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Kansas Sues Social Media App Snapchat For Harming Teenagers' Mental Health And Well-Being

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach filed a lawsuit against Snap Inc., the parent company of social media platform Snapchat, accusing the app's creators of harming teenagers. He said the company designed the social media platform "with manipulative features that prey on the mental health of our children." He said Snapchat has been marketed as safe for teens.

Texas' Bastrop County Public Health Partners With Online Platform For Mental Health

The Bastrop County Public Health Department is offering free mental health assessments through Credible Mind, an online platform that has been personalized for the county. Through a link at bastropcounty.crediblemind.com, participants can take an assessment and then have other assessments and online learnings recommended to them based on the scores.

University of Colorado Lands $50 Million Grant From the Anschutz Foundation To Improve Mental Health Care

Billionaire Phil Anschutz and his family have given so much money to the University of Colorado over the years — roughly $300 million and counting — that the university's medical campus in Aurora bears the family's name.

After Federal Cuts, California Schools Could Lose Hundreds of Mental Health Clinicians

After Jane Huang graduated from Eureka High School in 2018, she knew she wanted to go to college in a different town. She had struggled with severe depression, and when she could not keep up with her classes, teachers called her "lazy."

Trump Admininstration Relaunches School Mental Health Grants It Yanked — With a Twist

The U.S. Department of Education is kicking off two grant competitions to boost mental health services in schools, nearly five months after the agency abruptly told former grantees their awards would end because they reflected Biden administration priorities. But while the agency is devoting $270 million to resurrect the grant programs, it's changed their emphasis to focus solely on boosting the ranks of school psychologists, and it's eliminated a Biden-era emphasis on boosting the diversity of mental health professionals working in schools.

When Mental Health Apps Become Worry Engines: How Digital 'Care' Can Hijack Our Anxieties

It's 2:47 a.m. and your phone buzzes on the nightstand. The notification suddenly glows in the darkness: "You're on a 7-day streak!"; "Don't break your streak!" You feel the need to open the app right away for an emergency breathing exercise. Half-awake, you fumble for the device, chest tightening.

Could Your Smartphone Detect Mental Health Risks Before You Notice Them?

Researchers are showing how phone sensors can track patterns tied to a wide range of mental health symptoms. Instead of relying only on self-reports, clinicians may soon be able to gather continuous, real-world data about patients. The study also found correlations with the broad "p-factor," a shared dimension across mental health issues.

UWM Professor Fights To Improve Mental Health Care For Veterans

When he was growing up, Herb Raasch always said he wanted to be a police officer. After some time in the military, he achieved that childhood dream of becoming a police officer, but as Raasch's family grew, he saw the toll the law enforcement field can have. "Not just on physical health, but mental health, too," he noted.

Psilocybin: A Breakthrough in Mental Health Treatment Or Mere 'Magical' Thinking?

In 2016 psychiatrist Benjamin Kelmendi was treating two patients with severe, treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) at a Connecticut mental health center when the patients abruptly disappeared, abandoning their treatment plans without a word of explanation.