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After 25 years of chronic emergency, 22 mental hospitalizations, a stint at a “community mental health center,” 13 years in a "board & care," repeated withdrawals from addictions to legal drugs, and a 12-year marriage, I plan to live every last breath out as a survivor, an advocate, and an artist.

Ethnographic research sheds light on extensive psychopharmaceutical use by soldiers in post 9/11 U.S. wars.

Teacher’s personal wellbeing plays a role in students’ mental health outcomes, suggests a new study.

What physical activity-based programs are being implemented in schools, how are they being researched, and what kind of impact have they made?

We have all become assembly line workers in the factory of mental health. At the facility, I put in at least 50 hours and live with a constant dread of not having clicked a button, of not having made another phone call, of overlooking the sadness in someone’s eyes. The risk of burnout or empathy fatigue is high, yet the machine hums along.

A new article suggests integrating physical activity throughout the day may help to address the mental health of students.

A qualitative study explores young adults’ childhood bullying experiences.

Researchers explore neoliberal influences on interactions in psychotherapy and question whether the radical potential of psychotherapy can counter prevailing social systems.

New research examines important factors of adherence when prescribing exercise to treat depression.

A new review highlights the effects that psychiatric diagnosis has on children and adolescents’ social relationships and views of self.

High job demands, low job control, and high job strain are associated with the development of a mental health issue at age 50.

A combined mindfulness and behavioral activation intervention is shown to reduce depressive symptoms and serve as a preventative factor for major depressive disorder.

Researchers found participants were less likely to dehumanize those with whom they disagreed when they heard their voices.

Are White Americans’ poor mental health outcomes caused by Whiteness?

Results reflect moderate to strong evidence in support of the non-pharmacological school-based interventions reviewed in the study.

Systematic review suggests social prescribing benefits individuals with mental and physical health issues, but more program evaluations are needed.

Researchers investigate services related to suicide prevention across mental health providers in England.

Pilot study finds school-based humanistic counseling reduces emotional symptoms in students.

A new study explores sexual violence and intimate partner violence in college women with mental health related disabilities.

Implementing policies that regulate pharmaceutical sales representatives’ interaction with physicians may reduce prescription of promoted drugs.

Recommendations on how to provide trauma-informed, short-term counseling to college students who have experienced sexual assault and interpersonal violence.

An article published in Pediatrics is the first to examine the relationship between physical activity and depression in middle childhood (years 6 to 10) longitudinally.

A new study suggests that depressive symptoms in older adults can be improved with non-invasive behavioral activation techniques. These approaches appear to have a preventative effect, serving to prevent further depressive symptoms from developing.

New research investigates the financial conflicts of interest (FCOI) of patient advocacy organizations (PAOs) in the United States.

A new study, published in Psychotherapy Research, explores how having a career in psychotherapy affects therapists’ personal lives.