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In a recent op-ed for the New York Times, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued a strong warning about the mental health risks associated with social media use among adolescents. Describing the situation as a “mental health crisis,” Dr. Murthy highlighted the alarming statistic...
The Mayo Clinic urges parents who believe their child is considering suicide to call 911, their local emergency number, or a suicide hotline. In the United States, call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Or use...
The ethical imperative of self-directed tools in crisis helplines to prevent suicide at scale Jonah Meyerhoff Daniel D. L. Coppersmith Kathryn R. Fox Comment31 Jan 2025 Neurodiversity-informed inclusive understanding of neurological differences
For all the concerns about social media, it’s actually technology that may hold the key to the youth mental health crisis. After all, Gen Z is considered to be largely tech natives and embracing all things digital. One particular platform, Mightier, has been clinically validated to support...
That is now happening in the form of increased depression, anxiety, eating disorders, fights,and thoughts of suicide.Last December, US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy spoke about “the urgent need to address the nation's youth mental health crisis". *He said that in early 2021,emergency room ...
Continuum's Crisis Recovery Services is a residential program for individuals with mental illness who are experiencing a crisis and need stabilization and wrap-around services, or need transitional services to facilitate recovery and transition into the
( 2013b ). Mental health telephone triage: Managing psychiatric crisis and emergency . Perspectives in Psychiatric Care , 49 ( 1 ), 65 – 72 .Sands, N., Elsom, S., Marangu, E., Keppich-Arnold, S. & Henderson, K. (2013b). Mental Health Telephone Triage: Managing Psychiatric Crisis ...
For example, developers might consider embedding algorithms that make it easier for youth expressing psychological distress to find support groups, crisis hotlines, or emergency mental health services. Additionally, digital mental health companies could consider partnering with virtual and community-based ...
You might think that technological and medical advances have improved maternity care. The reality is much bleaker.The United States is in the midst of a maternal health crisis. A woman giving birth today is more likely to die than her mother was a generation ago. Andone of the...