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As companies recognize the competitive advantage of hiring neurodiverse staff, experts advocate for moving beyond standard solutions to create tailored accommodations, sensory-friendly spaces, and a culture that harnesses the unique strengths of neurodiversity in the workplace.
Why Employers Must Embrace Neurodiversity in the Workplace – MindSite News
Experts advocate for moving beyond standard solutions to create a culture that harnesses the strengths of neurodiversity in the workplace.
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December 12, 2025 at 10:35 PM
As companies recognize the competitive advantage of hiring neurodiverse staff, experts advocate for moving beyond standard solutions to create tailored accommodations, sensory-friendly spaces, and a culture that harnesses the unique strengths of neurodiversity in the workplace.
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program has, since 2012, protected hundreds of thousands of people from deportation as policy makers try to carve out a path to citizenship. But now, as PBS reports, #ICE has started seizing #DACA recipients.
The Avalanche of Betrayals in US Immigration Enforcement
ICE human rights violations erode trust in democratic institutions and create trauma through abuse of vulnerable individuals.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
While not an official condition, mental health clinicians say FOFO is used informally to describe how people avoid vital health screenings due to anxieties about what might be discovered. These include mammograms, Pap smears, STD tests, blood tests, and full-body skin cancer checks.
Is FOFO (Fear of Finding Out) Delaying Important Diagnoses?
FOFO, or the fear of finding out, is a non-clinical term used to describe the anxiety that leads many people to avoid vital health screenings.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:35 PM
While not an official condition, mental health clinicians say FOFO is used informally to describe how people avoid vital health screenings due to anxieties about what might be discovered. These include mammograms, Pap smears, STD tests, blood tests, and full-body skin cancer checks.
The suicide of 15-year-old Miles Phipps, who was relentlessly bullied and misgendered by peers and a teacher, tragically highlights the mental health crisis facing #trans youth amidst the rollback of protections in US schools.
A Mother Pleads for Kindness After Trans Bullying Leads to Suicide
The suicide of 15-year-old Miles Phipps, who was relentlessly bullied, highlights the mental health crisis facing trans youth.
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December 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The suicide of 15-year-old Miles Phipps, who was relentlessly bullied and misgendered by peers and a teacher, tragically highlights the mental health crisis facing #trans youth amidst the rollback of protections in US schools.
The state of Utah is hatching plans to move homeless people out of Salt Lake City and into a large-scale facility on the edge of town, where as many as 2/3 won’t be allowed to leave.
Utah’s controversial plan to involuntarily commit unhoused people
Utah has a troubling plan to involuntarily commit homeless and mentally ill people on the outskirts of Salt Lake City.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The state of Utah is hatching plans to move homeless people out of Salt Lake City and into a large-scale facility on the edge of town, where as many as 2/3 won’t be allowed to leave.
Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (#ARFID) is far from just picky eating.
Sufferers don’t seem to be motivated by a desire to lose weight or alter their appearance. Rather, they’re averse to the actual food.
Sufferers don’t seem to be motivated by a desire to lose weight or alter their appearance. Rather, they’re averse to the actual food.
ARFID, The Growing Eating Disorder Affecting Children
Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) sufferers seem to be averse food due to deep anxiety, sensory issues, or fear of choking.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (#ARFID) is far from just picky eating.
Sufferers don’t seem to be motivated by a desire to lose weight or alter their appearance. Rather, they’re averse to the actual food.
Sufferers don’t seem to be motivated by a desire to lose weight or alter their appearance. Rather, they’re averse to the actual food.
Anxiety is on the rise in 2025, according to a recent survey by the American Psychiatric Association, which found that 43% of U.S. adults reported they felt more #anxious than the previous year.
Panic and the Zeitgeist: Why New Novels Focus on Anxiety Attacks
As national anxiety reaches new heights, two new novels with one-word titles, Pan and Cannon, capture the feeling of paralyzing fear, reflecting the widespread struggle with anxiety and panic attacks…
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November 19, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Anxiety is on the rise in 2025, according to a recent survey by the American Psychiatric Association, which found that 43% of U.S. adults reported they felt more #anxious than the previous year.
“In the military culture, it’s really easy to feel like if you have questions or dissent, you’re the only person who thinks that,” says veteran Brittany Ramos DeBarros, an About Face director who served in Afghanistan.
Some Ohio National Guards Reject Helping ICE, Consider Leaving
Harassing the homeless and assisting ICE is not what they signed up for, they say, and they will quit rather than do it.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
“In the military culture, it’s really easy to feel like if you have questions or dissent, you’re the only person who thinks that,” says veteran Brittany Ramos DeBarros, an About Face director who served in Afghanistan.
The El Paso-Ciudad Juárez region, which includes parts of Texas and New Mexico and the Mexican state of Chihuahua, offers a stark example of the opportunities and challenges harm-reduction workers face along the border.
In Juárez, Border Militarization Makes Drug Use More Deadly
In Juárez, border militarization by both US and Mexican forces poses unique challenges for harm reduction around drug use.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The El Paso-Ciudad Juárez region, which includes parts of Texas and New Mexico and the Mexican state of Chihuahua, offers a stark example of the opportunities and challenges harm-reduction workers face along the border.
More than three years have passed since Salvador Ramos killed 19 children and two teachers with an AR-15 rifle and wounded 17 others, and Amy Franco is still struggling to find the person she was before the massacre. “It’s a mental, physical, and emotional battle,” she says.
Uvalde: The Price of a Mass Shooting
Three years after the Robb Elementary School massacre, the Uvalde community continues to grapple with deep trauma.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
More than three years have passed since Salvador Ramos killed 19 children and two teachers with an AR-15 rifle and wounded 17 others, and Amy Franco is still struggling to find the person she was before the massacre. “It’s a mental, physical, and emotional battle,” she says.
Southern young people are less likely to see affirming content on social media. “There is a big community of people in the South who donʼt enjoy the inclusion of other people.... social media is kind of localized where you live, so you see that non-inclusive content.”
Hopelab Finds Southern Youth Need 'Bias-Free' Mental Health – MindSite News
Southern teens and young people are less likely to seek mental health information online, but it is still a lifeline.
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November 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Southern young people are less likely to see affirming content on social media. “There is a big community of people in the South who donʼt enjoy the inclusion of other people.... social media is kind of localized where you live, so you see that non-inclusive content.”
David recounted his boundless love for his wife Dena and how they “fell for each other hard” – something that “wasn’t mere ‘chemistry’; it was more akin to particle physics – a revelation of the subatomic properties of love. bit.ly/47yKpzo (@theatlantic.com)
Neuroscientist Credits Unconditional Love for Surviving Cancer
Diagnosed with terminal heart cancer and given 18 months to live, a neuroscientist credits the deep love of his wife for surviving cancer.
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October 31, 2025 at 9:35 PM
David recounted his boundless love for his wife Dena and how they “fell for each other hard” – something that “wasn’t mere ‘chemistry’; it was more akin to particle physics – a revelation of the subatomic properties of love. bit.ly/47yKpzo (@theatlantic.com)
'How Are We Today?' emphasizes evidence-based mental health strategies that viewers can try immediately. One episode on panic attacks features “awareness activities” like breathing exercises and journaling.
'How Are We Today' Brings Mental Health Conversations to Homes
Families and cartoon characters discuss mental health in How Are We Today?, a new PBS Kids show from Tyler Coe.
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October 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
'How Are We Today?' emphasizes evidence-based mental health strategies that viewers can try immediately. One episode on panic attacks features “awareness activities” like breathing exercises and journaling.
❗93 million adults in the US are at high risk for serious vision loss, but only half visited an eye doctor in the past 12 months.
Why Regular Eye Care is Key for Our Mental (and Physical) Health
Dr. Alex Martin discusses the relationship between vision and mental health, noting that vision loss is connected to anxiety and depression.
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October 22, 2025 at 9:35 PM
❗93 million adults in the US are at high risk for serious vision loss, but only half visited an eye doctor in the past 12 months.
bout two in 10 #LGBTQ + students missed school because of safety concerns in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s national survey of youth risk behavior.
Michigan's LGBTQ+ Clubs Create Safe Spaces in Public Schools – MindSite News
Since gay and trans students are often bullied, LGBTQ+ clubs can provide a sense of joy, belonging and an affirming place to connect.
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October 15, 2025 at 9:35 PM
bout two in 10 #LGBTQ + students missed school because of safety concerns in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s national survey of youth risk behavior.
“If you really want a relationship to work, you excuse it,” Saxton told @theguardian.com. “Maybe I’m being a certain way, or maybe they’re struggling because of their previous breakup. You come up with all these reasons… You find arguments as to why you’re putting up with this.”
The Perils of Being Raised by a Narcissist Parent
"My Parent The Peacock" offers a guide to recognizing the damaging signs of emotional exploitation and gaslighting by a narcissist parent.
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October 8, 2025 at 9:35 PM
“If you really want a relationship to work, you excuse it,” Saxton told @theguardian.com. “Maybe I’m being a certain way, or maybe they’re struggling because of their previous breakup. You come up with all these reasons… You find arguments as to why you’re putting up with this.”
“We realized that during COVID, there was so much overdose loss that was happening because people were at home and were trying to deal with their emotions and the confinements of being at home and under lockdown, and the result was really triggering”
Comfort Zone Camp is for Kids Who’ve Lost Family to Overdose
Comfort Zone Camp’s Overdose Loss Grief Camp is a special place for kids who have lost a parent or sibling to drug overdose.
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October 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
“We realized that during COVID, there was so much overdose loss that was happening because people were at home and were trying to deal with their emotions and the confinements of being at home and under lockdown, and the result was really triggering”
The fact that we hear more about autism now, Professor Roy Richard Grinker writes, speaks to scientific advancements, including early detection, better education, and improved therapies.
Trump's Autism Claims Are 'Wrong, and Deeply Unscientific'
An expert is condemning the Trump administration's claim that autism is "entirely preventable," arguing that the narrative is dangerously unscientific.
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October 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The fact that we hear more about autism now, Professor Roy Richard Grinker writes, speaks to scientific advancements, including early detection, better education, and improved therapies.
💔 Tips for getting over an unrequited crush: Try to keep them out of your life, and try not to indulge in fantasy thinking. Replacing the urge to focus on them with new goals can help you recognize limerence as a mental process rather than fate, returning agency into your hands.
Limerence: An unrequited crush becomes an unhealthy obsession
A neuroscientist’s inopportune crush led him to research how to help himself (and the rest of us) escape an unhealthy crush.
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October 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM
💔 Tips for getting over an unrequited crush: Try to keep them out of your life, and try not to indulge in fantasy thinking. Replacing the urge to focus on them with new goals can help you recognize limerence as a mental process rather than fate, returning agency into your hands.
Minnesota has made big strides in building a system of mental healthcare for its schools – today, 61% of #Minnesota schools and 82% of districts offer access to free or reduced-cost support.
How Minnesota Schools and Nonprofits Support Mental Health – MindSite News
With growing mental health support needs, Minnesota schools are partnering with local nonprofits to provide specialized care for students.
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September 30, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Minnesota has made big strides in building a system of mental healthcare for its schools – today, 61% of #Minnesota schools and 82% of districts offer access to free or reduced-cost support.
Lee Hammock hadn’t thought of himself as a #narcissist until his wife shouted the word at him... after googling the word and finding it described him “pretty accurately,” he dug deeper, investigating whether he truly was a narcissist, and if so, how it might have affected his life.
The Rise of "Self-Aware Narcissists"
A new wave of so-called "self-aware narcissists" are using social media platforms to openly discuss their condition, sparking debate.
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September 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Lee Hammock hadn’t thought of himself as a #narcissist until his wife shouted the word at him... after googling the word and finding it described him “pretty accurately,” he dug deeper, investigating whether he truly was a narcissist, and if so, how it might have affected his life.
Every day for a solid year, Krystal Nice would check the Social Security Administration website at 5:15am for updates. She had applied for disability benefits in April 2024, but kept waiting for a decision. @pubhealthwatch.bsky.social
Why Getting Disability Benefits for Mental Illness Is So Hard
Disability benefits for mental illness are difficult to obtain due to high denial rates, long wait times, and more.
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September 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Every day for a solid year, Krystal Nice would check the Social Security Administration website at 5:15am for updates. She had applied for disability benefits in April 2024, but kept waiting for a decision. @pubhealthwatch.bsky.social
🐈 “No, honey, it’s a dog; you were right from the beginning. And just remember: You can trust yourself and your good mind and what you see in front of you. So don’t ever let anybody, even your dear old dad, tell you a dog is a cat.”
Gaslighting and Mental Health in the Age of Trump – MindSite News
A look at the impact on our collective mental health of attacks on free speech and the rise of authoritarianism in the U.S.
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September 23, 2025 at 9:35 PM
🐈 “No, honey, it’s a dog; you were right from the beginning. And just remember: You can trust yourself and your good mind and what you see in front of you. So don’t ever let anybody, even your dear old dad, tell you a dog is a cat.”
A sport akin to bocce ball, in which competitors toss a metal ball toward a target ball, attempting to score points by getting closer than their competitors, #pétanque has become a means of connecting civilians and veterans across the country as they process post-traumatic and ongoing stress.
September 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
A sport akin to bocce ball, in which competitors toss a metal ball toward a target ball, attempting to score points by getting closer than their competitors, #pétanque has become a means of connecting civilians and veterans across the country as they process post-traumatic and ongoing stress.
More than three years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of #Ukraine, the French game pétanque has become an unlikely, but important, source of relief for Ukrainian seniors. bit.ly/4gzMGhI
Pétanque in Ukraine: The Unlikely French Game Healing a Nation
The French game of pétanque has become an unexpected source of mental health relief for seniors and veterans in Ukraine.
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September 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
More than three years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of #Ukraine, the French game pétanque has become an unlikely, but important, source of relief for Ukrainian seniors. bit.ly/4gzMGhI