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Strategy Of Employing AI Mental Health Chatbots As School Psych Counselors For Teens
Teens increasingly have mental health issues, schools are trying to keep up. School psychologists are costly. LLMs can be an amplifier as a tool. An AI Insider scoop.
Mental health as both outcome and determinant in climate adaptation
Nature Climate Change - Mental health should not be viewed solely as a passive outcome of climate adaptation. Rather, it serves as a key determinant of cognitive capacity and shapes the...
Ex-NFL player Doug Martin's family sue Oakland police, allege restraint asphyxia in fatal mental health crisis
Parents of former NFL running back Doug Martin file wrongful death lawsuit alleging he died from restraint asphyxia caused by Oakland police.
Kentucky State hosts students for agriculture and health science camp
Students from across the country are at Kentucky State University for a summer program focused on agriculture, health and environmental science.
Making Our Own Luck
We are cross-posting a piece that former NIH official Kris Willis wrote for Macroscience. Kris is now the President and Founder of the Woodley Park Institute, for which I’m a board member. Picking winners or hedging bets? Federal science agencies have long wrestled with the question of how to ensure their billions of dollars of grants and contracts result in maximum benefits for Americans. On the surface, it might seem that a goal-oriented, interventionist style of management would be the best policy: prioritize our most pressing problems and distribute funding accordingly.This top-down strategy creates a unique hazard, though: bad choices can send resources in the wrong direction, resulting in slow progress that impedes the delivery of tangible benefits to citizens. Moreover, if decision makers pursue an applied advance when the underlying scientific principles remain poorly understood, they risk costly failures and a loss of support for the research enterprise at large. Examples include Nixon’s 1971 War on Cancer, undertaken on the premise that a cure could be achieved in less than a decade, the drive to build an operational commercial fusion plant by the mid-1990s, and the National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease, which failed to produce the effective treatments and prevention strategies promised by 2025. The contrasting laissez-faire approach is to hedge your bets. If the path to an advance is impossible to predict, then the wisest choice might be to distribute funding to as widely as possible. The main risk of this strategy is that spreading funding thinly may limit the resources available to the most promising research, resulting in the same negative outcomes as the interventionist approach: limited support for the most promising topics, slow progress, and delayed returns. In reality, at science agencies like the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health, program managers navigate between these two extremes, setting some funds aside to target high-priority areas and using the rest to cover the widest possible range of meritorious proposals. This middle path seems like the most rational way to proceed, but it still requires making choices. How much should be set aside for high priority topics? What should those topics be? How should we define merit? Expert opinion can provide a helpful guide, but leading experts can have remarkably different opinions about what matters and what should be prioritized. Moreover, experts and administrators alike can be risk averse, giving an edge to high-profile, well-established concepts. What’s really needed is a data-driven framework to help guide decision-making, one that doesn’t simply repackage prestige or incumbency. Recognizing breakthroughs years in advance Many breakthroughs fail to attract funding or recognition at the earliest stages of development. Katalin Karikó, for example, spent years struggling to win grants for work on mRNA that would eventually win her and Drew Weissman a Nobel Prize. Similar stories can be told about Jim Allison’s groundbreaking studies leading to the development of cancer immunotherapy, Stan Pruisner’s demonstration that prions can self-replicate without DNA, or Robin Warren and Barry Marshall’s proof that Helicobacter pylori, not stress, causes ulcers. Yet at some point, the scientific community recognizes and responds to transformative breakthroughs like these. How does that change happen? And what if science funders could identify the areas that are on the cusp of a breakthrough? Those questions led my collaborators and me to study how scientists responded to past breakthroughs. Based on patterns in that data, we developed a means of predicting future breakthroughs, using biomedicine as a proof of concept. It’s worth taking a moment to describe how our approach works. Briefly, our prediction process begins by grouping the 18 million or so peer-reviewed papers in PubMed, the authoritative database of biomedical research, into roughly 50,000 unique topics. A small subset of these topics are so widely acclaimed as breakthroughs that they have been recognized with a major prize like a Nobel or a Lasker Award. We theorized that studying the development of these outliers over time, especially before they gained acclaim, was the key to identifying future instances of them. After defining topics, we chose 21 representative breakthroughs and asked what they looked like before they won prestigious prizes. To answer that question, we re-ran our topic-mapping algorithm repeatedly, winding back the clock one year each time, stringing together the years to follow the progress of each field as it grew and advanced. We found that in each case, the years leading up to a discovery followed a pattern: a burst of papers on a new, rapidly evolving topic, many of which quickly became influential. These characteristics—the percent of papers that are new, the percentage of papers that are brought in from other topics, and the influence of each individual paper—can all be measured separately for any given topic. Together, they act as a predictive signal that is detectable an average of five years before a transformative discovery is made, and up to thirty years before the discovery receives a major prize. Scanning the current research landscape for topics that display this signal allows us to predict what work will likely produce a future breakthrough. Each year we analyzed includes four or five signals, a number that appears to have remained constant across a twenty year time frame. In their classic work on the sociology of science, Bruno Latour and Steve Woolgar established that the desire to participate in a major discovery is an important motivator for scientists as they consider whether they should take up (or abandon) a research problem. Although further work is needed, the simplest explanation for our results is that this behavior is widespread enough to detect at scale. A foundational advance, or something like it, draws the attention of scientists and causes them to change the direction of their research. They vote with their feet, staking their own reputation and careers by publishing on and citing the new idea. That upswell of interest is the foundation of our breakthrough signal. What kind of research does our model identify as a breakthrough? After building a model based on the patterns in our 21 preselected breakthroughs, we tested it by identifying all early signals of discovery from 1994 through 1997. Of the 18 signals we found in that time period, 17 can be traced forward in time to a breakthrough. Examples include super-resolution fluorescence microscopy (see the image above), the directed evolution of proteins and enzymes (Chemistry Nobel, 2018), and sequencing the human genome (National Medal of Science, 2008). The discovery of the role of leptin signaling in obesity is a particularly interesting case study. Around 1950, scientists noticed the existence of a type of lab mouse that suffered from a unique inherited form of obesity. When given the freedom to choose their own diet, these mice ate more than normal and preferred food that was high in fat. Researchers had few clues as to why the animals overate; early experiments pointed to the existence of a soluble ob factor found circulating in the bloodstream that regulated appetite, but its identity was unknown. In 1994, Jeffrey Friedman and colleagues identified and sequenced the ob gene, noting that the protein it encoded appeared to fit the profile of a circulating factor. A year later, a trio of high-profile publications demonstrated that ob was a hormone that regulated body weight and fat deposition by regulating appetite. One of these was co-authored by Friedman, who christened it leptin from the ancient Greek word for thin. Using our model, the data from 1996 make it clear this advance would become a breakthrough. Scientists had flocked to study the biology of the new hormone, generating the flurry of new papers and citations required to produce a signal. One of these demonstrated that serum leptin concentrations reflected the amount of adipose tissue in the human body, providing clinical validation of the earlier mouse studies. Before the identification of leptin, scientists were unable to point to a specific molecule that controlled appetite and adiposity, so that it was impossible to rule out non-physiological causes of obesity; its characterization fundamentally changed our concept of weight gain. In 2010, Friedman and fellow pioneer Douglas Coleman were awarded a Lasker for the discovery. Our work also identifies breakthroughs in clinical practice and behavioral and social sciences, even though these areas are less likely to draw the attention of major prize committees. One example that falls into this category is the introduction of endovascular aneurysm repair, a minimally invasive surgical procedure for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm, a leading cause of death among Americans over the age of 65. Relative to the previous standard of care, it reduces in-hospital mortality by almost four-fold. In 2017, Timothy Chuter received the American College of Surgeons’ prestigious Jacobsen Innovation award for his multiple refinements to the technique. Another under-recognized breakthrough identified by our model is the development of standardized survey instruments to assess the quality of life for HIV+ patients. The antiretroviral cocktails introduced in the mid-1990s reduced AIDS mortality, but treatment came with serious side effects. The new evaluations showed that patients whose disease progressed had worse physical functioning than Americans with other chronic diseases, while those who were asymptomatic maintained a health-related quality of life on par with the overall US population. This evidence made it possible for patients and activists to argue that even in the absence of a total cure, and in spite of the side effects, alleviation of symptoms was a worthwhile priority for clinicians. My colleagues and I have failed to identify any significant recognition for the physicians and health policy experts who pioneered this advance, although in 2016, researchers called for the World Health Organization to set targets for good health-related quality of life as part of its framework to end the AIDS pandemic. From forecasting to funding How should science funders use our predictions? Any serious discussion of what we should do with this new capability needs to begin with an understanding of its limitations. We can’t (and shouldn’t) invest all of our resources in the small number of topics predicted to produce breakthroughs. Innovative new fields are born from existing ones; they rarely arise de novo. If funders don’t maintain a diverse portfolio, the breakthroughs of tomorrow will have no antecedents. Think of this as eating the seed corn, or killing the goose that lays the golden egg. There are also multiple goals of funding beyond basic scientific discovery, including translating discoveries into clinical practice, developing new technologies, supporting economic development, and training new scientists. The investments needed to accomplish these goals are likely different from those required to support emerging breakthroughs. Finally, we must be aware that we may not capture every instance of a breakthrough. The concept is fuzzy, and not every significant discovery is recognized with a major award. Further, breakthroughs are rare, meaning that our dataset is, by necessity, small. This makes formal estimates of accuracy challenging. Although our overall success rate appears to be high, any one signal may turn out to be a false positive. We found one apparent example: the development of the third generation COX-2 inhibitors, Vioxx and Celebrex, which were much celebrated in the early 2000s as effective but non-addictive pain relievers, meets all the algorithmic criteria of a breakthrough. Five years after it received FDA approval, researchers demonstrated that Vioxx was associated with serious cardiovascular complications, and the manufacturer voluntarily pulled the drug from the market. Celebrex remains available, although like other NSAIDs, it carries an FDA warning for increased cardiovascular risk. Decision makers who were overly focused on the breakthrough potential of this research might have wasted substantial resources nurturing an area that ultimately proved to be a failure—but so would those who relied on expert opinion at the time. That said, the potential benefits of funding the next mRNA vaccine or cancer immunotherapy years earlier than we might have are large. When we can’t assume the outcome of an action, it’s worth conducting an experiment. Can targeted support for areas that are poised to produce a breakthrough increase the return on scientific investment without cannibalizing future advances? With the necessary administrative infrastructure in place, conducting this experiment would be straightforward. First, identify all the breakthrough signals between 2018 and 2023, select half at random, and commit to a decade of investment. For biomedicine, a six year window should yield about 30 topics with the potential to produce a breakthrough. Providing strong support to half of these might be accomplished for $300 million a year. That’s roughly half of the recent annual budget of the NIH Common Fund or around 20% of the fiscal year 2025 budget for ARPA-H. After five years, then again at ten, compare to see which group — the one that was actively managed, or the control — produced more breakthroughs, and on what timescale. Although we used biomedicine as an example, the same experiment could just as well be run for physics, materials science, or any other discipline. Any attempt to undertake such an experiment should keep three points top of mind. First, we can predict the topic of future breakthroughs, but the people and vision for how to move the work forward are still important. In practice, this means success requires active program managers with the expertise to develop the science and the authority to do so, including by recruiting investigators. Second, we would be wise to learn from the failures of past attempts to fund transformative research. High among these are funding modestly repackaged work, confusing the genuinely novel with the merely unfamiliar, and relying too much on incumbent investigators. All of these risks can be mitigated by thoroughly and intelligently integrating high quality data into portfolio management. Finally, we need to have patience. Even with strong funding support, producing a breakthrough takes time. If supporting breakthroughs is the best way to nurture the birth of new fields, we also need to accurately describe and properly manage the other two stages, so that we invest wisely throughout the productive lifetime of ideas and divest once they reach the point of diminishing returns. We would benefit from more study of all of these phases, especially the transition from one to another. More research could answer questions like: When does a breakthrough become an established field? How do the availability of funding, the size and characteristics of the available workforce, and the accumulation of evidence that disagrees with prevailing models affect a field’s decline? Exactly how do old ideas give birth to new ones, and can we speed up the process? The more we understand about the dynamics of scientific progress, the better we can maximize the odds that our curiosity leads to results. I’d call that finding a way to make our own luck.
PsychPlus Acquires Koa Health
Houston, Texas-based psychiatry practice PsychPlus has acquired Koa Health, a London-based digital therapeutic and B2B-focused digital mental health
PsychPlus Acquires Koa Health
Houston, Texas-based psychiatry practice PsychPlus has acquired Koa Health, a London-based digital therapeutic and B2B-focused digital mental health
$10M behavioral health unit opens at Milwaukee’s St. Francis Hospital
The renovated facility will serve 61 adults and children in need of behavioral health services, primarily assisting patients in southeastern Wisconsin. This expansion comes as Milwaukee faces challenges in keeping mental health facilities open
SBA’s Proposed Update to the 8(a) Business Development Program: A New Approach to Social Disadvantage
On June 11, 2026, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) published a proposed rule that would fundamentally alter how individuals qualify as “socially
Governor Mills Celebrates Groundbreaking for Youth Mental Health Treatment Facility in Saco
Saco, MAINE-- Governor Janet Mills today participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for Sweetser's new youth psychiatric residential treatment facility. Governor Mills and the Legislature secured more than $5 million to help build the treatment facility.
Vermont maps out youth mental health peer support initiative
Vermont is preparing to join the Youth Mental Health Corps, a nationwide initiative aimed at tackling the youth mental health crisis.
York, Community Unite for Hands-On Environmental Science Journey
A group of students, faculty, and Southeast Queens residents recently traveled from the York College campus to the waterfront campus of Kingsborough Community College (KCC) in the Manhattan Beach neighborhood of Brooklyn to set sail in the Research Vessel CUNY1 on Jamaica Bay, and to explore a part of the Hudson Raritan Estuary system.
Three in five young gun violence survivors do not receive mental healthcare – this California bill can fix that
The Thrive Act will create a pilot program that offers mental health resources for shooting survivors and witnesses under 25
Living with a cat: the mental health impact scientists are only now discovering - Futura-Sciences
A Surprising Connection Between Cats and Schizophrenia? An Australian study has revealed an unexpected link between cat ownership and the risk of developing schizophrenia. Researchers analyzed 17 studies conducted over 44 years, spanning 11 different countries. Their conclusion? Living with a cat could actually double your risk of developing schizophrenia-related...
Who gets to decide Colorado’s economic future?
By Sarah Blackhurst Colorado’s prosperity depends on industries that grow our food, build our future and power our homes. But today, these sectors face an invisible threat from 5,000 miles away: the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D). This foreign regulation requires companies to mitigate environmental and human-rights effects throughout their entire global […]
Dodgers Overcome Dalton Rushing’s Mental Struggles to Sweep Twins
The Los Angeles Dodgers swept the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday despite some struggles by catcher Dalton Rushing.
Large police presence blocks off Greece road during mental health call
A large police presence blocked off part of Fox Meadow Road off West Ridge Road on Wednesday as officers responded to a mental health call at a home.
MentalHood Cultural Initiative improving men's mental health
The MentalHood Cultural Initiative is improving men's mental health, hosting the masculine male brunch and podcast premiere on Saturday in Chicago.
New study reveals gaps in how mental health is measured in European Region
A new WHO/Europe study found wide variation in how research measures mental health in the WHO European Region, underlining the urgent need for standard monitoring.
'Marcus Alert' begins in Danville and Pittsylvania County for mental health crises
Danville and Pittsylvania County officials have launched the Marcus Alert Program.
Suit alleges new NCAA rule unfair to high school Class of 2022
Less than 24 hours after the NCAA Division I Cabinet approved a monumental change in eligibility rules, a group of 15 college basketball players filed a lawsuit iclaiming the new age-based model unfairly shuts them out of further competition.
Milwaukee County judge weighs in on rising mental health felony cases
Investigative reporting found that mental competency evaluations in felony cases have roughly doubled since 2013, straining resources for the state criminal justice system.
Where you live can affect how you feel
Jun Wu is expanding her pioneering research into environmental influences on mental health and well-being
EPA Tells Staff Not to Smuggle Politics Into Official Opinions
The EPA’s comment letters to other agencies seeking input on environmental reviews must stick to the topic—clean air, water, and land—according to a Wednesday memo from David Fotouhi, the agency’s deputy administrator.
Giant viruses discovered on Greenland ice sheet may slow glacial melting - Futura-Sciences
Giant viruses defy microbiological norms Lead author Laura Perini and her team at the Department of Environmental Science at Aarhus University identified the microorganisms during a field survey of Arctic ice. Measuring up to 2.5 micrometers in length, these viral specimens are roughly 125 times larger than conventional viral strains....
An Evening of Hope: The Center for Youth Mental Health Hosts its Annual Benefit Dinner
The annual benefit dinner for the Center for Youth Mental Health at NewYork-Presbyterian was hosted by Anna Wintour, Mariska Hargitay, Dr. Zandy Forbes, Dr. Brian G. Donley, and Kim Richter Shirley and Jon Shirley.
EPA Announces Two Public Meetings of the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals
What: On June 22, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced two virtual public meetings of the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC).Why: The SACC provides independent advice and recommendations to the EPA on the scienti
NYC teens say jobs and mental health, not policing, would curb violence
City safety officials heard from students who know victims of gun violence and people carrying guns.
Akron Children's launches new mental health tool
The goal is to combine real human connection from trained well-being coaches with AI tools, the hospital said.
NSF selects five additional teams in National Quantum Virtual Laboratory design competition
The U.S. National Science Foundation has selected five new teams to design experimental quantum technologies, from networks that can ferry fragile quantum information across long distances to sensors…
NSF selects five additional teams in National Quantum Virtual Laboratory design competition
The U.S. National Science Foundation has selected five new teams to design experimental quantum technologies, from networks that can ferry fragile quantum information across long distances to sensors…
Scientists finally explain what your dog's eyes do to your brain - Futura-Sciences
That soft look your dog gives you across the room feels like love, and it turns out that is not just sentimental projection. When you and your dog lock eyes, both of your brains release the same bonding hormone that ties a mother to her newborn. Scientists have measured it,...
Grades for every NBA Draft pick; why Brendan Sorsby cannot play in NFL this season
NBA Draft grades,Brendan Sorsby denied for NFL supplemental draft
Men’s Health: Caring for the Body, Mind and Spirit
FORT POLK, La. — Seeking help is often viewed as a vulnerability in military culture, but healthcare providers at Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital are reframing it as a tactical strength. In observance of Men's Health Month, a BJACH family physician, a mental health provider and the hospital chaplain have partnered to deliver a unified message: peak military readiness requires actively maintaining the body, mind and spirit. From utilizing routine screenings to leveraging physical discipline to build mental resilience and cultivating a strong spiritual community, the team outlines actionable steps to overcome the physical, emotional and isolation barriers that uniquely impact men.
Mom's Good Heart Health Lowers Risk Of Baby's Developmental Delays
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, June 24, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Want to give your baby the best start in life? Then tend to your heart health, both prior to and during pregnancy, a new study says. Expectant mothers in worse heart health are more likely to have children who suffer ...
SF Supervisor Jackie Fielder to return after mental health leave; reflects on recovery in video post
San Francisco Supervisor Jackie Fielder will return to City Hall next week after taking a three-month leave of absence, saying she stepped away from the job because her mental health demanded it. "This leave, and even my whole adult life, has been an entire journey on mental health," Fielder said. "And I know I'm not the only one who struggles with it."
US: Google's YouTube settles teen mental health lawsuit
A Florida teenager said YouTube's addictive design contributed to depression, anxiety and sleep loss. Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok are also facing similar allegations about their impact on young users.
A federal judge orders an ICE detainee with mental illness released, finding her six-month detention unconstitutional
The ruling followed a hearing that exposed a sharp divide over how a Vermont prison's mental health providers, a corrections officer and outside clinicians assessed the woman’s mental illness, a dispute the judge did not resolve.
Colorado author shares straightforward tools for improving men's mental health
Family says they tried to get man mental health help before alleged beating
Kenneth Flagg's family says they tried to get him mental health help hours before prosecutors say he beat a PA inside a hospital. 12 News Investigates obtained new video of the encounter.
Underground methane gas leak leaves a dozen Owasso businesses displaced, stranded
A sudden environmental scare has left a popular Owasso shopping center wrapped in caution tape and at least 12 local family-owned businesses completely stranded
Family says SoCal police fatally shot teen during mental health crisis
Family files a claim against the city of Santa Ana, saying police fatally shot teen during mental health crisis without using non-lethal alternatives
Readers Write: Biking, teen mental health, the reflecting pool fiasco
One fewer car on the road helps you either way.
Arrests of immigrant parents create mental health crisis for children
An estimated hundreds of thousands of kids, most of them U.S. citizens, have been separated from a parent by the Trump administration’s deportation policies.
SF supervisor Fielder to return to City Hall after mental health leave
(BCN) — San Francisco Supervisor Jackie Fielder will resume her duties next week after taking a three-month leave of absence due to mental health. “I’m coming clear-eyed and groun…
NC students bring calls for school funding, mental health support to legislature
Students from across North Carolina urged lawmakers to invest more in public schools, citing concerns including mental health services
Kaiser doctor talks about importance of routine check-ups for men’s health
June is Men's Health Month, which is aimed at encouraging men to focus on their physical and mental well-being. Kaiser Permanente’s Dr. Angel Mendoza-Gonzalez joined KCRA 3 on Tuesday to talk about men’s health issues.
The NFL declines Brendan Sorsby’s supplemental draft request
As of now, the Brendan Sorsby appears to be headed for the 2027 draft
NFL won't host Supplemental Draft, making Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby ineligible in 2026
How a new White House proposal could fundamentally change American science
Join us for a discussion on the potential impacts of a Trump admin plan to overhaul how federal research grants are awarded and administered.
Boys & Girls Club Teen Mental Health Retreat Helps Teens Grow Stronger Together
Discover how one Boys & Girls Club is helping teens take control of their mental health — and bringing that impact nationwide.
Film Independent Spirit Awards to Present Robert Redford Environmental Vision Award
The new award in the late actor's honor "celebrates environmental fiction film and television projects taking an entertainment-first approach"
Humidity, Hard Truths, and the Future of Global Health Security
Multisectoral collaboration is a fundamental requirement for stronger health security.
Leeds enhance data approach
Leeds United look will enhance their use of data intelligence in a bid to manage player welfare. The field of sporting analytics continues to grow and Leeds have deepened their links with Kitman Labs, who offer intelligence in bringing together data points to look after players from an injuries and developmental perspective. Kitman Labs have been working with Leeds for years at academy level but will now have a more joined up link with the club through to the first team.
More psychiatric beds alone won’t fix San Antonio’s mental health challenges, experts say
San Antonio’s mental health challenges are bigger than needing more inpatient psychiatric capacity, according to experts.
Pentagon seeks $80 billion from Congress for Iran war
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he's expecting a supplemental spending request from the administration
The Cigna Group Foundation Invests $3 Million to Strengthen Youth Mental Health Through Nonprofits Across 10 States
22 nonprofits will expand access to youth mental health care and strengthen support for families and caregivers States: Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey,...
From soil to gut: why your gut health depends on the world around you
On this World Microbiome Day, we explore the One Health perspective: the idea that human, animal, and environmental health are not separate concerns but expressions of the same interconnected system.
Exclusive: Ladder Health raises $7M for developmental care
Ladder is aiming to combat the long waitlists often associated with pediatric services.
Man shot by police in Allen Park during mental health crisis pleads guilty to assault
A man shot by police in Allen Park during a mental health crisis has pleaded guilty to assault.
Rice in 'good space' after 'mentally tough' season
Declan Rice has said that last season's title win with Arsenal was "mentally tough", but he is in a "very good space" before England's World Cup match against Ghana. Rice has made 63 appearances for Arsenal and England this season, and was withdrawn as a precaution in England's 4-2 win over Croatia last week.
S.F. supervisor Jackie Fielder to return to City Hall after mental health leave
The Mission District supervisor Jackie Fielder is back to San Francisco City Hall after a doctor-recommended three-month rest.
National award for Worcestershire's mental health work
Worcestershire's director of public heath is recognised for her work with communities.
Mississippi Board of Mental Health tabs new leadership+
The Mississippi Board of Mental Health selected Teresa Mosley as chair and Dr. Sara Gleason as vice chair during a recent meeting.
Clive Davis, monumental music producer and record industry titan, has died
Clive Davis, the legendary music producer of industry icons from Janis Joplin and Whitney Houston to Billy Joel and Santana, has died.
Clive Davis, monumental music producer and record industry titan, has died
(CNN) — Clive Davis, the legendary music producer of industry icons from Janis Joplin and Whitney Houston to Billy Joel and Santana, has died.
UVA Names Darden Vice Dean as Business School’s New Leader
Yael Grushka-Cockayne, an accomplished international scholar and leader, has served on Darden’s faculty since 2009.
Monumental Sports & Entertainment Introduces New Theater Boxes At Capital One Arena
As part of the ongoing transformation of Capital One Arena in downtown Washington, D.C., Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE) announced the debut of
Mental health counselor charged with ethics violation
The Iowa Board of Behavioral Health Professionals has disclosed disciplinary charges it filed last summer against a mental health counselor.
Taken on the often-taboo topic of mental health and Black men
SMI Provider Raises $17M for Expansion Efforts
Vanna Health, a serious mental illness provider, has secured $17 million in a Series B funding round. The San Francisco-based company will use the
Researchers develop new 'emotionally aware' model for classifying mental health conditions
Researchers have developed a new "emotionally aware" AI-based model for classifying mental health conditions, which could help clinicians better diagnose patients' mental health conditions. The Emo-MHC ...
Monthly BAT Days Initiative Connects Residents to Free Health, Recovery and Support Services
On the second Wednesday of each month, these organizations come together at the Centers for Addiction and Mental Health Programs (CAMP) on Orange Blossom Trail to provide HIV and Hepatitis-C testing, connections to affordable or free primary care providers, mental health resources and case management services.
From Materials Simulation to Experimental Astronomy, New NVIDIA AI Software Unlocks Scientific Discoveries
NVIDIA CUDA-X libraries, microservices and reference code accelerate AI for science.
'Bright' girl's death sparked Bristol's mental health unit's closure
Her death on New Year's Day led to Riverside Adolescent Unit at Blackberry Hill Hospital to shut.
Asheville film event to spotlight mental health, raise funds for counseling services
Filmmakers from across the Carolinas will be taking stage in Asheville as a regional film event aims to spark conversation about mental health.
Fentrice Driskell lands trove of labor, environmental group endorsements
Driskell earned support from one of the state's largest labor unions.
AI in Mental Healthcare Presents Both Opportunities and Challenges
Artificial intelligence (AI) technology and its applications are reshaping many domains of modern life, including how individuals seek support for mental health needs and how they receive that care. Healthcare professionals are rapidly adopting AI-based applications designed to support workflow and care delivery, streamline processes, and help expand access to services.
Science Over Tradition: Plymouth South Middle Schoolers Advocate for Later School Start Times
PLYMOUTH - June 15, 2026 - In a powerful demonstration of student advocacy, a delegation of eighth-grade students from Plymouth South Middle School presented compelling, science-based research to the School Committee, urging district leadership to push back school start times to improve adolescent mental health, well-being, and academic performance. The presentation sparked immediate commitment from the administration to formally evaluate the district’s schedule over the coming school year. Subscribe The Full Story The final in-person meeting of the academic year opened with a celebratory outdoor ceremony honoring dozens of elementary, middle, and high school student artists whose work was chosen for the biannual Central Office Artwork Awards. However, the evening’s primary policy focus quickly shifted to student-led civic action when eighth graders Sophia Scarini, Skye Togun, Leah Mansfield, James Moore, Avery Mahan and Lily Simpson took the podium. The students revealed that their presentation was the culmination of a year-long civics project involving local community assessments, interviews with former officials, and extensive literary analysis. The research sharply highlighted the biological mismatch between adolescent sleep patterns and current school schedules. Under the district’s current framework, Plymouth High Schools open at 7:20 a.m., Middle Schools at 8:12 a.m., and Elementary Schools at 9:05 a.m.. “The high school start times directly contradict students’ natural sleep patterns,” student Leah Mansfield explained, noting that the teenage brain does not naturally produce melatonin until around 11:00 p.m.. The student presentation underscored a harrowing correlation between sleep deprivation and severe mental health struggles, citing data that adolescents with insomnia are ten times more likely to develop depression. Conversely, data shows that just one additional hour of sleep results in a 28% reduction in students reporting feelings of depression or sadness.
Valve leaks FSR 4.1 for RDNA 3 and RDNA 3.5 GPUs through Proton Experimental
FSR 4.1 file works with RDNA 3 and RDNA 3.5 GPUs Valve appears to have pushed an early FSR 4.1 build through Proton Experimental.
Kaiser's use of secret AI scribes sparks mental health privacy fears
Mental health professionals at Kaiser are raising concerns about an artificial intelligence tool that records medical appointments, saying it should have more safeguards.
New dads with paid paternity leave have better mental health than those who lack it, study finds
Around 1 in 10 fathers experience postpartum depression. Taking paid time off may help symptoms and strengthen family bonds.
SAFES grants to address Critical Issues Initiatives in College of Ag Sciences
Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, through its Institute for Sustainable Agricultural, Food and Environmental Science, known as SAFES, recently announced its latest awards to accelerate the advancement of its Critical Issues Initiatives.
Can a Community Move Beyond the Systemic Fractures of Mental Health Care? "All Access hosted by Andy Garcia" Explores the Coordinated Response in Kansas
The educational segment, filming on June 23, 2026, features Mental Health America of South Central Kansas as it challenges the traditional boundaries of regional behavioral healthcare. Filmed on location across outpatient counseling spaces, children and family programs, adult support services, and residential environments supporting recovery, stability, and independence in Wichita, the feature captures how connected programs, community partnerships, and compassionate care create a functional saf
AMD has reportedly released FSR 4 for RDNA3 GPUs in Valve Proton Experimental
AMD FSR4 appears to be coming to Valve’s Proton Experimental.
'Busting stereotypes': How metal music could help mental health
The initiative sets out to challenge stigma and outdated stereotypes associated with heavy metal.
Mila Kunis says she doesn't want marriage to Ashton Kutcher to stop evolving
"Our fundamentals, our foundation, everything is built on respect because we've known each other since I was 14 and he was 19," Mila Kunis said.
Mental health partnership aims to give young doctors in training the self-care skills to cope with stress of the job
Becoming a doctor requires long hours, over many years, often with a lot of stress. A mental health program at CU Anschutz aims to give young doctors the
Why the Vikings should pursue Brendan Sorsby in supplemental draft
Here's the case for the Minnesota Vikings taking Brendan Sorsby in the supplemental draft.
Report: Washington cold storage warehouse fire caused health and environmental issues years before Boyle Heights blaze
Residents told Northwest Public Broadcasting they experienced emphysema, bronchitis, sinus infections and pneumonia before seeking legal representation.
Social Anxiety Disorder Surging in Canada
Social anxiety disorder is now one of the most common mental health challenges in Canada, with a 71% increase in prevalence since 2002.
DCCA expands pathway for mental health professionals ahead of July 1 launch
The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs is preparing for the July 1 implementation of Act 93, which creates new provisional licenses for associate psychologists, associate marriage and family therapists, and associate mental health counselors.
Harrison Museum of African American Culture hosts Juneteenth “Health is Freedom” symposium
Discussions included mental health, injury recovery and medical research.
Albany County executive details input on withdrawn bus terminal plan
Opponents of the plan had raised traffic and environmental concerns at recent meetings.
Trump administration still trying to cancel school-based mental health programs
Officials say the second attempt to revoke funds could threaten key support for already-overwhelmed families.
Miami-Dade Commission finally approves mental health facility over two decades after it was promised
More than two decades after voters were promised a new facility to treat people with mental illnesses, rather than warehousing them in the county jail, the Miami-Dade County Commission gave final approval on Tuesday to open the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery.