ProfessionFeb 1, 2026
Budget 2026 takes on mental health, but will it solve India's suicide crisis?
Budget 2026 promises expanded mental health institutes and workforce training, but as youth suicides rise and clinicians burn out ...
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Updated Sep 15, 2026 8:00 AM PT
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ProfessionFeb 1, 2026
Union Budget 2026: Health gets 7 percent hike; focus on mental health and affordable cancer treatment
NEW DELHI: The health sector received a 7 per cent increase in the Union Budget 2026, with a strong thrust on mental health ...
ProfessionNov 11, 2025
Lyra Health’s 2026 Workforce Mental Health Forecast Reveals Sharp Rise in Mental Health Leaves
BURLINGAME, Calif., November 11, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Employers have made major strides in workforce mental health for the past ...
ProfessionNov 4, 2025
Ethical concerns and lack of data leave adolescent psychedelic therapy largely unexplored
There is a growing interest within the medical community in the use of psychedelic therapies to treat conditions ranging from ...
ProfessionOct 27, 2025
How Clear Ethical Frameworks Protect Both Patients and Practitioners
To protect the best interests of both their patients as well as themselves, psychologists must comply with strong, well-defined ...
ProfessionOct 23, 2025
Community Lecture Series: The Ethics of Tele-Counseling—Safe Practice in Remote Art Therapy
MPS Art Therapy presents a talk with Lisa Furman, PhD, ATR-BC, LCPC, on the ethics of tele-counseling: safe practice in remote ...
ProfessionOct 20, 2025
Catholics and conversion therapy bans: The problem with free speech objections
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Oct. 7 in Chiles v. Salazar, a challenge to Colorado’s 2019 law prohibiting ...
ProfessionOct 14, 2025
Managing workplace mental health in Hong Kong
A survey published last year by the Mental Health Association of Hong Kong revealed an alarming rise in mental health disorders ...
ProfessionAug 31, 2025
Rethinking Ethics in Psychology
Ethics is always about values. In psychology, as in most professions, students are often taught to approach ethics through three ...
ProfessionAug 6, 2025
As California’s behavioral health workforce buckles, help is years away
If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or ...
ProfessionJul 27, 2025
Well-Being in the Legal Profession: Let’s Say Goodbye to Stigma
There is increasing recognition of the high rate of mental health issues affecting those in the legal profession. Advocates are ...
ProfessionJul 18, 2025
Psychologists introduce third path to 'good life'—one full of curiosity and challenge
New research suggests that psychological richness—a life of perspective-changing experiences—may matter just as much as ...
ProfessionJul 17, 2025
New Statewide Initiative Further Combats Critical Shortages in Behavioral Health Workforce
New Awareness Campaign is Part of Ohio's Broader Effort to Recruit and Retain More Professionals into Growing Field. "If you are ...
ProfessionJul 8, 2025
Workplace mental health at risk as key federal agency faces cuts
In Connecticut, construction workers in the Local 478 union who complete addiction treatment are connected with a recovery coach ...
ProfessionJun 25, 2025
Psychologist funding cap in NT: ‘This is going to be felt in rural and remote communities’
Health professionals warn the proposed fee cuts from NDIS could lead to services being cut in rural and remote areas. It follows ...
ProfessionJun 23, 2025
ABA and Krill Strategies launch new lawyer mental health research project
CHICAGO, June 24, 2025 — The American Bar Association, through its Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs (COLAP), and ...
ProfessionJun 9, 2025
Inside the mental health debate dividing Madison lawmakers
Wisconsin lawmakers debate funding for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, with a federal grant expiring at year's end. Advocates ...
ProfessionApr 23, 2025
The utilization of the concept of profession to understand social problems: sharing preliminary results from systematic review
The nature of work has experienced steady shifts that have accelerated over the last three decades, raising important ...
ProfessionApr 8, 2025
Mental health professionals in demand; concern majority ‘graying out’ of workforce
A bipartisan bill was introduced Tuesday in an effort to provide a “lifeline” to meet a workforce shortage in the mental ...
ProfessionMar 31, 2025
My robot therapist: The ethics of AI mental health chatbots for kids
Mental health care can be difficult to access in the U.S. Insurance coverage is spotty and there aren't enough mental health ...
ProfessionMar 27, 2025
Everyday Ethics: Applying Different Approaches to Problem-Solving
Ethics is a fundamental part of everyday living and should guide our decisions, behaviors, and interactions in both personal and ...
ProfessionFeb 4, 2025
Psychology in democratic South Africa: new book explores a post‑apartheid journey
Dr Liezille Jacobs’ book explores the experiences of South Africa’s first generation of post-apartheid Black psychologists.
ProfessionDec 12, 2024
Lyra Workforce Mental Health Forecast: Benefits Leaders Report Rising Mental Health Care Claims for Children, Teens, and Severe Mental Health Needs
BURLINGAME, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lyra Health, the leading provider of innovative Workforce Mental Health solutions for ...
ProfessionDec 12, 2024
Is holistic psychology the new frontier in mental health?
While once upon a time we would find ourselves sitting in our GP’s office with a bunch of mismatched symptoms, hoping for a ...
ProfessionNov 22, 2024
Is It Ethical for a Therapist to Refuse to Treat a Trump Voter?
Psychotherapists are a generally progressive body of individuals. Therapy is an industry with more women practitioners than men ...
ProfessionSep 16, 2024
Addressing gene therapy’s ethical and policy challenges
Several gene therapies have been approved over the last few years and hundreds more are being tested, raising hopes for patients ...
ProfessionJul 24, 2024
The Paramedic Profession in a Time of Changes and Challenges
Tracy Nicholls began her career in the mid-1990s with the now East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust, working on patient ...
ProfessionJul 17, 2024
A look at the Texas mental health workforce shortage
Texas is in the midst of a mental health workforce shortage. But where is the state short? Today, 246 of Texas’ 254 counties ...
ProfessionJul 3, 2024
The Future Of The Cybersecurity Profession With The Rise Of AI
From healthcare to manufacturing to agriculture and beyond, artificial intelligence (AI) is revamping business models and ...
ProfessionJun 17, 2024
Workplace wellness: How to address mental health in the workforce
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