Latest Mental health News
Kehlani shares how taking risks earned Grammy noms while balancing mental health during activism
LOS ANGELES (AP) — While recording “Crash,” Kehlani faced a career-defining decision: Stick with the familiar R&B sound that helped build the singer's name, or risk it all to showcase their full artistic range. For Kehlani, who uses she/they pronouns, choosing the latter...
Georgia senators want mental health funding and staffing to address prison deaths
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers should consider expanding mental health services, staffing and de-escalation training to address deaths and neglect at state prisons, a panel of lawmakers said last week. The panel voted Friday for recommendations for the Georgia legislature to...
Rafael Nadal says he thought about taking a mental health break a few years ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Rafael Nadal thought about taking a mental health break from tennis a few years ago but “conquered it by always moving forward” and “slowly became myself again,” the 22-time Grand Slam champion writes in an essay posted online Tuesday, less than a month after the last...
Are you catching holiday blues instead of cheer? Here are some ways to find peace
Bells are ringing. Snow is glistening. But you’re bummed out. You could be suffering from a case of the holiday blues, which experts say is not uncommon. A strained relationship with family, for example, can make this time of year pretty lonely. The holidays are...
New Mexico governor seeks funding to recycle fracking water, expand preschool, treat mental health
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico would make major new investments in early childhood education, industrial water recycling, and drug addiction and mental health programs linked to concerns about crime under an annual spending proposal from Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. ...
Keynote Selena Gomez spotlights prioritizing mental health during Academy Women's Luncheon
LOS ANGELES (AP) — While surveying a room packed with Hollywood's most influential figures, “Emilia Pérez” star Selena Gomez took center stage to spotlight a critical issue: Prioritizing mental health and supporting underserved communities often left behind in the conversation. ...
Judge overturns conviction in case involving now-discredited detective accused of abusing women
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A judge has overturned a Black man's conviction in a 2009 double homicide that was investigated by a discredited white Kansas City, Kansas, police detective. The ruling Monday in the case of 34-year-old Cedric Warren came exactly one week after Roger...
Federal officials say South Carolina mental illness group homes leave little hope of independence
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The federal government has sued South Carolina, saying the state has not done enough to make sure people with serious mental illnesses are taken out of group homes and helped to get back into the community where they can work and lead independent lives. The...
New Orleans rapper Percy "Master P" Miller to keynote Fall Commencement at Grambling State
GRAMBLING, La. (AP) — Percy Miller, who's also known as New Orleans rapper Master P, will deliver the keynote address Friday at Grambling State University's Fall Commencement. Miller is scheduled to address graduates at 10 a.m. in the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center on...
California to consider requiring mental health warnings on social media sites
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California, home to some of the largest technology companies in the world, would be the first U.S. state to require mental health warning labels on social media sites if lawmakers pass a bill introduced Monday. The legislation sponsored by state Attorney...
