listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations may occur. We work with our partners to continually review and improve our results. Thousands of painted eyes peer out from the walls of a museum in St. Walburg, South Carolina, and are met by town … Read more
“The Funeral of Amenhotep III” by Philip Glass — Angikal Gosar, 2nd year doctoral student The greatest worry for the Egyptian pharaohs was not the death of the body, but the death of the soul, which would be forgotten by posterity. In Philip Glass’s opera Akhnaten, the choir of Amon’s priests chants the funeral rite … Read more
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – After the state Legislature cut $8 million in funding for medical respite centers that serve homeless patients, local leaders say they are looking for funding to keep the facilities open. The funding is set to expire at the end of June, but without it, dozens of medically vulnerable homeless people could end … Read more
SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio — A promising community mental health crisis response program is expected to expand, with the city of Shaker Heights taking over management duties, at least temporarily. Just over two years ago, the First CALL (Crisis Assistance and Community Engagement) initiative expanded from a successful local pilot to the five cities served by … Read more
Paralympic gold medalist and New Hampshire native Victoria Arlen recently celebrated the release of her new book, The View is Worth It, at Exeter’s Water Street Bookstore, surrounded by friends, family and supporters. Arlen first gained national attention in 2012 when she was 17 years old. At the time, the New Hampshire Chronicle covered her … Read more
Pressure to be perfect hits recent high school graduates Ever since she was in middle school, Swarali Damal has been spending more and more time in and out of school, motivating and suffocating her at the same time. These days, as carefully curated posts from friends and influencers flood her social media feed, the voices … Read more
Punitive plan of facial exercises. Deliberate starvation. Changing the shape of the jawline and cheekbones by breaking them with a hammer or chisel. These are some of the more extreme actions in a practice called Lookmaxing (the effort to maximize one’s appearance at all costs), which has amassed a huge following on social media, mostly … Read more
More teens are using AI-powered mental health apps, creating an opportunity for schools to leverage this technology to provide even more support to students. However, new risk assessments of popular technologies A word of caution to both students and educators. The market for these apps is unregulated and the products available may be harmful to … Read more
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a nationally recognized observance since 1949, but the message has never been more urgent. Nearly 1 in 5 adults in the United States has a mental health condition, and more than 1 in 20 experience a serious mental illness that significantly interferes with their daily lives. Behind these numbers … Read more
The number of people living with a mental health condition has nearly doubled in the past 30 years, largely due to the sharp rise in anxiety and depression around the world, according to new research. advertisement advertisement The analysis, published in the medical journal The Lancet as part of the Global Burden of Disease 2023 … Read more