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New training program for staff to help pre-school children with language and mathematic skills

Thousands of pre-school children will benefit from improved language, numeracy and personal, social and emotional skills, thanks to a programme of high-quality training and professional development support for early years staff.

5 Sep 2021

Pandemic forces employers to rethink how office spaces can make workers happier and healthier

The COVID-19 pandemic emptied many offices, and there are some indications the exodus isn't temporary. The American Psychological Association points to a 2020 survey by PwC that shows more than half of U.S. employees expect to continue working from home at least one day a week.

4 Sep 2021

Study finds higher rates of asthma and other lung diseases among bisexual adults

A new national study published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society finds that bisexual Americans had over two times the rates of asthma and other lung diseases as heterosexual adults.

4 Sep 2021

CDC awards more than $300 million funding to support CHWs fighting COVID-19

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded more than $116 million in year one, of a three-year, $348 million program, to organizations for community health worker services to support COVID-19 prevention and control.

4 Sep 2021

NIH awards $18.15 million to seven projects focused on interoception

The National Institutes of Health is awarding seven projects a total of $18.15 million over five years to a new effort focused on interoception—the ways in which organisms sense and regulate signals within their bodies.

4 Sep 2021

Positive online experiences for youth associated with less loneliness

If you're agonizing over the long hours tweens and teens spend scrolling through and posting to Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and other social media sharing and messaging platforms, new UC Berkeley research has some enlightening news to share.

3 Sep 2021

Research reveals the effects of acute isolation on vocal and non-vocal social behaviors in mice

Female mice exhibit a strong drive to socialize with other females following periods of acute isolation, significantly increasing their production of social calls that are akin to human emotional vocalizations, new Cornell University research finds.

2 Sep 2021

Frontline healthcare workers need improved support to overcome mental health burden

Frontline healthcare workers need a range of 'flexible', 'easily accessible' and 'consistent' psychological support to overcome the significant mental health burden resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic, finds a new study of NHS and community-based staff, led by UCL researchers.

2 Sep 2021

Study finds link between COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and vaccine passports

A new study from Imperial College London has found a link between COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and a perceived lack of free will over vaccine passports.

2 Sep 2021

Children hospitalized with chronic illness more likely to underperform at school

One in every 10 kids under the age of 14 live with a chronic health condition. These conditions – which can include heart disease, diabetes and asthma – affect many areas of a child's life and, in some cases, can lead to hospitalizations that last days, weeks or even months.

2 Sep 2021

U-M joins the United States Health Promoting Campuses Network to improve student well-being

As part of a comprehensive plan to improve student well-being on campus, the University of Michigan has adopted the Okanagan Charter (PDF) and joined the United States Health Promoting Campuses Network, a cohort of seven U.S. universities committed to becoming health-promoting institutions.

2 Sep 2021

New digital solution for people living with severe mental illnesses

The pandemic has made it more difficult for the 430,000+ Australians living with severe mental illnesses who are highly vulnerable to acute illness relapses when their habitual routines and standard health care arrangements are disrupted.

2 Sep 2021

International taskforce recommends neurocognitive tests to harmonize assessment of long COVID

An international taskforce created by a UNSW Science psychology researcher has recommended a set of neurocognitive and mental health questionnaires to harmonize the assessment of patients with long COVID.

2 Sep 2021

Study suggests a biological basis behind instantaneous compatibility reaction

Have you ever met someone you instantly liked, or at other times, someone who you knew immediately that you did not want to be friends with, although you did not know why?

2 Sep 2021

Communal leisure activities of young people can have positive effects on mental health

Communal leisure activities in youth can have positive and far-reaching effects on mental health, according to a new study by the University of Oulu, Finland.

2 Sep 2021

Tutoring revolution takes place as pupils return to school

Schools will have greater flexibility to offer high-quality, 15-hour tutoring courses that meet the needs of their pupils, in a major expansion of the National Tutoring Programme backed by £1 billion.

1 Sep 2021

Charities join hands to reduce health inequalities across the UK

People's voices and lived experiences will continue to be at the centre of health policy development and work to level up the UK, as the government welcomes new members to the voluntary community and social enterprise (VCSE) Health and Wellbeing Alliance.

1 Sep 2021

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Latest Mental Health News and Research

New training program for staff to help pre-school children with language and mathematic skills

Pandemic forces employers to rethink how office spaces can make workers happier and healthier

Study finds higher rates of asthma and other lung diseases among bisexual adults

CDC awards more than $300 million funding to support CHWs fighting COVID-19

NIH awards $18.15 million to seven projects focused on interoception

Positive online experiences for youth associated with less loneliness

Research reveals the effects of acute isolation on vocal and non-vocal social behaviors in mice

Frontline healthcare workers need improved support to overcome mental health burden

Study finds link between COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and vaccine passports

Children hospitalized with chronic illness more likely to underperform at school

U-M joins the United States Health Promoting Campuses Network to improve student well-being

New digital solution for people living with severe mental illnesses

International taskforce recommends neurocognitive tests to harmonize assessment of long COVID

Study suggests a biological basis behind instantaneous compatibility reaction

Communal leisure activities of young people can have positive effects on mental health

Tutoring revolution takes place as pupils return to school

Charities join hands to reduce health inequalities across the UK

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New trial to assist patients with severe and enduring mental health illnesses

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