OpenAI estimates 1.2 million users each week have conversations about suicide and 600,000 show signs of mental health emergencies
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London ‘scream club’ helps young people relieve stress
Scream therapy, which is popular on TikTok, has come to Britain where two-thirds of young adults say they have mental health problems
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Canada follows Iceland’s lead on drug prevention
Canada is betting on the Icelandic Prevention Model to reduce youth drug use. But does it fit Canada’s opioid crisis and diverse communities?
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Protein powders found with high levels of lead: report
Levels of heavy metals in plant-based products were on average nine times higher than those found in dairy proteins, such as whey, and twice as high as quantities found in beef-based ones
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Can a child’s depression cause a mother’s depression?
A new study challenges long-standing beliefs about the ‘directionality’ of depression within families
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Death of ‘sweet king’: AI chatbots linked to teen tragedy
Families have sued AI companies, saying chatbots have led to the death of their teenaged children; advocates are pushing for regulations
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A third of Europe’s doctors, nurses suffer depression: WHO
Rate of depression for nurses and doctors is five times higher than the general population, with more than 1 in 10 of nurses or doctors considering self-harm
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‘An era of increased suicide risk’: Committee tackles veterans’ suicide prevention
Experts warn Canadian veterans are at a heightened risk of suicide, in part because the government is slow to respond to veterans’ needs
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Surging numbers of children using e-cigarettes: WHO
E-cigarettes ‘are marketed as harm reduction but, in reality, are hooking kids on nicotine earlier and risk undermining decades of progress’: WHO director
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Dutch judges weigh assisted suicide appeal
The Netherlands was the first country to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide in 2002; in 2024, more than 9,900 people died this way