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Virginia Launches “Beyond the Blues” Campaign to Raise Awareness of Perinatal and Postpartum Depression

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 15, 2026 VDH Media Contact: Cheryle Rodriguez cheryle.rodriguez@vdh.virginia.gov DBHDS Media Contact: Lauren Cunningham, lauren.cunningham@dbhds.virginia.gov Virginia Launches “Beyond the Blues” Campaign to Raise Awareness of Perinatal and Postpartum Depression Campaign helps Virginians recognize emotional changes earlier, reduce stigma and connect parents and families to support. (RICHMOND, Va.) — In honor of Maternal Mental Health Month in […]

May 15 • 12:31 PM EDT • Health • vdh.virginia.gov

Trump says sculpture garden honoring prominent Americans is planned for park along Potomac River

President Donald Trump plans to build an exhibit of statues featuring prominent Americans in a tightly regulated park along the Potomac River, potentially opening a new legal fight over whether his administration is ignoring the approvals process that typically governs Washington's monumental core.

May 15 • 11:43 AM EDT • Politics • pbs.org

WA kids were stuck in hospitals for months. New report shows progress

Legislation intended to curb youth psychiatric boarding has cut wait times for those with serious behavioral and mental health concerns, a new report shows.

May 15 • 11:00 AM EDT • Health • seattletimes.com

Military Health System releases “Mental Health Guidebook”, an essential resource for those who serve

The Military Health System’s Mental Health Resource Guidebook is a digital, concise, and comprehensive guide for warfighters and families wherever they are in their mental health journey.

May 15 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • dvidshub.net

Mayor Johnson expands alternate response effort for mental health emergencies

For now, Mayor Brandon Johnson is using $5.2 million from the final chunk of federal stimulus funding delivered to Chicago during the pandemic to check another key item off his progressive to-do list.

May 15 • 6:30 AM EDT • Health • wbez.org

Berks’ Best 2026 science and environment winner: Finnegan Miller says it started with a patch of mold

Conrad Weiser senior channels early fascination with fungi into award-winning research and a future in food science and environmental sustainability.

May 15 • 6:00 AM EDT • Science • readingeagle.com

When screen time crosses a line: Social media’s toll on mental health

Phones are an important part of everyday life for most people. From ordering food, online shopping and connecting with others, the average American spends more than five hours on their phone each day. That’s approximately 1,825 hours per year – the equivalent of two and a half months. Social media use takes up more than […]

May 15 • 3:12 AM EDT • Health • lmh.org

Chartbook 449: Voldemort on Threadneedle street. The Bank of England and the "haunted house" of English politics.

Imagine the scene: In some Harry Potter version of 21st-century London, a group of deathless UK Treasury officials gathered from across the last century huddle over warm pints and glasses of Chardonnay. Around the table there are officials from the 1920s, the 1930s, the 1970s, 2022 and today. Inevitably, in May 2026, the subject of conversation is the disintegration of the current Labour government. Despite its huge majority in parliament, it has been reduced to tatters by catastrophic local election result. These exposed the fact that rather than having a government with a clear popular majority, the UK is like most other modern societies divided into 5 segments each of which commands between 26 and 16 percent of the vote. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the leadership at Nos 10 and 11 Downing Street - where the Prime Minister and the Chancellor (Treasury Secretary) work - seem paralyzed. They are caught between mounting discontent over unfairness and the cost of living, and tough fiscal strictures that push them into making unpopular spending decisions. In the London pub, the Treasury officials from across the ages, can barely hide their satisfaction at the latest display of democratic politics caught in the vice-grip of financial logic. “Remember the mur d’argent and the banker’s ramp?” “Just like yesterday!” There are smirks around the table. Then the representative of 2026 pipes up: “One thing you have to say about the current lot (referring to the latest hapless Labour government), you don’t have to teach them about the bond market!” There is a murmur of ascent from the Treasury Mandarins. The trauma of the fiscal crisis of September-October 2022 sits deep. Back then, in the final stages of Tory decay, a ‘mini budget’ that challenged fiscal orthodoxy led to a brief but fierce panic in one of the oldest government bond markets in the world (aka gilt market). Now all you have to do is to mention the “bond market” to hush debate. [ Paul Mason@paulmasonnews In the name of public service, and as ex-economics editor of BBC Newsnight, I offer to do a zoom call, tonight, with any Labour MP who wants to understand why bond markets do not "fall into line" with governments. 1/ 3:57 PM · May 12, 2026 · 466K Views 224 Replies · 674 Reposts · 3.93K Likes ](https://x.com/paulmasonnews/status/2054229532404519082?s=20) “And the funny thing is”, the young man in the huddle continues, “they don’t even want to talk about … ”. There is a sudden hush. Significant looks are exchanged around the table. About? One of the senior figures puts down his glass with a decisive “clink”. He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named has entered their thoughts. Meanwhile, a few miles away in a grubby pub in Bloomsbury, two conspirators from the camp of Critical Macrofinance huddle over cans of low-alcohol IPA. They look at each other and blurt out loud: “The Bank!” “Everyone in the bloody Labour party is talking about the bond market. But why aren’t they even mentioning … the Bank of England!?” “Why is no one talking about Voldemort?” In Paul Mason’s blogpost, after much chest-thumping about basic fiscal logic, the basic point about the Bank of England is buried in the fine print at #3 in his list of suggestions as to what a radical Labour government might actually be able to do! [ Conflict & Democracy Down with the bond market! Down with gravity! It may seem unfair to focus on Labour MP Paula Barker for her off-the-cuff assertion that the bond market would have to “fall in line” with Andy Burnham, should he replace Keir Starmer as prime minister. But Burnham himself told the New Statesman that Labour had to “get beyond this thing of being in hock to the bond markets… Read more 2 days ago · 100 likes · 3 comments · Paul Mason ](https://htsf.substack.com/p/down-with-the-bond-market-down-with?utm_source=substack&utm_campaign=post_embed&utm_medium=web) Back in Bloomsbury they shake their heads and ask: “Didn’t we learn anything from the Eurozone crisis?” Meanwhile, as if summoned to the conversation by some higher force, the “pink pages” announce: “The days of ultra-cheap government borrowing have come to an end” and Martin “Whizzard” Wolf publishes the graph of the season Look at the UK in 2026, perilously positioned on the upper edge of the pack. No wonder no one in London needs any lessons about the “bond market”. But, look again. Imagine how they feel in Rome. What is London’s nightmare in 2026? The nightmare is that you end up like Italy in the early 2010s during the Eurozone crisis. Once comfortably situated in the middle of the pack, watching with horror as your ten-year yields explode to 7 percent and “spreads” become a national nightmare. One of the largest economies in Europe, a founding member of the euro, stigmatized. But the message of the Italian experience is ambiguous. After all, the stigma didn’t last. In 2026, Italy borrows at rates lower not only than the UK but the US. The US, which, as everyone knows, enjoys the “exorbitant privilege” of being the issuer of reserve, safe asets. What kind of magic is this? How did Italy, in the space of fifteen years, go from being good, to bad and back again? Which brings us back to our dissident friends in their Bloombury boozer and their memories of the Eurozone crisis. Italy never was Britain - with its ongoing fiscal deficits. Without interest payments, on primary balance, from 2000 to 2020 Italy ran a tight fiscal ship. Even in 2008 it barely went into deficit and when it was being put on the rack in the early 20210s its primary surplus matched that of austere Germany. So, what happened? How did it end up stigmatized? Of course Italian politics didn’t help. Berlusconi was at the helm and he had legal issues. But amongst friends in the Bloomsbury pub, Berlusconi is a sideshow, the name we whisper to each other is “Trichet”. From 2004 to 2011 the ECB was headed by Jean-Claude Trichet, ex of the French Treasury, more German than the Germans. After 2009 as the news of the Greek fiscal disaster broke, the European bond markets wento into panic mode and Trichet began a brutal game of cat and mouse. Between 2009 and 2011, Trichet intervened in the bond market to help, only when he thought he had compliance with austerity. When he thought they were uncooperative, he withdrew. In the summer of 2011, he even made direct suggestions to his Italian counterparts in Rome, as to how Italy should be governed. It was this cat and mouse game that drove the bond markets crazy and exposed Italy to a violent squeeze. When Mario Draghi took over the ECB at the end of 2011 and declared “whatever it takes”, the pressure on Italy, gradually eased. It is that starring role that has made Draghi into the towering figure in European politics that he remains today. So now you see why voices in London hush when it comes to the Bank of England. “The bond market” isn’t an irresistible objective force like the weather or an avalanche. It can appear like that. But that depends on the way it is being handled, or not handled by the central bank. Which is why the silence about the Bank of England in London right now is so significant. If you think this all sounds a bit fishy, coming from a left-liberal Keynesian like myself, well, let me introduce you to Robin Brooks, who, to put it mildly, plays on a different quidditch team to me. Here, from the position of a fiscal hawk is Robin’s celebratory account of the Bank of England’s role since 2022; In October 2022, at the height of the bond market blow-up in the UK, something incredible happened. Governor Andrew Bailey told British pension funds the Bank of England would end its support program for the country’s fragile gilt market, drawing a line under how much help the central bank was willing to give to exposed pension funds and - implicitly - the government. By the end of that week, Kwasi Kwarteng - the finance minister - had resigned. Prime Minister Liz Truss would soon follow. This episode is so incredible because it contrasts with what happened in the Euro zone earlier that year. Bond markets in Spain and Italy were under pressure amid high inflation and rising interest rates. In the middle of this, Mario Draghi - Italy’s Prime Minister - resigned, compounding pressure on bond markets of high-debt countries on the Euro periphery. Unlike the Bank of England, the ECB caved. It bought Italian and Spanish government bonds in an effort to cap yields and introduced a new tool that signaled to markets it might do such caps more frequently going forward. Faced with pressure on bond markets, the ECB capitulated to political pressure from high-debt countries like Italy and Spain. The Bank of England stood its ground and toppled the Truss government. This kind of thing has long-lasting consequences. It means markets price a higher probability of yield caps in the Euro zone, which keeps Italian and Spanish yields artificially low, while markets feel free to push up UK yields without fear of central bank intervention. As I flagged in yesterday’s post, this means you really can’t compare UK yields to those of other high-debt countries. The UK looks worse, but only because its central bank isn’t interfering with markets. There’s more to this than just that 2022 episode. The Bank of England has also been much more aggressive in its quantitative tightening (QT) than other central banks. If one motivation for quantitative easing (QE) is to lower bond yields - especially longer-dated ones - then it stands to reason QT pushes yields up. The left chart above shows a four-quarter moving average of UK government debt issuance (black line) in percent of GDP and which sectors absorb this issuance, including the Bank of England (blue bars). The right chart above compares the Bank of England’s accumulation or run-off of government bonds (blue line) with that of other central banks, where this blue line is the same as the blue bars in the left chart. The Bank of England was quicker and more aggressive than other central banks in downsizing its bond holdings, so UK yields will have risen more than elsewhere also for this reason, not just because of Governor Andrew Bailey’s remarks in October 2022. Back in October 2025, after a conversation in New York with friends in British politics, my sense of dysphoria was such that I raised the issue of the Bank of England openly in the FT Since 2008, the UK has slid into a deep economic and political predicament. Growth has stagnated to a degree far worse even than in the 1970s. The Tory leadership’s wager on the Brexit referendum spectacularly backfired, leaving the UK isolated from Europe and at the mercy of its special relationship with the US, many of whose political class regard the UK as a basket case. After years of austerity, the Labour party lurched to the left and then back to the centre. The Tory party has been eclipsed by the populist nationalism of Reform. Any British government should be worrying first and foremost about how to restart growth. Instead, Keir Starmer is beset by shades of the gilt market panic triggered by the Liz Truss government in 2022. The debt level is higher than in recent years, but there is no cause for panic. UK debt is at far from critical levels and of long duration. Whether you want to “take back control” or launch progressive economic policy, a democracy dogged by fear of bond market vigilantes is unhealthy. In a country that is a monetary sovereign, this climate points to one thing: a disconnect between the government and the central bank. Since 1997, the independence of the Bank of England has become a sacred cow. But independence is what you make of it. And in the wake of the gilt market crisis of September 2022, relations between the Bank of England and the UK government need a reset. In normal times, there is no doubt that an inflation-targeting independent central bank can serve a country well. But since 2008, the UK and other advanced economies have not had the luxury of such simple problems. To their credit, central bankers around the world have not stood on orthodoxy. After 2008, the US Federal Reserve rescued the global banking system and, through quantitative easing, it stabilised the Treasury market in the face of huge deficits. In Europe, things were trickier. Both the Bank of England under Mervyn King and Jean-Claude Trichet’s European Central Bank played cat and mouse with national governments. This was a high stakes wager that between 2010 and 2012 escalated bond market tension and triggered a disastrous turn to austerity. Shaken by the impact of those shocks, their successors, Mark Carney and Mario Draghi adopted a more protective stance (assuming you were not the government of Greece). Recall that Draghi’s legendary slogan, “Whatever it takes”, was uttered to face down the City of London’s bond vigilantes. In 2015, Draghi launched QE — financial repression by another name. In 2016, Carney used the authority of the Bank of England to stabilise markets following the vote for Brexit, an exemplary demonstration of how central banks can underpin democratic choice, even when those choices are wrong headed. All these were independent central bankers steeped in the best practice of the 1990s, who recognised that historic crises demanded radical action. It was the price surge of 2021-2023 that poisoned the atmosphere. Though the shock came mainly from the supply side, central banks ended up in the dock. Nowhere more so than in the UK. The Bank of England reacted with aggressive normalisation. Faced with a cost of living crisis, the governor called for workers to accept real wage cuts. In early 2022, as gas prices were at record levels and Russia’s army was poised to invade Ukraine, the Bank adopted a stringent programme of quantitative tightening, elevating interest rates. When the Truss government got itself in trouble, the Bank took almost a week to come to the rescue. Rather than enacting a charade of normality, it is time to recognise that in 2025 the UK faces a period of historic transition. To meet this challenge, what is needed is a new concordat with the Bank. This should not ignore inflationary pressures or the long-run trajectory of debt, but should affirm the priority of reviving investment-led growth. One could follow Donald Trump in demanding interest rate cuts. The Bank could shadow the ECB in its commitment to capping Eurozone yields. But the top priority should be to lay the ghost of September 2022. The Bank’s slowing of QT last month was a concession. An immediate and complete end would send the right signal. Such a concordat will not by itself restore sanity to politics, solve the housing problem or rebuild the NHS. But it would help to lift the fear of bond market crisis, which is paralysing the effort by democratic politicians to answer the fundamental questions facing the nation. Now, that call for a new concordat between government and Bank of Englands seems more urgent than ever. The problem is that in October 2025, Starmer still had some authority. Today the government is in tatters. And when you are the “under the harrow” - to echo a phrase of Montagu Norman’s from the 1920s - it is the worst possible time to consider institutional change. To make general arguments at a time of crisis can only seem like special pleading rather than a general argument for long-term change. The same, unfortunately, is also true for the other basic institutional reform that Britain urgently needs i.e. the abolition of the out-dated first past the post electoral system and its replacement by a moderated form of proportional representation. And thirdly - whilst we are saying the quiet parts out loud - Britain needs to reopen the question of EU membership. What the local election results of 2026 show is that this remains a key issue. And what they also show is that there is a clear majority that would favor a return. Until these basic features of Britain’s political economy are addressed the country will carry on its politics as though in a haunted house, governed by governments that lack actual majorities, conjuring up false constraints whilst ignoring the real ones. This one is for DG and MI. I love writing the newsletter. If you enjoy it too and fancy buying me a coffee once a month, you know what to do. Click below! Subscribe

May 15 • 3:04 AM EDT • Politics • adamtooze.substack.com

Frontline Athletic explains rucking for physical, mental health

Frontline Athletic's founder joined ABC7 to explain how rucking is good for physical and mental health.

May 14 • 9:41 PM EDT • Health • abc7chicago.com

Lawmaker walks from Dayton to Statehouse to spotlight kids' mental health

Sen. Willis Blackshear (D-Dayton) said he hopes his trek will draw attention to the issue of mental health.

May 14 • 7:01 PM EDT • Health • statenews.org

Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Rams and U.S. Soccer Team Up with BofA to Host Annual “Sports with Us” Clinic for Southland Kids

\\ MEDIA ADVISORY ** Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Rams and U.S. Soccer Team Up with BofA to Host Annual “Sports with Us” Clinic for Southland Kids Legendary athletes to lead clinic focusing on sports fundamentals and life skills WHAT: On May 19, approximately 100 kids from across Los Angeles

May 14 • 2:07 PM EDT • Sports • mlb.com

When Businesspeople Run Government, the Government Doesn't Become a Business

Central planning from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, President Donald Trump, and others reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of what makes private markets work.

May 14 • 1:10 PM EDT • Business • yahoo.com

CFA Counselors Committee Concerns About Mental Health Misinformation

The CFA Counselors Committee sent the following letter to the members of the CSU Board of Trustees last week: Dear Members of the CSU Board of

May 14 • 12:15 PM EDT • Health • calfac.org

Understanding connection: Veteran homelessness and mental health

Mental Health Awareness Month highlights how homelessness and mental health challenges often overlap and why addressing both together is essential for recovery.

May 14 • 10:30 AM EDT • Health • news.va.gov

Singer Tayler Holder cancels tour amid mental health struggles: 'I've reached my limits'

Country star Tayler Holder will not be continuing with his tour.

May 14 • 10:28 AM EDT • Health • komonews.com

Spotify Brings Nashville’s Songwriting Community Together for Mental Health Summit

Spotify recently welcomed songwriters, artists, executives, and music students to Nashville for a Mental Health & Songwriter Summit. The event was an extension of our ongoing Heart & Soul, Mental Health for Creators initiative, which offers tools, care, and space to reflect on the emotional side of creative life. The summit at Belmont University’s Fisher...

May 14 • 10:00 AM EDT • Health • newsroom.spotify.com

Mental health awareness: Domani builds support for children through art and atheltics

Domàni uses art and sports to support young people struggling with eating disorders

May 14 • 9:24 AM EDT • Health • abc7chicago.com

New Dems Host Discussion on How Congress Can Tackle the Nation’s Mental Health Crisis

The Official Site For The New Democrat Coalition

May 14 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • newdemocratcoalition.house.gov

An Atlas of Mental Health

Mental health diagnoses can help, but human minds are more sophisticated than rigid categories. We may need better "maps," not just boxes, to understand mental health and illness.

May 14 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • psychologytoday.com

Accounts in Transit: Rosen Group Picks Up Kustom Entertainment

Rosen Group to bolster media visibility of Kustom Entertainment, a live event production and ticketing technology company....LDPR lands AOR duties for Windjammer Landing Resort & Residences, a Caribbean resort set along the shores of Labrelotte Bay in St. Lucia....Vitamin, a Baltimore-based shop, picks up The Mood Center, a mental health practice specializing in neurotherapy treatments for depression and related conditions.

May 14 • 8:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • odwyerpr.com

Wellcome and Nature launch $1m global mental health science prize

Prize to highlight work with the potential to change people’s lives, to have an impact on policy and strengthen practice globally

May 14 • 7:09 AM EDT • Science • researchinformation.info

Opinion: How hobbies can boost mental health

'Mental health doesn’t only improve through major interventions. Increasingly, small, consistent habits are ... an important part of maintaining well-being'

May 14 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • ctinsider.com

Paramount Sports Entertainment Makes Trio of Hires

"Their leadership will be instrumental in driving our production pipeline, expanding partnerships, and supporting our next phase of growth," says unit head Jesse Sisgold.

May 14 • 4:07 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com

World’s largest global prize for mental health science launches

A new scientific prize, the Wellcome Prize for Mental Health Science with Nature, will celebrate breakthrough interventions for depression, anxiety and psychosis.

May 14 • 4:02 AM EDT • Science • wellcome.org

AI chatbots and mental health: 4 ways Congress can boost safety

In letters to three key caucuses, the AMA urges lawmakers to establish guardrails that prioritize patient safety, clinical integrity and public trust.

May 14 • 3:00 AM EDT • Health • ama-assn.org

Robot seal to help mental health patients in Kent and Medway

The robotic seal Sammy will be present at mental health patient appointments to reduce anxiety.

May 14 • 1:06 AM EDT • Health • bbc.com

CEPHR: Advancing Patient Care Through Environmental Health Research

The Center for Environment, Place and Health Research connects clinicians with mapping tools and other real-world data resources to help guide medical insights.

May 14 • 12:01 AM EDT • Health • consultqd.clevelandclinic.org

Boys Town Nevada lights Las Vegas sign green for Mental Health Action Day

The “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign lit up green as Boys Town Nevada marked Mental Health Action Day and urged people who are struggling to seek help.Over

May 13 • 9:47 PM EDT • Health • news3lv.com

Mental Health Crisis and Access Center marks over1 year, serving 1,000+

GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- The Grand Traverse Mental Health Crisis and Access Center celebrated its one-year anniversary in January and has se

May 13 • 7:31 PM EDT • Health • upnorthlive.com

Miami-Dade commissioners discuss long-delayed mental health facility, but still not on agenda for a vote

More than two decades after voters approved funding for a mental health facility, Miami-Dade County leaders are still debating when — or how — it will finally open.

May 13 • 7:11 PM EDT • Health • nbcmiami.com

Meta Challenges New Mexico's $3.7 Billion Plan for Teen Mental Health in Social Media Trial

By Diana Novak Jones May 13 (Reuters) - A lawyer for Meta Platforms on ⁠Wednesday ⁠argued that New Mexico's $3.7 billion proposal to ⁠address teen mental health harms goes too far, saying it would force the company to pay for mental health care for all of the state's teenagers and not just those it ...

May 13 • 7:11 PM EDT • Health • usnews.com

Country singer stepping away from the mic to focus on mental health

May 13 • 5:19 PM EDT • Health • kare11.com

Rihanna home shooting case clouded by mental health concerns

A public defender representing Ivanna Ortiz, a 35-year-old Florida woman accused opening fire on Rihanna's West L.A. home with an assault rifle in March, said Wednesday that mental health concerns be an issue in her case as she faces charges of attempted murder and assault.

May 13 • 4:34 PM EDT • Health • latimes.com

Kindness.org CEO discusses new mental health initiatives

Kindness.org co-founder and CEO Jaclyn Lindsey discusses new mental health initiatives

May 13 • 4:18 PM EDT • Health • qz.com

Mayor Bowser's budget proposes sweeping changes to mental health services in D.C. schools, raising concerns

Bowser wants to bring school behavioral health services under a city agency to reduce costs. But many fear the disruptions will hurt students and overwhelm teachers.

May 13 • 4:02 PM EDT • Health • wamu.org

People turning to ChatGPT for mental health help

A growing number of people are turning to ChatGPT for help with their mental health.

May 13 • 3:38 PM EDT • Health • usatoday.com

The Barns at Blue Mountain joins 2026 Horses for Mental Health national campaign

For Allison Hughes, this isn’t just a barn It’s a place where she’s found confidence, connection, and healing.Alison bite 1 - being around these horses makes me

May 13 • 3:01 PM EDT • Health • wcyb.com

Mental Health Resources

As Utah Royals FC and Real Salt Lake honor Mental Health Awareness Month, the Club encourages all fans, staff, and players to remember that they are never alone. Reaching out for support is a sign of strength. Together with our partner Intermountain Health, here’s how we're working to support mental

May 13 • 1:03 PM EDT • Health • rsl.com

Science doesn't have a monopoly on good ideas

Scientific disciplines often shy away from asking fundamental "what if" questions. But philosophy – if unencumbered by dogma or ideology – has much to offer evidence-based enquiry

May 13 • 1:00 PM EDT • Science • newscientist.com

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Dr. Katie Fetzer with The Wellness Studio talks through mental health in older adults.

May 13 • 12:55 PM EDT • Health • nola.com

Pollution may fuel depression, anxiety and other mental health problems, emerging research suggests

A growing body of research is showing how long-term exposure to air pollution may fuel depression, anxiety and other mental health problems, raising new concerns about the unseen toll of dirty air.

May 13 • 12:00 PM EDT • Science • livescience.com

Waters of Inspiration in Peekskill: Art, Science and Environmental Education

May 16 program offers two complementary experiences at Riverfront Green Park and Depew Park, focusing on environmental justice, water quality, and watercolor art

May 13 • 10:27 AM EDT • Science • peekskillherald.com

SUNY Chancellor Highlights Mental Health and Wellness

SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. spotlighted Mental Health Awareness Month by highlighting events on campus that promote mental health awareness.

May 13 • 10:15 AM EDT • Health • news.stonybrook.edu

Scientists and Virginia aquaculture industry unite to prepare for ocean acidification

Research by William & Mary’s Batten School & VIMS is bringing together scientists, shellfish farmers and community planners to prepare for environmental challenges related to ocean and coastal acidification in the Chesapeake Bay.

May 13 • 9:51 AM EDT • Science • eurekalert.org

What’s in the King’s Speech?

‘Traditionally a moment for governmental clarity’, today’s opening of Parliament took place ‘amidst profound political uncertainty’

May 13 • 9:30 AM EDT • Politics • theweek.com

NBA Star Kevin Love on Helping Kids Learn About Mental Health

NBA champion Kevin Love joins TODAY’s Carson Daly to talk about his nonprofit, the Kevin Love Fund, a free program for kids that provides tools to help them understand and overcome mental health struggles. Love explains how his curriculum can be implemented in schools, shares how Simone Biles thanked him for his work, and opens up about how his mission set the foundation for him as a father.

May 13 • 9:17 AM EDT • Health • today.com

What Lil Nas X has to do with a debate over CA mental health law

Supporters of a California mental health law are pointing to singer Lil Nas X as an example of someone who benefited from treatment rather than incarceration.

May 13 • 9:00 AM EDT • Health • calmatters.org

Groundbreaking Documentary Shines a Light on Postpartum Depression and Perinatal Mental Health Disorders

UNC School of Medicine Executive Dean Samantha Meltzer-Brody, MD, MPH, an international expert in the study and treatment of women’s mood disorders, is among experts featured in a new two-hour film that showcases postpartum depression.

May 13 • 8:58 AM EDT • Health • news.unchealthcare.org

Cultivating a Bright Future

Inspired by the values of community and environmental stewardship she learned as a member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, Stella Hardin hopes to use the skills she gained as an agricultural science major to make an impact that honors her roots.

May 13 • 8:18 AM EDT • Science • cals.ncsu.edu

AI Chatbots For Mental Health – What Works, What Harms, and What’s Next

More than half of all Americans have used an AI chatbot like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, or Copilot, and one in three teenagers use one daily. AI chatbots, which

May 13 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • nam.edu

Californian criminal suspects can trade prison for psychiatric care. Is it working?

Californians accused of crimes can receive mental health treatment rather than prison time. Lawmakers are revamping the rules following reports of violent offenses.

May 13 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • calmatters.org

Maine's mental health system is failing families and taxpayers

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. But for Maine families living alongside severe mental illness, awareness is not enough. We need action, accountability, and reform. I am a nurse and a professor. More importantly, I am a mother. Our adult son lives with schizoaffective disorder, causing paranoia, hallucinations, delusions, and profound instability. Compounding his illness […]

May 13 • 4:50 AM EDT • Health • mainemorningstar.com

CT hospitals lead in high-quality, safe healthcare

As anchor institutions for health, hospitals are instrumental in CT's standing as among the nation's best for healthcare and overall population health.

May 13 • 12:01 AM EDT • Health • ctmirror.org

‘Mental health is not a death sentence’: Jacksonville community group demands new crisis response plan for JSO

Jacksonville Community Action Committee rallied at City Hall, urging a mental-health-led crisis response team. JSO says it’s aware and investigations continue. Recent bridge rescue and Walmart standoff highlight stakes.

May 12 • 8:52 PM EDT • Health • news4jax.com

We Keep the Warfighter’s Mind in the Fight: NMRTC Cherry Point Mental

The minds and mental health of Marines and Sailors serving aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point are just as important as their physical fitness and occupational skills.

May 12 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • cherrypoint.tricare.mil

Catholic Church slowly takes up mental health ministry to respond to growing needs

Phoenix Bishop John Dolan lost three siblings and an in-law to suicide and has spoken out about the church's need to accompany those suffering from mental illness and their families.

May 12 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • ncronline.org

Gambling Addiction: Growing Mental Health Concern Fueled by Online Betting, Prediction Markets

As May’s National Mental Health Awareness Month shines a spotlight on emotional well-being, one issue is quietly gaining urgency: gambling addiction.

May 12 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • baptisthealth.net

Decades after voter approval, Miami mental health center still not open

It has been more than 20 years since Miami-Dade County voters approved funding for a facility intended to help people living with mental illness. Yet today, the $51 million Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery remains unopened despite being fully constructed and ready for use.

May 12 • 7:37 PM EDT • Health • nbcmiami.com

Residential treatment beds in Michigan drop from 1,200 to 398, driving out-of-state care

MICHIGAN., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Michigan children are being sent out of Michigan in order to get the mental health care they need.It's not a new trend. Michigan simpl

May 12 • 7:16 PM EDT • Health • upnorthlive.com

Digital therapy may outperform referrals to campus mental health clinics among college students, according to new research

College students with anxiety, depression and eating disorders benefit from therapy offered via a digital app.

May 12 • 7:10 PM EDT • Health • newsroom.ucla.edu

Colorado legislators abandon proposal targeting natural gas initiative

Colorado lawmakers pulled back plans to counter a proposed constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right of consumers to use natural gas. The bill’s backers said the legislation would not have significantly affected the initiative’s impact, even as debate intensifies among environmental groups, the oil and gas industry and policymakers. The bill — initially planned by House […]

May 12 • 5:39 PM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com

Navigating Leave Laws, the ADA, and Mental Health in the Workplace: What Employers Need to Know (Video Chat)

May is Mental Health Awareness Month—a timely reminder for employers to take a fresh, thoughtful look at how workplace policies and practices support

May 12 • 4:33 PM EDT • Health • theemployerreport.com

People in WA prisons get access to 988 mental health crisis hotline

Hotline counselors are trained to contact prisons and get immediate support for incarcerated callers who are at an imminent risk of hurting themselves.

May 12 • 3:55 PM EDT • Health • seattletimes.com

AgriSafe Network Offers 'Total Farmer Health Tools' To Support Mental Well-Being

New resources and peer-to-peer support networks are available to help combat rising rates of anxiety and depression in rural America.

May 12 • 3:34 PM EDT • Health • agweb.com

Ask a Boss: Should You Tell Work You Need Mental-Health Day?

No one needs to know why you’re calling out sick — would you tell your boss if you were projectile vomiting or having horrible cramps?

May 12 • 12:00 PM EDT • Health • thecut.com

Study finds digital therapy app improves student mental health

WashU researchers led a population-based study of thousands of college students showing that a phone app with text coaching increased access to care and eased symptoms of depression, anxiety and eating disorders.

May 12 • 10:01 AM EDT • Health • source.washu.edu

Former Astros reveal why players avoided talking about mental health

A tragic death exposed a hidden MLB culture where players feared talking about health and personal struggles.

May 12 • 9:30 AM EDT • Health • chron.com

Together for a Better Tomorrow: Local program tackling mental health

When emotional distress hits, too many people feel they have only one place to turn: the Emergency Department.

May 12 • 8:35 AM EDT • Health • cbs6albany.com

Integrating Mental Health Into Medical Care

The question is no longer whether mental health belongs in health care settings. It is whether health care systems can function effectively without it.

May 12 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • psychologytoday.com

May is Mental Health Awareness Month: Local experts dive into big topics

All month long on WRAL News at 9 a.m., local experts will dive into how mental health impacts our lives. Here's what we've learned so far.

May 12 • 6:48 AM EDT • Health • wral.com

After-School Sports An Overall Boon To Children And Teens, Study Shows

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, May 12, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Children benefit in both body and mind when they participate in after-school sports, a new study says. Kids in after-school sports show measurable advantages in brainpower, mental health and physical fitness, researchers ...

May 12 • 6:15 AM EDT • Sports • usnews.com

How two Vanderbilt baseball players honor late friend through mental health conversations

Vanderbilt baseball players Colin Barczi and Mack Whitcomb honor late teammate Ryan Jefferson through talking about mental health.

May 12 • 6:02 AM EDT • Health • tennessean.com

St. Mary's new Master of Social Work to meet mental health professional shortage

Beginning in Fall 2027, St. Mary’s University will offer a Master of Social Work that will be unique among San Antonio institutions for offering fully asynchronous delivery, Military Social Work and Integrative Behavioral Health Care specializations and an explicitly Marianist values foundation.

May 12 • 5:55 AM EDT • Health • stmarytx.edu

About a third of students in New Orleans struggle with mental health. Many can’t find help.

More than 40% of Black and Hispanic students and 25% of White students said they felt sad and hopeless every day, which can be symptoms of depression, according to the survey last school year of about 2,000 New Orleans students in grades 6-11.

May 12 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • nola.com

Matt Beard: Family calls for mandatory manager mental health checks after death

The family of former WSL manager Matt Beard tell BBC Sport about the emotional burden of football management, and the changes they want to see.

May 12 • 1:18 AM EDT • Health • bbc.com

Shortage of beds, staff force Michigan kids out of state for mental health treatment

Michigan kids with serious mental health needs are being sent thousands of miles away from their families to receive proper treatment.

May 11 • 11:00 PM EDT • Health • wwmt.com

Transforming artificial intelligence into artificial wisdom

Nature Mental Health - In this Perspective, the authors discuss reframing digital mental health tools by transforming artificial intelligence into artificial wisdom.

May 11 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • nature.com

New community mental health center planned for Montpelier

Washington County Mental Health Services plans to consolidate services, offering crisis care, intensive treatment and outpatient therapy.

May 11 • 5:18 PM EDT • Health • vtdigger.org