Ukrainian soldiers are trained to ‘find mental peace’ on the battlefield and practice meditation while the conflict rages in their country, the New York Times has reported, citing one of Kiev’s military commanders. According to the outlet, dozens of members of the volunteer Territorial Defense Forces take part in the …
Read More »Mental health and prayer apps have ‘worst’ privacy – survey
Despite their warm fuzzy packaging and seemingly altruistic intentions, mental health and prayer apps are “worse than any other product” when it comes to user privacy and security, an analysis by browser firm Mozilla revealed on Monday. “The vast majority of mental health and prayer apps are exceptionally creepy,” Mozilla’s …
Read More »German study reveals disturbing trend on child mental health during lockdown
German researchers have confirmed that the lack of in-person contact during a Covid lockdown and school closures took a sad toll on children’s mental health, with the number of suicide attempts increasing sharply. Up to 500 minors were hospitalized after suicide attempts in Germany between early March and late May …
Read More »TikTok content moderator sues over ‘mental health’ damage
Candie Frazier – who allegedly worked 12 hours a day monitoring TikTok videos for the contracting company Telus International – filed a lawsuit against TikTok and its parent company ByteDance claiming she now “has trouble sleeping” and that “when she does sleep, she has horrific nightmares” due to the disturbing …
Read More »BBC reveals whether surge in deaths in mental health units was due to Covid
Some 490 people died in England between March 2020 and March 2021 while detained under the Mental Health Act, the broadcaster reported on Saturday, citing the data from the latest report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). According to BBC, average annual death toll among psychiatric ward patients between 2012 …
Read More »Biden’s mental fitness increasingly worries voters – poll
A Politico/Morning Consult poll published on Wednesday showed only 40% of voters agreeing that Biden “is in good health,” a 19-point drop since voters were asked the same question in October 2020. Some 46% of voters reckoned that Biden is mentally fit, while 48% disagreed, another huge drop since last …
Read More »‘I was thrown in jail and a mental institution, then deported from Singapore… for not wearing a Covid-19 mask’
The return leg of Benjamin Glynn’s daily commute turned his life upside down. Violent arrests, a prison sentence and time in a mental institution followed, but he vowed, “I would do it all again, I don’t regret anything.” Living in Singapore, the Brit and his partner decided to return home …
Read More »Teen mental health hospitalizations rise by 57% during lockdowns in Victoria – state report
The Weekend Australian obtained a secretive 16-page report from the Victorian Agency for Health Information on Saturday – which was marked confidential and to be destroyed if received by an unauthorized person – revealing that the youth mental health crisis is worse than previously thought. An average of 342 Victorians …
Read More »Mental health services in Australia at ‘unprecedented’ levels of demand, officials say, revealing toll of lockdowns
The number of Australians seeking psychological help through emergency helplines during the coronavirus pandemic and the harsh lockdowns has grown sharply, health officials say. Mental health support organizations such as Lifeline and Beyond Blue have reported a 30% increase in calls since the virus started to spread, and authorities have …
Read More »Tara Reade: For all its ‘concern’ for mental health, the Washington Post is quick to disregard it when politically inconvenient
There has been a great deal of talk recently about mental health awareness. There should be no stigma attached to difficulties of this kind, especially for victims of crime. When you break your arm, you see a physician and fix it. When someone breaks your spirit, a different kind of …
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