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The state of Utah is hatching plans to move homeless people out of Salt Lake City and into a large-scale facility on the edge of town, where as many as 2/3 won’t be allowed to leave.
Utah’s controversial plan to involuntarily commit unhoused people
Utah has a troubling plan to involuntarily commit homeless and mentally ill people on the outskirts of Salt Lake City.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The state of Utah is hatching plans to move homeless people out of Salt Lake City and into a large-scale facility on the edge of town, where as many as 2/3 won’t be allowed to leave.
Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (#ARFID) is far from just picky eating.
Sufferers don’t seem to be motivated by a desire to lose weight or alter their appearance. Rather, they’re averse to the actual food.
Sufferers don’t seem to be motivated by a desire to lose weight or alter their appearance. Rather, they’re averse to the actual food.
ARFID, The Growing Eating Disorder Affecting Children
Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) sufferers seem to be averse food due to deep anxiety, sensory issues, or fear of choking.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (#ARFID) is far from just picky eating.
Sufferers don’t seem to be motivated by a desire to lose weight or alter their appearance. Rather, they’re averse to the actual food.
Sufferers don’t seem to be motivated by a desire to lose weight or alter their appearance. Rather, they’re averse to the actual food.
Anxiety is on the rise in 2025, according to a recent survey by the American Psychiatric Association, which found that 43% of U.S. adults reported they felt more #anxious than the previous year.
Panic and the Zeitgeist: Why New Novels Focus on Anxiety Attacks
As national anxiety reaches new heights, two new novels with one-word titles, Pan and Cannon, capture the feeling of paralyzing fear, reflecting the widespread struggle with anxiety and panic attacks…
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November 19, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Anxiety is on the rise in 2025, according to a recent survey by the American Psychiatric Association, which found that 43% of U.S. adults reported they felt more #anxious than the previous year.
“In the military culture, it’s really easy to feel like if you have questions or dissent, you’re the only person who thinks that,” says veteran Brittany Ramos DeBarros, an About Face director who served in Afghanistan.
Some Ohio National Guards Reject Helping ICE, Consider Leaving
Harassing the homeless and assisting ICE is not what they signed up for, they say, and they will quit rather than do it.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
“In the military culture, it’s really easy to feel like if you have questions or dissent, you’re the only person who thinks that,” says veteran Brittany Ramos DeBarros, an About Face director who served in Afghanistan.
The El Paso-Ciudad Juárez region, which includes parts of Texas and New Mexico and the Mexican state of Chihuahua, offers a stark example of the opportunities and challenges harm-reduction workers face along the border.
In Juárez, Border Militarization Makes Drug Use More Deadly
In Juárez, border militarization by both US and Mexican forces poses unique challenges for harm reduction around drug use.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The El Paso-Ciudad Juárez region, which includes parts of Texas and New Mexico and the Mexican state of Chihuahua, offers a stark example of the opportunities and challenges harm-reduction workers face along the border.
More than three years have passed since Salvador Ramos killed 19 children and two teachers with an AR-15 rifle and wounded 17 others, and Amy Franco is still struggling to find the person she was before the massacre. “It’s a mental, physical, and emotional battle,” she says.
Uvalde: The Price of a Mass Shooting
Three years after the Robb Elementary School massacre, the Uvalde community continues to grapple with deep trauma.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
More than three years have passed since Salvador Ramos killed 19 children and two teachers with an AR-15 rifle and wounded 17 others, and Amy Franco is still struggling to find the person she was before the massacre. “It’s a mental, physical, and emotional battle,” she says.
Southern young people are less likely to see affirming content on social media. “There is a big community of people in the South who donʼt enjoy the inclusion of other people.... social media is kind of localized where you live, so you see that non-inclusive content.”
Hopelab Finds Southern Youth Need 'Bias-Free' Mental Health – MindSite News
Southern teens and young people are less likely to seek mental health information online, but it is still a lifeline.
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November 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Southern young people are less likely to see affirming content on social media. “There is a big community of people in the South who donʼt enjoy the inclusion of other people.... social media is kind of localized where you live, so you see that non-inclusive content.”
David recounted his boundless love for his wife Dena and how they “fell for each other hard” – something that “wasn’t mere ‘chemistry’; it was more akin to particle physics – a revelation of the subatomic properties of love. bit.ly/47yKpzo (@theatlantic.com)
Neuroscientist Credits Unconditional Love for Surviving Cancer
Diagnosed with terminal heart cancer and given 18 months to live, a neuroscientist credits the deep love of his wife for surviving cancer.
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October 31, 2025 at 9:35 PM
David recounted his boundless love for his wife Dena and how they “fell for each other hard” – something that “wasn’t mere ‘chemistry’; it was more akin to particle physics – a revelation of the subatomic properties of love. bit.ly/47yKpzo (@theatlantic.com)
'How Are We Today?' emphasizes evidence-based mental health strategies that viewers can try immediately. One episode on panic attacks features “awareness activities” like breathing exercises and journaling.
'How Are We Today' Brings Mental Health Conversations to Homes
Families and cartoon characters discuss mental health in How Are We Today?, a new PBS Kids show from Tyler Coe.
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October 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
'How Are We Today?' emphasizes evidence-based mental health strategies that viewers can try immediately. One episode on panic attacks features “awareness activities” like breathing exercises and journaling.
❗93 million adults in the US are at high risk for serious vision loss, but only half visited an eye doctor in the past 12 months.
Why Regular Eye Care is Key for Our Mental (and Physical) Health
Dr. Alex Martin discusses the relationship between vision and mental health, noting that vision loss is connected to anxiety and depression.
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October 22, 2025 at 9:35 PM
❗93 million adults in the US are at high risk for serious vision loss, but only half visited an eye doctor in the past 12 months.
bout two in 10 #LGBTQ + students missed school because of safety concerns in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s national survey of youth risk behavior.
Michigan's LGBTQ+ Clubs Create Safe Spaces in Public Schools – MindSite News
Since gay and trans students are often bullied, LGBTQ+ clubs can provide a sense of joy, belonging and an affirming place to connect.
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October 15, 2025 at 9:35 PM
bout two in 10 #LGBTQ + students missed school because of safety concerns in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s national survey of youth risk behavior.
“If you really want a relationship to work, you excuse it,” Saxton told @theguardian.com. “Maybe I’m being a certain way, or maybe they’re struggling because of their previous breakup. You come up with all these reasons… You find arguments as to why you’re putting up with this.”
The Perils of Being Raised by a Narcissist Parent
"My Parent The Peacock" offers a guide to recognizing the damaging signs of emotional exploitation and gaslighting by a narcissist parent.
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October 8, 2025 at 9:35 PM
“If you really want a relationship to work, you excuse it,” Saxton told @theguardian.com. “Maybe I’m being a certain way, or maybe they’re struggling because of their previous breakup. You come up with all these reasons… You find arguments as to why you’re putting up with this.”
“We realized that during COVID, there was so much overdose loss that was happening because people were at home and were trying to deal with their emotions and the confinements of being at home and under lockdown, and the result was really triggering”
Comfort Zone Camp is for Kids Who’ve Lost Family to Overdose
Comfort Zone Camp’s Overdose Loss Grief Camp is a special place for kids who have lost a parent or sibling to drug overdose.
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October 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
“We realized that during COVID, there was so much overdose loss that was happening because people were at home and were trying to deal with their emotions and the confinements of being at home and under lockdown, and the result was really triggering”
The fact that we hear more about autism now, Professor Roy Richard Grinker writes, speaks to scientific advancements, including early detection, better education, and improved therapies.
Trump's Autism Claims Are 'Wrong, and Deeply Unscientific'
An expert is condemning the Trump administration's claim that autism is "entirely preventable," arguing that the narrative is dangerously unscientific.
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October 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The fact that we hear more about autism now, Professor Roy Richard Grinker writes, speaks to scientific advancements, including early detection, better education, and improved therapies.
💔 Tips for getting over an unrequited crush: Try to keep them out of your life, and try not to indulge in fantasy thinking. Replacing the urge to focus on them with new goals can help you recognize limerence as a mental process rather than fate, returning agency into your hands.
Limerence: An unrequited crush becomes an unhealthy obsession
A neuroscientist’s inopportune crush led him to research how to help himself (and the rest of us) escape an unhealthy crush.
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October 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM
💔 Tips for getting over an unrequited crush: Try to keep them out of your life, and try not to indulge in fantasy thinking. Replacing the urge to focus on them with new goals can help you recognize limerence as a mental process rather than fate, returning agency into your hands.
Minnesota has made big strides in building a system of mental healthcare for its schools – today, 61% of #Minnesota schools and 82% of districts offer access to free or reduced-cost support.
How Minnesota Schools and Nonprofits Support Mental Health – MindSite News
With growing mental health support needs, Minnesota schools are partnering with local nonprofits to provide specialized care for students.
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September 30, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Minnesota has made big strides in building a system of mental healthcare for its schools – today, 61% of #Minnesota schools and 82% of districts offer access to free or reduced-cost support.
Lee Hammock hadn’t thought of himself as a #narcissist until his wife shouted the word at him... after googling the word and finding it described him “pretty accurately,” he dug deeper, investigating whether he truly was a narcissist, and if so, how it might have affected his life.
The Rise of "Self-Aware Narcissists"
A new wave of so-called "self-aware narcissists" are using social media platforms to openly discuss their condition, sparking debate.
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September 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Lee Hammock hadn’t thought of himself as a #narcissist until his wife shouted the word at him... after googling the word and finding it described him “pretty accurately,” he dug deeper, investigating whether he truly was a narcissist, and if so, how it might have affected his life.
Every day for a solid year, Krystal Nice would check the Social Security Administration website at 5:15am for updates. She had applied for disability benefits in April 2024, but kept waiting for a decision. @pubhealthwatch.bsky.social
Why Getting Disability Benefits for Mental Illness Is So Hard
Disability benefits for mental illness are difficult to obtain due to high denial rates, long wait times, and more.
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September 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Every day for a solid year, Krystal Nice would check the Social Security Administration website at 5:15am for updates. She had applied for disability benefits in April 2024, but kept waiting for a decision. @pubhealthwatch.bsky.social
🐈 “No, honey, it’s a dog; you were right from the beginning. And just remember: You can trust yourself and your good mind and what you see in front of you. So don’t ever let anybody, even your dear old dad, tell you a dog is a cat.”
Gaslighting and Mental Health in the Age of Trump – MindSite News
A look at the impact on our collective mental health of attacks on free speech and the rise of authoritarianism in the U.S.
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September 23, 2025 at 9:35 PM
🐈 “No, honey, it’s a dog; you were right from the beginning. And just remember: You can trust yourself and your good mind and what you see in front of you. So don’t ever let anybody, even your dear old dad, tell you a dog is a cat.”
More than three years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of #Ukraine, the French game pétanque has become an unlikely, but important, source of relief for Ukrainian seniors. bit.ly/4gzMGhI
Pétanque in Ukraine: The Unlikely French Game Healing a Nation
The French game of pétanque has become an unexpected source of mental health relief for seniors and veterans in Ukraine.
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September 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
More than three years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of #Ukraine, the French game pétanque has become an unlikely, but important, source of relief for Ukrainian seniors. bit.ly/4gzMGhI
Therapist Jessica Romero’s patient saw two men abducted in front of their apartment in broad daylight and froze out of fear.
Psychiatrist Erica Lubliner works with a parent whose child sobs for fear his dark skin makes him a target of immigration agents. bit.ly/3IuDC0V
Psychiatrist Erica Lubliner works with a parent whose child sobs for fear his dark skin makes him a target of immigration agents. bit.ly/3IuDC0V
ICE Raids Take Toll on Latino Mental Health: ‘It’s Been Nonstop’
Therapists describe the greater stress, anxiety, anger and fear among Latino patients as the mental health impacts of immigration raids.
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September 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Therapist Jessica Romero’s patient saw two men abducted in front of their apartment in broad daylight and froze out of fear.
Psychiatrist Erica Lubliner works with a parent whose child sobs for fear his dark skin makes him a target of immigration agents. bit.ly/3IuDC0V
Psychiatrist Erica Lubliner works with a parent whose child sobs for fear his dark skin makes him a target of immigration agents. bit.ly/3IuDC0V
For decades, the country has been moving away from long-term residential psychiatric institutions in favor of community-based treatment. That progress is now under threat.
Trump Executive Order Reverses Housing First Programs and Bring Back Institutionalization
An executive order from the Trump administration threatens to roll back decades of progress in mental healthcare.
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September 18, 2025 at 10:47 PM
For decades, the country has been moving away from long-term residential psychiatric institutions in favor of community-based treatment. That progress is now under threat.
Adventurous Construction Playground Kolle 37 is a massive, unconventional playplace replete with hand tools, wooden forts, an old car now suited as a den, off-axis swings, and even fire pits. It’s also just for kids; parents can only visit on Saturdays. bit.ly/42oZotG
Kids Need Adventure Playgrounds, Even if They Look Dangerous
Adventure playgrounds may look chaotic but experts say unconventional spaces help kids develop by teaching them to navigate risks.
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September 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Adventurous Construction Playground Kolle 37 is a massive, unconventional playplace replete with hand tools, wooden forts, an old car now suited as a den, off-axis swings, and even fire pits. It’s also just for kids; parents can only visit on Saturdays. bit.ly/42oZotG
The people most enthusiastic about #Minecraft therapy are exactly who therapists struggle to reach – pre-adolescent boys. Typically, this age group is the least engaged, the least open with feelings. But they never miss a Minecraft session and are among the most animated and engaged. bit.ly/42aWtoH
Minecraft Therapy Opens Powerful World for Children and Teens
Therapists around the world are using Minecraft therapy to help kids and teens struggling with mental health issues.
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September 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The people most enthusiastic about #Minecraft therapy are exactly who therapists struggle to reach – pre-adolescent boys. Typically, this age group is the least engaged, the least open with feelings. But they never miss a Minecraft session and are among the most animated and engaged. bit.ly/42aWtoH
The Trump administration has buried a shocking surprise for student loan borrowers in its so-called Big Beautiful Budget Bill.
If part of your student loan was forgiven, you may find a “tax bomb” in a future tax bill that requires you to pay taxes on the amount that was forgiven. bit.ly/4mLZnIv
If part of your student loan was forgiven, you may find a “tax bomb” in a future tax bill that requires you to pay taxes on the amount that was forgiven. bit.ly/4mLZnIv
Hidden 'Tax Bombs,' High Anxiety: Protecting Students' Mental Health During the Student Loan Shake-Up
How youth and families can best protect themselves from student loan changes during the Trump administration's student loan upheaval.
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September 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The Trump administration has buried a shocking surprise for student loan borrowers in its so-called Big Beautiful Budget Bill.
If part of your student loan was forgiven, you may find a “tax bomb” in a future tax bill that requires you to pay taxes on the amount that was forgiven. bit.ly/4mLZnIv
If part of your student loan was forgiven, you may find a “tax bomb” in a future tax bill that requires you to pay taxes on the amount that was forgiven. bit.ly/4mLZnIv