Dozens of US states, including California and New York, are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people and contributing to the youth mental health crisis by knowingly and deliberately designing features on Instagram and Facebook that addict children to its platforms. A lawsuit filed by 33 states in federal court in California, claims that
About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever, according to new government data posted Thursday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which posted the numbers, has not yet calculated a suicide rate for the year, but available data suggests suicides are more common in the U.S.
Photo by Marcel Strauß on Unsplash College students in Arizona schools are not immune to mental health problems. As such, these challenges necessitate the need for access to mental health and support services. As a student in an Arizona college, being able to seek help from a professional will aid you in navigating through school. In this article,
The Yavapai Justice and Mental Health Coalition was presented with an award from the U. S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) for their work as a nationally recognized leader as a Law Enforcement-Mental Health Learning Site to de-stigmatize mental health issues and improve law enforcement’s response to people in crisis. This Yavapai County
A far-reaching study by Navy researchers has found what advocates for veterans have been saying all along as suicide rates have dramatically climbed — exposure to munitions blast waves from combat and training may be causing brain injuries, the aggregation of which is resulting in serious and often deadly ailments such as depression, PTSD and
Photo: A man crosses the street in a nearly empty Times Square, devoid of the usual weekday morning crowds, March 23, 2020 At the end of “The Searchers,” one of John Wayne’s most renowned Westerns, a kidnapped girl has been rescued and a family reunited. As the closing music swells, Wayne’s character looks around at