This 28-year-old raised $20 million for his mental health startup. His No. 1 advice? ‘Be a bit delusional’

This 28-year-old raised  million for his mental health startup. His No. 1 advice? ‘Be a bit delusional’

Theodoric Chew, 28, co-founded mental health startup Intellect in 2019. “We’re not just an app, we’re not just a helpline for people in need,” Chew said. CNBC does it. Intellect is an “integrated mental health care system that aims to address any level of risk and need,” she said. “It could be as sharp and … Read more

Work It Podcast: The tricky balance of mental health disclosure and performance at work

Work It Podcast: The tricky balance of mental health disclosure and performance at work

Below is an excerpt from the podcast: Tiffany Ang: So I spoke to several managers and one of them said that knowing that this person has a mental health issue is one thing, but as a manager, they assessed that staff may not be the most reliable in certain business-critical roles… In this case, they … Read more

So, is social media messing with teen mental health or not? Social scientist defends answer of ‘yes.’

So, is social media messing with teen mental health or not? Social scientist defends answer of ‘yes.’

Still, Haidt’s claim—that Gen Z children are different from their predecessors in terms of mental health because they grew up with smartphones—as well as Your suggestions for slowing downhave caused a lot of rejection. Andrew Przybylski, an Oxford professor and frequent critic of Haidt, He told Platformer“Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. At this point, I … Read more

Only the mother can harm her child after giving birth, that’s why there is a danger

Only the mother can harm her child after giving birth, that’s why there is a danger

Recently it became known that in Germany a 28-year-old woman threw her newborn daughter out of the window. In fact, the woman felt that her career would be ruined because of the child. Everyone was shocked by this incident, but also wondered what was the reason? This whole case falls under postpartum psychosis, which is … Read more

Insider whistleblower alleges serious mental health care flaws at Aberdeen University’s Hillhead accommodation

Insider whistleblower alleges serious mental health care flaws at Aberdeen University’s Hillhead accommodation

Flat fights, drunken accidents and drug overdoses are all situations that staff at the University of Aberdeen’s Hillhead student accommodation are trained to deal with in their work. But what they are not sufficiently prepared or trained for is to deal with the scale of the serious mental health problems and the risks of serious … Read more

Why CHOP’s chief psychiatrist is hopeful in the midst of a child and teen mental health crisis

Why CHOP’s chief psychiatrist is hopeful in the midst of a child and teen mental health crisis

The children are still not well. Three years after the Surgeon General of the United States rang alarms about A youth mental health crisisMany young people still have difficulties. Approximately One in five teenagers He is experiencing anxiety and depression. Suicide remains a problem. main cause of death for teenagersand suicide rates continue to rise … Read more

Hospitals have no units to admit new mother and her baby if she has mental health illness

Hospitals have no units to admit new mother and her baby if she has mental health illness

It was discovered that there is not a single hospital unit in the country where a new mother and her baby can be admitted together if she is facing serious mental illness. The creation of mother and baby units was recommended in 2017, when the HSE began developing mental health services for pregnant women. Data … Read more

Alien Hand Syndrome is a strange disease, know what its symptoms are

Alien Hand Syndrome is a strange disease, know what its symptoms are

Alien hand syndrome Alien Hand Syndrome (AHS) is a neurological disorder in which your hand becomes an “enemy.” You have no control over your own hands and they work as they wish. Imagine you are resting and suddenly it seems as if someone has grabbed your throat and is strangling you. As soon as your … Read more