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Chicago should fully embrace alternatives to 911 police response for mental health calls

Next summer a new state law will require every 911 district in the state to refer appropriate calls to a non-police mental health crisis response program.

Chicago Sun-Times

Accused ANU attacker reported missing by mental health unit minutes before alleged stabbing

Mental health unit called triple zero two minutes before first emergency call, police say.

The Canberra Times

Vernon Maxwell Initiative hosts symposium, golf tournament to benefit athletes’ mental health

The Vernon Maxwell Initiative held its inaugural golf tournament and mental health symposium this week, and the #Rockets legend is vowing to keep it going.

USA Today Sports Media Group

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Kerry Washington had a cycle of parties, booze and sex while suicidal with a ‘scary’ eating disorder

Kerry Washington has spoken out about her eating disorder, saying the mental health condition was “beyond my control”.

Evening Standard

Private mental health provider fined £1.53m over inpatient’s death in London

Cygnet Health Care pleads guilty of failing to provide safe care at hospital in Ealing after woman took her own life

The Guardian - UK

‘Big Bird’s hands were on my shoulders!’: the psychology professor who teamed up with Sesame Street

Dr Laurie Santos’s classes on happiness are the most popular in Yale’s history. Now, her podcast has recruited some big, fluffy experts in joy to help families with their mental health

The Guardian - UK

‘Swiftposium’: Australia to host academic conference on Taylor Swift

Event at University of Melbourne in February will explore singer’s influence on gender, mental health and urban landscapes

The Guardian - AU

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Dhulwa 'not a jail', on its way to becoming safer, vows minister

WorkSafe ACT recently attended the facility.

The Canberra Times

How to lower your Medicare costs during open enrollment for 2024

Plan changes may offer better coverage, lower costs, or both.

Fortune

Like many women, I didn't know I was autistic until adulthood – how late diagnosis can hurt mental health and self image

For many women, adult diagnoses of autism are “a light in the darkness”, an epiphany of self-understanding. My “lightbulb moment” came in my late 20s. “They thought you were autistic,” my mum mused when I told her I was embarking on an academic career in autism research.

The Conversation

Mental health among UK secondary pupils worsened sharply in pandemic, study shows

First comparative research of its kind finds those with lots of social interaction and supportive family coped better

The Guardian - UK

Most rape and sexual assault survivors say mental health worsened by police, report reveals

One survivor said they are ‘more afraid of the police than being raped again’

Evening Standard

Intrusive, voyeuristic, irresponsible: Analysing media coverage of Vijay Antony’s daughter’s suicide

“Was she a school leader?” a reporter asks, thrusting a mic at a woman who is rushing out of a funeral. She pleads with the reporter not to ask such questions, saying they are already heartbroken about the death.

Newslaundry

Young person's 'preventable' death in hospital bathroom

An inquest into the death of a young Indigenous person in a hospital bathroom has heard the patient's death was preventable.

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The Guardian - UK

Three-quarters of rape survivors say police response damaged their mental health

Home Office-funded survey exposes failures over serious sexual crimes by officers in England and Wales

The Independent UK

Teenager’s death after drinking too much water was ‘preventable’

The 18-year-old, diagnosed with early onset psychosis, died in hospital after being detained under the Mental Health Act

The Independent UK

Three-quarters of rape and sexual assault survivors’ mental health harmed by police investigation

Exclusive: One survivor attempted suicide twice as she struggled with poor police communication, adding: ‘They have your life in their hands’

The Canberra Times

'Had we been informed', ANU could have taken safety steps: Bishop

Angry ANU chancellor speaks out over security concerns.

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The Independent UK

Federal appeals court reverses ruling that found Mississippi discriminated in mental health care

A federal appeals court has overturned a lower court ruling that found Mississippi relies too much on institutionalizing people with mental health conditions rather than providing care in their communities

The Independent UK

Teenager’s death after drinking too much water ‘could have been prevented’

The 18-year-old died in hospital after being detained under the Mental Health Act.

Salon

Does suppressing negative emotions help?

Patients who suppressed negative emotions for the study often chose to continue after the research was over

Inverse

Have Negative Thoughts? Suppressing Them Could Help Some People, Study Suggests

New research claps back at the belief suppressing negative thoughts is detrimental to mental health, finding instead less anxiety and depression.

The Independent UK

Stiff upper lip might be better for mental health after all, study suggests

The findings challenge the commonly-held belief that ignoring these thoughts harms our mental health

The Independent UK

Suppressing negative thoughts may be good for mental health, study suggests

The findings contradict the commonly-held belief that ignoring these thoughts means they stay in our unconscious mind.

The Independent UK

Health services involved in transgender woman’s care ‘underfunded’, coroner says

A coroner investigating the death of a trans young woman has adjourned her conclusion until two weeks’ time.

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