mental health
A new way to help Asian American teens handle college admissions stresses
Teresa Hsu and Michelle Garcia noticed teens and young adults in their Asian American community struggling with anxiety, particularly around school-related pressure. So the two have started a program to train Asian American high school students to help one another manage their mental health and understand the role history has played in shaping the pressures they currently feel.
In the UK, a man’s shed is his castle. For some, it’s also a lifeline.
Sheds, or wooden buildings at the bottom of a garden, are important to British culture, or at least to many men of a certain age in the country. But now, sheds are playing a far greater role in the UK — bringing older men together to help soothe loneliness.
‘We have to care for every soldier, for every civilian’: Ukraine faces major mental health challenges as a result of war trauma
After nearly 1,000 days, Russia’s war against Ukraine is causing mental health issues for soldiers and civilians, including anxiety, panic attacks and PTSD. Ukraine’s Health Ministry estimates that 15 million people will need psychological support in the future.
A new study finds that scientists may be able to detect dementia sooner and faster
Dementia is a catch-all term for certain diseases affecting the memory of tens of millions of people. A new study finds that it might be possible now to detect dementia early and within minutes. The World’s host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Charles Marshall, the lead researcher for the study.
‘Second chance at life’: This rehabilitation center provides mental health care to orphaned children in Iraq
Decades of war and violence have left many children orphaned in Iraq. There have been different kinds of initiatives to help them, but efforts often focus on the basics. Now, one group is trying to fill an important void by providing mental health care for traumatized children.
EU threatens to shut down popular app that pays users to watch videos
The European Commission is calling the new TikTok Lite app “toxic as cigarettes.” It’s a spin-off from the makers of the original TikTok, that pays people to watch videos. The EC says it was launched without regard for risks of addiction, or safeguards against children using it. Now they’re threatening to suspend it.