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Holistically healthy humans: championing mental and physical wellbeing in education

Public health data shows that addressing the global mental health crisis is more challenging in the post-pandemic environment. The poorest children are four times more likely to experience ... Read More

Loneliness preys on mental, physical health

July 10 (UPI) --Loneliness dramatically increases a person's risk of depression and poor health, a new study says. Half of folks who say they always feel lonely (50%) have clinical depression, ... Read More

Discussion looks at relationship between mental, physical health

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. We often don’t realize how our physical health is connected to our mental health. NewsChannel 13’s Subrina Dhammi moderated a panel with the American Heart ... Read More

Trump team faces key legal decision that could put mental health coverage in peril

Update: On May 12, a judge granted the Trump administration's request to pause the lawsuit brought by the ERISA Industry Committee while the administration reconsiders the recent mental health parity ... Read More

Views of mental, physical health lowest in almost 25 years: Gallup

Americans’ views of their mental and physical health are at the lowest point in nearly 25 years, a downturn that accelerated at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and has continued since, ... Read More

U.S. Moms Facing Mental, Physical Health Struggles

U.S. mothers are struggling with physical and mental health The percentage of moms who say they’re in either excellent mental or physical health has declined Fathers’ results are substantially better ... Read More

Teens who use weed before age 15 have more trouble later, a study finds

Teens who start using cannabis before age 15 are more likely to use the drug often later in their lives. They are also more likely to develop mental and physical health problems in young adulthood ... Read More

What the Health? From KFF Health News: Trump Almost Unveils a Health Plan

Just weeks before some tax credits for Affordable Care Act premiums expire, the Trump administration floated a plan to extend the enhanced aid — but it was met with immediate GOP pushback. Meanwhile, ... Read More

Long-term effects of cannabis? It depends on when you started using

Starting cannabis use before the age of 15 may set the stage for future health struggles, according to a new study linking early cannabis use to higher odds of both mental and physical health problems ... Read More

Mental Health ‘unseen enemy’ after Melissa, Tufton warns

Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has warned that Jamaica is now entering what may become the most difficult phase of post-Hurricane Melissa recovery — the mental health fallout. Read More

Loneliness preys on mental, physical health

Half of those who say they always feel lonely (50%) have clinical depression, compared with just 10% of those who report never feeling lonely, researchers reported Wednesday in the journal PLOS One. Read More