Mayor Zoran Mamdani is betting his public safety legacy on an overhaul of how the city responds to mental health emergencies, but that requires fixing de Blasio-era programs that have failed to deliver on promises for years. Nearly five years after its creation, the Behavioral Health Emergency Response Division, also known as B-HEARD, has been … Read more
Even though the diagnosis itself has deep meaning, the story of the diagnosis is not a pretty story. A diagnosis is an answer, but it’s not always reassuring. And the meaning it has for different people and even different members of the same family can be mixed. Article continues after ad “I was … Read more
Recently, I was sitting behind my husband on a motorcycle, looking at a map to guide him to a meeting, when at a three-way intersection I confidently told him to turn right, even though the screen said to turn left. The mistake forced the couple to drive an additional five kilometers and arrive 20 minutes … Read more
executive summary India’s venture capital (VC)/growth equity market continued its upward trajectory in 2025, reaching approximately $16 billion, marking the second consecutive year of growth. This performance was particularly notable against a backdrop of weak overall private capital deployment. Co-authored with Co-authored with … Read more
Ayala Ben Harosh, 57, a resident of Nahariya, said of the anxiety attacks she faced: “I would start crying and shaking and feel like I was going to have a heart attack and I wouldn’t stop crying.” Over the past two and a half years. “It has changed my life and made it unbearable. Everything … Read more
Louisiana’s hot, sticky nights with temperatures above 70 degrees have a measurable impact on residents’ mental health, a study adds to a growing body of research on the link between heat and psychological health. In a peer-reviewed study published earlier this year in the journal PLOS Mental Health, researchers who analyzed nearly 12,000 calls to … Read more
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An American man was mistakenly identified as someone else and spent two years in a psychiatric hospital. Joshua Spriessterbach, 55, was detained at the Hawaii State Psychiatric Hospital after being picked up on the street in 2017. He was arrested by the police for a crime committed by a man named Thomas Castleberry. Splisterbach filed … Read more
ZEELAND, MI — More than a decade after the death of 15-year-old Zeeland East student Zach Kroll, his family is working to keep his memory alive and reduce the stigma surrounding mental health through the nonprofit Love and Lean. Not a day goes by that Lori Kroll doesn’t think about her son. Love and lean: … Read more
For eight months, the 33-year-old marketing manager knew something wasn’t right. It’s not overwhelming sadness or burnout that forces you to quit your job. Just a certain emotional dullness. On Reddit’s r/work, he described feeling overwhelmed at work and feeling “flat” when he gets home with no energy or interest to do anything. At first … Read more