TraumaSep 1, 2026
“That’s So Traumatic!”
What does it say about how youth are being socialized in our culture that they have become so apt to use clinical language to describe their everyday experiences?
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TraumaSep 1, 2026
Kids Are More Likely To Inherit Generational Trauma From This Parent, According To Research
A study published in the Journal of Molecular Psychiatry found that childhood trauma causes epigenetic changes to sperm cells, meaning kids are likely to inherit generational trauma from their fathers ...
AddictionSep 1, 2026
Recovery residences are key for treating substance use disorder. Lawmakers fight for their existence
Recognizing both the need for recovery residences and the need for high quality standards of care, advocates in the recovery community want a bill passed that mandates some level of certification for ...
AddictionSep 1, 2026
Desert Hope Treatment Center Addresses Community Need for Increased Addiction Services with New Virtual Program
Desert Hope Treatment Center, a leading addiction treatment provider in Las Vegas, has added a virtual intensive outpatient treatment program to its array of care services. The Nevada rehab has added ...
Mental HealthSep 1, 2026
8 warning signs of bipolar disorder most people don’t recognize in themselves
The highs feel productive, not disordered, and that is why bipolar is missed for years. The post 8 warning signs of bipolar disorder most people don’t recognize in themselves first appeared on ...
AddictionSep 1, 2026
Baltimore kicks off campaign to reduce substance use disorder stigmas
Baltimore is kicking off a new campaign to address stigma around substance use disorder as part of its effort to reduce drug overdoses.
Health PsychologySep 1, 2026
They live by a shrine to a saint. Why are their homes being demolished?
The neighborhood is a pilgrimage site, with a shrine to the Sufi saint known as Bari Imam. In the past year, hundreds of homes of the working poor were razed. Residents fear more will be demolished.
Mental HealthSep 1, 2026
New Māori Maternal Mental Health Campaign Asking Whānau To Share What Support They Had When Pēpi Arrived
A new nationwide campaign is inviting whānau to share their experiences of the support-or lack of support-around them following the arrival of their pēpi (baby).
Substance-use preventionSep 1, 2026
HHS Provides $77M in Grants for Substance Use Prevention, Mental Health
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday that it has provided $77 million in new grant funding for ...
Aging and gerontologySep 1, 2026
The biggest healthy aging ‘blind spots’ — and doctors’ favorite biohacking tools for longevity
A new health report out today is, well, eye-opening. In their second annual Healthy Aging Survey, U.S. News spoke to 63 experts ...
ResearchSep 1, 2026
I’m a reproductive psychiatrist. The Lindsay Clancy trial will cause terrible damage to my field
Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu is a psychiatrist and was a columnist for STAT. After a grueling five-week trial, the Massachusetts ...
Mental HealthSep 1, 2026
Sleep loss may raise anxiety and keep the body on high alert
One sleepless night may reveal how sleep and anxiety connect, leaving the body more alert during uncertain threats afterward.
Military & First RespondersSep 1, 2026
Hypnotherapist, bomb tech, Rotary Club team up for first responder mental health
Trauma exposure and station culture can have deadly consequences for police and firefighters. Here’s how one group aims to address it.
Mental HealthSep 1, 2026
Juvare Partners with California to Strengthen Statewide Behavioral Health Bed Capacity Visibility
Behavioral health access remains one of the most pressing challenges facing communities across California, and Juvare is stepping up to help address it. Through a new partnership with the California ...
Military & First RespondersSep 1, 2026
Congressman Kean introduces bipartisan bill to expand veterans’ access to mental health services
N.J., has introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at expanding access to mental health counseling for veterans and their families across the country. Kean, ...
Clinical PsychologySep 1, 2026
Why people with addiction end up in mental health treatment first
Sleep, most often. Or the racing thoughts before a Monday. Or a low mood that has outstayed the circumstances that explained it. The person sitting in the waiting room has rehearsed a version of the ...
Mental HealthSep 1, 2026
ATAP and ERPHealth Launch America’s First Labor-Led, Outcomes-Based Behavioral Health High Performance Network
New model gives organized labor a more active role in defining behavioral health quality, directing members to high-performing care, and using independently ...
Mental HealthSep 1, 2026
Mt. Joy, Dasha, Chelsea Cutler, Matt Quinn and Corey Harper Join Future Friends Campus Series, Supporting Mental Wellness Events at Universities Nationwide
The Future Friends Campus Series from Two Bridge is bringing live performances, community-driven mental wellness programming in partnership with NAMI, and transformative conversations led by ...
PsychologySep 1, 2026
Life after Maga: the group offering an ‘exit ramp’ for rightwingers questioning Trumpism
The non-profit Leaving Maga is built on the premise that abandoning the Trump-built movement is like fighting a disease or breaking an addictionFour Maga defectors on what led them to walk away: ‘I’d been addicted to…
Health PsychologySep 1, 2026
A N.Y. hospital tried to close its birthing center. This city united to fight back
Democrats and Republicans in Troy, N.Y., took on a national Catholic health system and kept the county's last birthing center open.
Health PsychologySep 1, 2026
Baby Tommy's our 'light', says grieving family of newborn whose mum died in childbirth
Chelsea McGillivray, from Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, fell into cardiac arrest during labour after what was believed to be a textbook pregnancy.
Cognitive PsychologySep 1, 2026
Researchers Studying AI Consciousness Are Getting Strange Emails — From AI Agents
AI agents are no longer limited to completing routine tasks; some are independently contacting researchers whose work examines ...
NeuropsychologySep 1, 2026
25 neuroscience breakthroughs redefining our brain understan
Explore 25 breakthroughs in neuroscience that are redefining our understanding of the brain. Discover neuroplasticity, mirror neurons, and more. Dive into ...
Mental HealthSep 1, 2026
Number of young people with no close friends has soared since 2014 in England
Data paints sobering picture of 11- to 24-year-olds growing up in ‘bleak world’ shaped by pandemic and social mediaThe number of young people with no close friends has risen fivefold since 2014 as a result of growing up…
Substance-use preventionSep 1, 2026
HHS announces $77M in grants for substance use prevention, treatment
Projects supported include those to strengthen substance use prevention, treatment and recovery, suicide prevention and more.
Child PsychologySep 1, 2026
ADHD and Multiple Disabilities Face Greater Risk for High-Risk Substance Use Among College Students
Students with ADHD, sensory disabilities, or learning disorders vs without disabilities are more likely to report high-risk substance use.
Positive PsychologySep 1, 2026
The Happiest Countries in the World, Ranked
Every year, researchers ask people in more than one hundred forty countries a deceptively simple question: how good is your life, really? The answers form the backbone of the World Happiness Report, ...
Clinical PsychologySep 1, 2026
What is just right OCD? Doctor shares causes, symptoms and treatment
Have you ever caught yourself switching off a light, then turning it back on, just to switch it off again – all this because you want to make sure it is ‘completely’ off? Do you ever feel like you ...
AddictionSep 1, 2026
Families seeking addiction treatment say 'call back tomorrow' not an acceptable response in toxic drug crisis
At an event marking B.C.'s toxic drug crisis in Prince George, families shared stories of trying to find help, only to be told none was available.
Health PsychologySep 1, 2026
'I'm on a mission to convince people to work less'
Jo Hooper spent her 20s chasing career success, but had two work-related breakdowns before she was 31.