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
Jonathan Haidt, a social psychologist at New York University’s Stern School of Business, puts the blame squarely on our devices. In his new book, “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness,” he argues that the constant access to social media that phones have given us has … Read more
luck now: The Uttar Pradesh government will now conduct an IQ and mental health assessment of state school students. The assessment, according to officials, will help the government address the problems of primary and secondary students so that they can perform better in the future. For this, the Bureau of Psychology, Prayagraj, has prepared a … Read more
A therapy room at the TCU Counseling and Wellness Center in Jarvis Hall. Credit: Courtesy of Madeleine Cook The Ohio State Department of Psychology is offering an interactive and experiential mental health and personal wellness course this spring in an effort to introduce students to evidence-based coping mechanisms for stress, anxiety, and depression. As students … Read more
According to NCRB records, the fastest rise in suicide deaths has been seen among students and small business owners, supporting accounts of stress and depression induced by the Covid-19 pandemic. New Delhi: These data highlight the toll the pandemic appears to have taken on the emotional, psychological, and mental well-being of people across the country. … Read more
A Central Florida couple is sounding the alarm about youth depression after their 16-year-old daughter committed suicide before beginning his senior year of high school. McKenna Brown, 16, was a star athlete hoping to play women’s hockey at the University of South Florida. She was a day away beginning his senior year at East Lake … Read more
For fourth grader Leah Rainey, the school day now begins with what her teacher calls an “emotional check-in.” “It’s great to see you. How are you feeling?” she chirps a cheerful voice into his laptop screen. She asks you to click on an emoji that matches her mood: happy. Sad. Concerned. Pissed off. Frustrated. Calm. … Read more
Creating an integrated environment by synchronizing classroom education with extracurricular activities would be the goal of the state government, according to Minister of School Education Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi. speaking to the hindu, The Minister said that in addition to the development of infrastructure in schools, the department has accelerated steps to increase the endurance and … Read more