Something is deeply wrong with South Africa’s mental health care system. The latest tragedy to grab the headlines is the death of 35-year-old psychiatric patient Lerato Molme, who died of burn injuries in June 2024 in a fire at the George Mukhari Academic Hospital (GMAH). As a punishment, he was confined to an unheated isolation … Read more
by Emily Sener, Nashville Public Radio and Cara Anthony and Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio, for KFF Severe leg pain forced Jaylon Smart to start taking weight loss injections a year and a half ago. Smart was 285 pounds and worked as a caterer in Savannah, Georgia. After she was on her feet for long … Read more
“Sometimes he’s gone for weeks,” says Galette, a clinical dietician and mother of two whose husband served more than 200 days in reserve duty. “When he comes back, it’s a bonus, but you can’t build your life around it.” With children out of school and at home, a declining income, and increasing pressures at home, … Read more
“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
An NHS staff mental health service in Cambridgeshire described as a “lifeline” is to close at the end of March due to a lack of funding. The service was created to support NHS staff affected by the Covid-19 outbreak and has since continued to help staff across the country deal with the trauma they are … Read more
A new crisis center for people in need of emergency mental health care is a step closer to opening after a key funding source was put in place. The Board of Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS), the public agency that oversees mental health in Cuyahoga County, on Wednesday approved $4.5 million from … 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