“Kaiser executives say they don’t use AI to make patient care decisions, but they won’t say what technology is behind the online questionnaires that automatically determine whether patients need urgent appointments and assess whether they might be a threat to themselves,” said Carolyn Steele, a behavioral therapist in San Francisco. “Whatever Kaiser wants to say, … Read more
Emily Sener, Nashville Public Radio and Cara Anthony and Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio Listen: Taking GLP-1? Doctors say don’t forget to move your body and take care of your mental health as well. Severe leg pain forced Jaylon Smart to start taking weight loss injections a year and a half ago. Smart was 285 … Read more
That number has improved slightly in recent years — 12-hour wait times for mental health patients accounted for 37.5 percent of emergency department visits in 2024, down from nearly 40 percent in 2022. Still, barriers at every step of a patient’s journey through the mental health system slow their access to care, the report says. … Read more
By Anna DesmaraisAP published 25/03/2026 – 10:16 GMT+1 A court in the United States fined Meta $375 million (€317 million) after ruling that the platform knowingly harmed the mental health of children and withheld information about child sexual exploitation. announcement announcement The jurors ruled in their verdict, published on Tuesday, that Meta had engaged in … Read more
Two years ago, California voters narrowly approved a behavioral health reform and infrastructure measure. Now San Diego County is making tough decisions about many of its contracting programs as it implements Proposition 1 reforms. In the process, our Lisa Hallorstadt reveals that the country canceled 29 contracts. There is also uncertainty surrounding clubhouses that serve … Read more
This is a disaster of biblical proportions. Tyler Frankie Powell — who rose to fame during the soft-turning scandal on Tic Tac and a starring role on “The Secret Lives of Mormon Women” — has become a city icon for all the wrong reasons. Hulu halted production on season 5 of “SLOMW” and ABC pulled … Read more
Officials plan to open the DART center in late February. Validity: Submitted Bucks County officials recently cut the ribbon to open a new Diversion, Assessment, Rehabilitation and Treatment (DART) center. The DART center in Doylestown Township, which serves the entire county, is designed to help people with serious mental illnesses get out of jail and … Read more
Singapore – Migrant workers and migrant domestic workers Avoids official searches in Singapore Mental health support As they fear losing their jobs, according to a recent study. Some respondents were also unaware of mental health services or believed such services would be too expensive, said the study by the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) and … Read more