ChatGPT advice lands a man in the hospital with hallucinations
Consulting AI for medical advice can have deadly consequences. A 60-year-old man was hospitalized with severe psychiatric symptoms…
Mental health patient calls for improved regional services to reduce trauma
Patients receiving public mental health care in regional New South Wales, and their families, claim the system is…
Mayor Eric Adams celebrates $33M plan expanding mental health services for New Yorkers at city clubhouses
Mayor Eric Adams’ $30 million plan to expand services for mentally ill New Yorkers is finally complete —…
Thousands must find new mental health providers as CareOregon restricts out-of-network care
CareOregon, the state’s largest provider of Medicaid benefits, will soon stop covering routine mental health and addiction treatment…
Why I’m torn on increasing gambling duties
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has proposed large increases in gambling taxes to raise £3bn. The…
‘Central body needed to coordinate mental health care’
Chan Chung-mau speaks to Wendy Wong A psychiatrist on Sunday said that a central body is needed to…
Canterbury’s Mental Health Services inquiry findings ‘really concerning’, psychiatrist says
From left – Nemani Tunidau, Eparama Tunidau and Laisa Waka Tunidau. Laisa was murdered as she walked home…
Mental health clinics in South Sudan are rare and endangered
MUNDRI, South Sudan (AP) — Joy Falatiya said her husband kicked her and five children out of their…
Stop Asking Kids If They’re Depressed
It’s Tuesday, August 12. This is The Front Page, your daily window into the world of The Free…
A Playlist To Escape The Summertime Blues
For most of my 20s, I did not believe that I had clinical depression. No, what I had…
My ER Visit That Ended In Police Custody
I reluctantly agreed. But the best time to make consequential legal decisions is NOT during involuntary detainment with…
San Francisco hospitality workers skateboard to relieve stress
Balancing on four wheels is so important to them, Garret Marks and Eric Ehler don’t know why people…