Oregon will allow students to take "mental health days" just as they would sick days under a new law that experts say is one of the first of its kind in the U.S....ABC NEWS · 5 months
Were you among the youngest students in your class? If the answer is yes, you might have felt at a disadvantage compared to your older classmates,... more
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris wants to double the number of mental health treatment beds available across the country and increase access to virtual mental health counseling more
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris wants to double the number of mental health treatment beds available across the country and increase access to virtual mental health counseling more
Eleven years after Congress passed a law mandating that insurers provide equal access for mental and physical health care, Americans are actually finding it harder to obtain affordable... more
As blue-green algae proliferates around the world, a University of Saskatchewan (USask) researcher cautions that current municipal drinking water monitoring that focuses on a single toxin associated with the cyanobacteria... more
Students who rarely ate breakfast on school days achieved lower GCSE grades than those who ate breakfast frequently, according to a new study in Yorkshire. more
Formerly incarcerated individuals with barriers to re-entry and service needs following their release are subsequently more likely to experience poor... more
A new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health suggests there is a two-way relationship between bullying perpetration and mental health problems among youth... more
Vietnam-era women veterans suffer with stress-related mental health conditions, including posttraumatic stress disorder, major depression and generalized anxiety disorder, more than four... more
Scientists have recorded a blue whale's heart rate for the first time. The findings may explain why no other animal has ever been larger than a... more
More than 50 mental health clinicians and 14 Head Start teachers are increasing their ability to help young children experiencing social and emotional difficulties, thanks to training provided... more
A judge has denied two University of Arkansas students' request to block a public health decree that has barred them from attending classes during a mumps outbreak because they don't have the proper... more
Three models of off-site integrated care can help to meet the growing need for mental health services in children and adolescents, according to a... more
With a lot of ingenuity and a little luck, researchers monitored the heart rate of a blue whale in the wild. The measurement suggests that blue whale hearts are operating at extremes... more
Two-thirds (68%) of Indigenous people living off reserve in Canada have excellent mental health, according to a nationally representative study conducted by... more
New research reveals that community-based clinics and clinicians play an essential role in reshaping both mental health care for LGBT people and... more
In a circular arena, a fruit fly navigates a virtual landscape illuminated by black and blue lights. The fly is tethered in place, able to flap its wings... more
A new study finds that, in the first year and a half of the program, children with mental health diagnoses who were served by the TEAM UP sites went for more primary care visits... more