Scalable and accessible mental health for all
Nicola Hemmings, workplace scientist at Koa Health, and Dr Claire Vowell, lead psychologist, discuss how mental health conditions exist across a continuum and address what organisations can do to better support those who do not have a mental health diagnosis.
The MHINT-ERC project: Rethinking the role of parenting in child mental health difficulties
The MHINT-ERC project suggests that just because parents are the solution, does not mean they were the cause.
Unemployed people have 28% worse depression symptoms
People who are unemployed, or do not have secure housing, have worse depression symptoms compared to their more socially advantaged peers.
Mental Health First Aid: A resource for trauma-informed care in rural Texas
Lakshmi Mahadevan from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service describes the increasing need for Mental Health First Aid in rural areas.
WHO says governments spend only 2% of budget on mental health
While global cases of depression and anxiety rose by 25% in the pandemic, governments spend just over 2% of their budget on mental health.
One in five people with ADHD have hoarding behaviour
People with ADHD are likely to adopt hoarding behaviours and mental addictions to items – potentially leading to a serious impact on their quality of life.
The social realities behind transgender resilience
Transgender people face a lot of discrimination, hostility, and tension in their everyday lives, especially in rural areas in the US - leading to strategies of transgender resilience.
How have robots increased suicide and overdose in humans?
An increase in “deaths of despair” – suicide and overdose – across the US has been linked to robot manufacturing which is gradually replacing people in their jobs.
Championing mental health and workplace wellbeing
Philip Mullen, Managing Director, UK and Europe at LifeWorks, looks at what we can learn from the conversations of elite athletes and how it can be translated into workplace wellbeing.
One in three young people had better mental health during lockdown
While most people experienced worsening mental health during lockdown, a study finds that one in three young people actually had improved wellbeing.
COVID survivors 80% more likely to experience brain fog
The virus is described as respiratory, but recovered COVID patients can experience significant cognitive problems - such as brain fog, confusion or forgetfulness.
Researchers predict crime occurrence through cognitive behaviours
A new study confirms that willingness to take risks, impatience, and self-centred behaviour, are main characteristics in those who are likely to commit crimes.
COVID vaccine improves both mental health and safety
Having just one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine significantly reduced multiple psychological distress factors, improving the well-being and safety of recipients.
80% of people living with depression not diagnosed or treated
According to The Lancet, 80-90% of people living with depression in low-and-middle-income countries are not diagnosed or treated.
NHS report finds ethnic minorities less likely to get therapy
A report by the NHS Race and Health Observatory finds "clear inequalities" in how ethnic minorities are less likely to be given Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).
Can child poverty stimulate mental health disorders in adulthood?
Children who grew up in poverty have a higher likelihood of developing externalising disorders when in adulthood, especially amongst girls.
Increased loneliness has become a global public health issue
Loneliness has become a new pandemic across many countries, creating a range of mental and physical health problems for people on a global scale.
Suicide by intentional overdose increased in some communities
A study finds that suicides by intentional drug overdose has increased among young people, elderly people, and Black women across the US.
How is mental health treatment burdened by geography?
People living in urban areas have better access to mental health care, as well as lower costs, than those living in rural areas – generating a crisis of geographical location.
Physical activity improves cognitive function for middle-aged adults
Middle to older aged adults can improve their brain function with daily physical activity, with researchers finding a direct correlation between these variables.