany #Israel #MiddleEast #Palestine #UnitedKingdom #UnitedStates #US&Canada
How does the war on Gaza affect mental health of Palestinian children?

How does the war on Gaza affect mental health of Palestinian children?

Children’s mental well-being is being pushed beyond the breaking point as experts warn of huge consequences.

Gypsy Rose Blanchard had her mother killed. Now free, what’s her story?

Gypsy Rose Blanchard had her mother killed. Now free, what’s her story?#Crime #Explainer #MentalHealth #UnitedStates #US&Canada
Gypsy Rose Blanchard had her mother killed. Now free, what’s her story?

Gypsy Rose Blanchard had her mother killed. Now free, what’s her story?

Blanchard convinced her online boyfriend to kill her abusive mother.

China tries to ‘bury the memory’ and trauma of zero-COVID era

A year after Beijing abandoned the policy's strict lockdowns and endless testing, its failures remain unaddressed.#Coronaviruspandemic #Health #MentalHealth #Politics #AsiaPacific #China
China tries to ‘bury the memory’ and trauma of zero-COVID era

China tries to ‘bury the memory’ and trauma of zero-COVID era

A year after Beijing abandoned the policy’s strict lockdowns and endless testing, its failures remain unaddressed.

Palestinian storytellers bring joy to Gaza's children amid war

Hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza are experiencing psychological trauma as a result of Israeli attacks. To ease their suffering, a group of tradition...#Anxiety #Gaza #GazaBombardment #GazaChildren #GazaHumanitarianCrisis #GazaMentalHealthCrisis #GazaUnderAttack #GazaWar #Hakawati #Israel #IsraelGazaWar #IsraelHamasWar #IsraelPalestineWar #MentalHealth #PTSD #Palestine #Palestinianstorytellers #Trauma #alHakawatistorytellers #gazachildrenwelfare #storytelling #AlJazeera #AlJazeeraEnglish #alJazeera #aljazeeraEnglish #aljazeeralive #aljazeeravideo #aljazeeraEnglish #aljazeeralatest #aljazeeralive
Palestinian storytellers bring joy to Gaza's children amid war

Sky-high inflation takes a toll on mental health in Argentina

Argentina has the highest per-capita rate of psychologists in the world. Many are reporting a spike in economic anxiety.#Economy #BusinessandEconomy #MentalHealth #Argentina #LatinAmerica
Sky-high inflation takes a toll on mental health in Argentina

Sky-high inflation takes a toll on mental health in Argentina

Argentina has the highest per-capita rate of psychologists in the world. Many are reporting a spike in economic anxiety.

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Pilots hide mental health issues so they don’t ‘lose their wings’

Airline pilots say the FAA’s system for evaluating their mental health is ‘broken.’ Some hide or ignore problems to stay in the air.

After a year of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, a lifeline for trans and nonbinary people faces cuts | PBS NewsHour

The nation’s only mental health hotline designed specifically for — and almost entirely staffed by — transgender people will pause operations for the last two weeks of the year, and will decrease its hours of operation when it returns in 2024. As corporate donations have fallen, the Trans Lifeline has faced a major budget shortfall, leaders at the nonprofit said.

#trans #transgender #MentalHealth #TransLifeline

After a year of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, a lifeline for trans and nonbinary people faces cuts

The lifeline is facing a $2.5 million shortfall at the end of 2023, and has also paused its microgrants program.

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#socialjustice

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Is loneliness the next global health threat? | The Take

Is there a cure for the loneliness epidemic? Loneliness is as harmful to a person’s health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. The World Health Organization has ...#aljazeeralive #aljazeeraenglish #aljazeera #AlJazeeraEnglish #AlJazeera #aljazeeraEnglish #aljazeeralive #aljazeeralivenews #aljazeeralatest #latestnews #newsheadlines #aljazeeravideo #loneliness #who #mentalhealth #worldhealthorganization #thetake #podcast
Is loneliness the next global health threat? | The Take

‘Never giving up’: A former Afghan refugee’s mission to heal trauma

A doctor in the UK is determined to help refugees heal through his charity which mixes exercise with therapy.#Features #MentalHealth #Refugees #UNHCR #Afghanistan #Asia #AsiaPacific #Bangladesh #Europe #Myanmar #UnitedKingdom
‘Never giving up’: A former Afghan refugee’s mission to heal trauma

‘Never giving up’: A former Afghan refugee’s mission to heal trauma

A doctor in the UK is determined to help refugees heal through his charity which mixes exercise with therapy.

Cities and Depression

https://psyche.co/ideas/why-life-is-faster-but-depression-is-lower-in-bigger-cities

#psychology #mentalhealth #depression

Why life is faster but depression is lower in bigger cities | Psyche Ideas

Large cities might seem detrimental to mental health but a comparison of depression rates suggests bigger is better

So That's Why

Mysterious Link Between Owning Cats And Schizophrenia Is Real, Study Says

https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-link-between-owning-cats-and-schizophrenia-is-real-study-says

#science #mentalhealth #schizophrenia #cats

Mysterious Link Between Owning Cats And Schizophrenia Is Real, Study Says

A new review suggests that having a cat as a pet could potentially double a person's risk of schizophrenia-related disorders.

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Palestinian people ‘living under constant trauma’: Expert

Dr Gabor Mate, an author and trauma expert, has described a conversation he had with Palestinian women who had been tortured in Israeli prisons during a rece...#AlJazeera #AlJazeeraEnglish #Anxiety #GaborMate #Gaza #GazaBombardment #GazaChildren #GazaHumanitarianCrisis #GazaMentalHealthCrisis #GazaUnderAttack #GazaWar #Israel #IsraelGazaWar #IsraelHamasWar #IsraelPalestineWar #MentalHealth #PTSD #Palestine #PediatricMentalHealth #Trauma #TraumaticStress #alJazeera #aljazeeraEnglish #aljazeeralive #aljazeeravideo #aljazeeraEnglish #aljazeeralatest #aljazeeralive #aljazeeralivenews
Palestinian people ‘living under constant trauma’: Expert

‘It gave me a purpose’: Surf therapy transforms lives in South Africa

Waves for Change, which originated in South Africa, works with young people at high risk of 'toxic stress'.#Features #Sports #ChildRights #Health #MentalHealth #NGO #PovertyandDevelopment #Africa #SouthAfrica
‘It gave me a purpose’: Surf therapy transforms lives in South Africa

‘It gave me a purpose’: Surf therapy transforms lives in South Africa

Waves for Change, which originated in South Africa, works with young people at high risk of ‘toxic stress’.

The US is facing a loneliness ‘epidemic’. Can art help reverse the trend?

Physician and Harvard professor Jeremy Nobel believes art can help foster connections in a time of increasing isolation.#Health #MentalHealth #UnitedStates #US&Canada
The US is facing a loneliness ‘epidemic’. Can art help reverse the trend?

The US is facing a loneliness ‘epidemic’. Can art help reverse the trend?

Physician and Harvard professor Jeremy Nobel believes art can help foster connections in a time of increasing isolation.

‘We have nothing’: Families seek safety from bombs inside Gaza hospitals

Tent cities emerging around Gaza healthcare facilities as doctors contend with shortages, exhaustion and air strikes.#Conflict #CrimesAgainstHumanity #Health #HumanRights #HumanitarianCrises #Israel-Palestineconflict #MentalHealth #Israel #MiddleEast #Palestine
‘We have nothing’: Families seek safety from bombs inside Gaza hospitals

‘We have nothing’: Families seek safety from bombs inside Gaza hospitals

Tent cities emerging around Gaza healthcare facilities as doctors contend with shortages, exhaustion and air strikes.