Mental Health

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Revellers take part in the annual block party 'Loucura Suburbana' organized by the Nise da Silveira Mental Health Institute during pre-carnival festivities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, February 16, 2023.

A Neglected Challenge of Mental Health

by Yenny Guzman-Ruiz

Latin American and Caribbean countries rank among the world’s happiest, but mental health remains an undiscussed issue

Gender
Surrogate mothers (L-R) Daksha, 37, Renuka, 23, and Rajia, 39, pose for a photograph inside a temporary home for surrogates provided by Akanksha IVF centre in Anand town, south of of Ahmedabad, India.

How to Save Mothers

by Anoushka Arora, Vidhi Wadhwani, Siddhesh Zadey

Addressing perinatal depression can improve pregnant women’s mental health     

the family of Dr. Lorna Breen
Governance

When Someone Great Is Gone

by Sonya Stokes

Remembering Dr. Lorna Breen

a woman poses in a bathtub in a pink room
Governance

Global Progress on Mental Health

by Ketan Revankar

Ten years into the WHO Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan

Spirituality has known benefits to an individual’s mental health and well-being
Governance

Religion’s Role in Mental Health

by Kedar K. V. Mate, Anish Arora

Spirituality has known benefits to an individual’s mental health and well-being

A woman wears a face mask and has the words "Freedom" written in blue paint on her forehead in Arabic. She takes part in a protest following the death of Mahsa Amini, near the Iranian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, October 4, 2022.
Gender

The Toll of Violence on Women and Youth in Iran

by Behnaz Darban, Natasha Poulopoulos

A "pervasive trauma is seeping through Iran," affecting the mental health of women and children

Filipino Catholic devotees touch the statue of crucified Jesus Christ after attending a mass at a National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help in Baclaran, Paranaque city, metro Manila, Philippines September 18, 2016.
Governance

Spirituality and Mental Health

by Lourdes Ladrido-Ignacio

A movement blossoming in the Philippines among health and religious leaders aims to incorporate spirituality into health

View of a COP27 sign on the road leading to the conference area in Egypt's Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh as the city prepares to host the COP27 climate summit, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on October 20, 2022.
Environment

Protecting Mental Health in the Era of a Warming Planet

by Renzo R. Guinto, John Jamir Benzon R. Aruta

It's often forgotten that mental health is influenced by climate change

Seattle Mariners infielders hug and dance as they celebrate beating the San Diego Padres 6-1, at T-Mobile Park, in Seattle, Washington, on September 14, 2022.
Aging

The Quest for Social Connection and Well-Being

by Ali H. Mokdad, Dan Barnes, Sara Curran, Kyle Crowder, Jody Early, Meg Robertson

Scientists have been slow at developing strategies that measure and promote well-being within communities

A Syrian physical therapist with a prosthetic leg, wearing blue scrubs and gesturing compassionately talks to a patient, who also has a prosthetic leg at the Al-Bab Center for prosthetics. Both men are sitting in chairs talking eye-to-eye.
Governance

The Power of Health Information for People with Disabilities

by Joshua Korn, Becca Brunner-Caple, Cynthia Bauer, Jessica Charles

Knowledge gaps, data deficits, and stigma have stalled access to health information and care

A Russian soldier in a camouflage uniform bearing the Russian flag and a cloth face covering stands guard near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant whose towers stand surrounded by a fog and a barbed wire against a blue sky.
Governance

Russian Roulette at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

by Lillian Posner

How Russia's militarization of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant threatens human health

Two men are photographed from the waist up drinking beers out of the bottles at a a casual bar in the Manila metro area, in the Philippines
Gender

For Young Men, Alcohol Does Not Have to Be a Death Sentence

by Max Griswold, Dana Bryazka, Katherine Leach-Kemon, Erin Mullany, Emmanuela Gakidou

For males ages 15 to 49, drinking alcohol causes nearly 10 percent of all years lost to death and disability

A white hand with the cuff of a blue jacket reaches out to tie an orange ribbon onto a chain-link fence covered in orange ribbons in honor of those killed by gun violence
Governance

Better Mental Health Care Is Unlikely to Fix America's Gun Problem

by Katherine Leach-Kemon, Laurent Grosvenor

But reducing alcohol use, promoting gun-free homes, and curbing domestic violence hold promise

human rights defenders in ghana
Gender

Ghana's Proposed Hate Bill Threatens Safety, Livelihood, and the Health of LGBTQI+ People

by Akua O. Gyamerah, Abena Hutchful 

Human rights defenders in Ghana and in the diaspora should work with a broad base of allies to defeat the proposed bill