Calls to the Louisiana Mental Health Hotline increase alarmingly on hot nights.

Calls to the Louisiana Mental Health Hotline increase alarmingly on hot nights.

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

‘It should never have been prescribed’: UK private cannabis clinic faces calls for tighter regulation

'It should never have been prescribed': UK private cannabis clinic faces calls for tighter regulation

When Oliver Robinson left The Priory, a private mental health facility where he was treated for depression and addiction between 2019 and 2022, he felt he had exhausted conventional treatment options. At first, he was able to find relief elsewhere with a new type of prescription. However, when he took his own life in November … Read more