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From Shelby roots to mental health leadership: Megan Davidson to become NAMI-RC executive director

RICHLAND COUNTY — A desire to serve others has guided Megan Davidson from her childhood in Shelby to her next…

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A Study of Nearly 1,900 Families Found a Troubling Link Between Cats and Kids’ Mental Health, but One Detail Changes the Story

A September 2026 report from the New York Post highlighted research suggesting that one particular pattern of pet ownership was…

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Does medical transition help young transgender people’s mental health? A Finnish study sparks a battle over the answer

A nationwide study from Finland indicates that adolescents and young adults referred to specialized gender identity services were far more…

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A Childhood Experience May Lower Mental Health Risk By 11%, New Research Finds

A five-year Johns Hopkins University study of 715 older adults reveals that lower spinal bone mineral density, measured automatically by…

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‘It’s okay to not be okay:’ Pep rally for local students spotlights mental health challenges

“Life is better with you here.” That message from Anthony Grant, the head men’s basketball coach at the University of…

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Eight in 10 workers would use workplace mental health support, but two-thirds lack access, AXA finds

Most employees would use mental health support at work if it were offered. Most also say it is not, or…

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Restraint can leave mental health patients traumatised. New research reveals what they need afterwards

Most of us know what it feels like to be ill and frightened. Now imagine being held down by the…

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Weeds or Medicine? What Our Elders Knew About Mental Health

I was a child the first time my grandmother sent me to a field near our apartment in Pittsburgh. It…

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Discovery Health expanded access to mental healthcare for 22,000 members in one year, with better outcomes and lower hospital costs

Amwell A fully funded digital mental health benefit integrated into Discovery Health’s existing care pathways and member app reached 22,000…

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Compass Pathways Joins Forces with Leading Mental Health Organizations to Mark First-Ever U.S. Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD) Awareness Day

First-ever Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD) Awareness Day establishes dedicated moment to recognize and raise awareness of the condition’s profound impact on…