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The Guardian – article more than months old. ‘Alarming’ surge in mental ill health among young people in face of ‘unprecedented’ challenges, experts warn. Quote: While mental ill-health accounts for at least 45% of the overall burden of disease in people aged 10 to 24, only 2% of global health budgets are devoted to mental healthcare, the report found. Another quote; a stark warning. One 23-year-old who advises Orygen on its youth strategies, who only wanted to be identified as Li, said that she was first exposed to pornography online when she was just 12 and this had a lasting and devastating impact on her self-esteem and body image.

Posted on December 1, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Mental health  This article is more than 3 months old ‘Alarming’ surge in mental ill health among young people in face of ‘unprecedented’ challenges, experts warn This article is more than 3 months old Insecure employment, climate crisis and social media … Continue reading →

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Fast Company: Can AI therapists save us from the global mental health crisis?

Posted on November 12, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

11-11-2024 SMALL TO FAST Can AI therapists save us from the global mental health crisis? As the global mental health crisis deepens, AI is stepping in to fill the gap. [Images: alex83m/Adobe Stock; Sylverarts/Adobe Stock] BY Kolawole Samuel Adebayo3 minute read … Continue reading →

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Neuroscience News: Unraveling Schizophrenia: Genetics and Environmental Insights

Posted on October 13, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Unraveling Schizophrenia: Genetics and Environmental Insights Featured Genetics Neuroscience Psychology ·August 2, 2024 Summary: A recent review outlines the genetic complexity of schizophrenia, highlighting nearly 300 common genetic variants and over 20 rare variants linked to the disorder. Researchers emphasize that … Continue reading →

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Irish Legal News: Mental health bill reaches major milestone

Posted on September 20, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

mental health Mental health bill reaches major milestone 20 Sep 2024Reading time: 2 minutes Major reforms to mental health legislation have cleared second stage in the Dáil. The 202-section Mental Health Bill 2024 will replace the existing Mental Health Act 2001. It provides for … Continue reading →

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‘I’ve been tired since I was 13’: ME patients hope harrowing inquest will change perceptions. The Guardian. Comment: for a number of years and several hospital stays, this was part of the diagnosis I received. Following TBI it was thought I tried to hard to regain what I perceived to have lost and what happened was Chronic Fatigue and what I called “drop dead exhaustion”.

Posted on August 10, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

‘I’ve been tired since I was 13’: ME patients hope harrowing inquest will change perceptions Maeve Boothby O’Neill’s parents tell of desperate efforts to find help and their desire to improve treatment for others Steven Morris Sat 10 Aug 2024 … Continue reading →

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Source: Think Global Health: Mental Health Care in Rwanda: Three Decades of Resilience

Posted on July 11, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Go to homepage Governance Mental Health Care in Rwanda: Three Decades of Resilience Insights into Rwanda’s strategies and successes in building mental health services after genocide Participants hold a candlelight night vigil during a commemoration event, as Rwanda marks the … Continue reading →

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A Bench and a Grandmother’s Ear: Zimbabwe’s Novel Mental Health Therapy Spreads Overseas. Source: The Japan Times. A simple bench in a location, it could be the canal in Dublin, with an “Elder Orphan” with lots of compassion, empathy and experience. What an we in Ireland, learn from The Japan Times focusing on a common sense initiative in impoverished Zimbabwe.

Posted on July 6, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

A Bench and a Grandmother’s Ear: Zimbabwe’s Novel Mental Health Therapy Spreads Overseas AP 11:17 JST, July 6, 2024 HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — After her son, the family’s shining light and only breadwinner, was arrested last year, Tambudzai Tembo went into … Continue reading →

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The Guardian: Slow-release ketamine tablets help prevent depression relapses, UK trial finds

Posted on June 24, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Print subscriptions Sign in Search jobs Search The Guardian – Back to homeThe Guardian Support the Guardian Fund independent journalism for €4 per monthSupport us The use of ketamine in slow-release pill form, as opposed to the intravenous treatment currently … Continue reading →

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Madness reminds us that health inequities remain present, and political

Posted on June 22, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Antonia Hylton’s book uncovers the roots of today’s mental health injustice. Book Madness reminds us that health inequities remain present, and political Antonia Hylton’s book uncovers the roots of today’s mental health injustice. Harvard Public Health Magazine Madness reminds us … Continue reading →

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Powerful words: Hope, Altruism, Curiosity, Care, Tolerance, Kindness and so many ‘good’ labels. Today there is an article in The Guardian about Geel. Having Googled Geel, this goes back to “1969” Time article and maybe we should review it because mental illness is a blight in our country and festering out of control as psychiatrists, nurses just will not engage with what his a cinderella experience and are emigrating or choosing to work in different areas in medicine. Title from Time magazine has a catchy title. “Mental Illness: A Town for Outpatients.” There are many of us who could have been in long term care but escaped to a “village” within a urban setting that accepts us.

Posted on May 10, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Mental Illness: A Town for Outpatients Friday, Mar. 14, 1969 Follow @TIME On the surface, Geel looks like any other country town in northern Belgium. Its cobbled marketplace is surrounded by 15th century homes and shops; its neat brick farmhouses … Continue reading →

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