2+ hour, 11+ min ago  (1713+ words) The courts can offer treatment and a path away from incarceration. But only half of participants graduate, and many who might benefit never get a chance. This story is a collaboration between Illinois Answers and the Chicago bureau of Mind…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1320+ words) How you can help your teen with social media habits that "mirror symptoms of addiction to substances," researchers say. Plus, the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation awards several prestigious prizes to physicians, scientists and public citizens for outstanding research in mental…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (696+ words) Anhedonia, the clinical term for "Ozempic personality," is described as a general loss of pleasure in life. Nothing was wrong per se, but something wasn't right either, Korrie Stevenson thought. She'd been struggling with her mood for months without a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (372+ words) Even worse, opioid overdoses from many new synthetic opioids cannot be reversed by the overdose treatment drug Narcan. Experts describe today's drug market as a "synthetic soup." In the past, dealers distributed drugs derived from plants, like heroin and cocaine....

5+ day, 15+ hour ago  (725+ words) Tracking tools for new developments in mental health policy can be invaluable. Here are a few we recommend. Who can forget the chaotic day this January when the Trump administration decided to vaporize $2 billion in addiction and mental health grants…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago  (764+ words) Over 5. 4 million child caregivers in the U. S. face rising rates of anxiety and depression in the face of proposed Medicaid cuts. In today's Daily, a journalist's call for the nation to prioritize healthcare funding and support the millions of child caregivers…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (849+ words) Greetings, Mind Site News readers. Usually, I just help get out our Mind Site News Daily with a little editing, but today I'm filling in to write it. And let me tell you, editing is a lot easier! So hats…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (1030+ words) This story originally appeared in Reasons to be Cheerful, a nonprofit online magazine. When he walked out of prison after 28 years, the first thing Allen Burnett did was drive to the ocean. "I just stood there for a minute," he…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (873+ words) Michigan's youth mental health infrastructure is in freefall, Bridge Michigan reports. Six years ago, there were 1, 200 youth residential treatment beds across the state. But in the years since, 16 residential treatment facilities have closed, leaving fewer than 400 beds available. The collapse…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (1722+ words) As the Galic twins" experience with their coach shows, there are few protections for college athletes experiencing emotional abuse. In today"s Daily, a close look at the hazards of emotional abuse in college sports "and allegations that coaches evade…...