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Dramatic Rise in Police Interventions on 988 Callers

Mad in America

According to their year-end report , clinical calls composed about 40% of their crisis line contacts in 2023. Still, on average in 2023, at least 6.3% Protocall defines “clinical calls” as those involving someone discussing a serious concern instead of, say, just seeking information. Congress instead ordered a stakeholder consultation.

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The Trauma Craze: How the Expansion of Trauma Diagnoses Fueled Victimhood Culture

Mad in America

Since 2010, trauma diagnoses among adolescents have surged, rising from about 3% in 2010 to over 8% by 2023. Life expectancy has increased globally due to advancements in medical technology, better hygiene, and improved access to healthcare. There have also been notable shifts in the types of traumatic events leading to PTSD.

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The Clinical, Social, and Cultural Harm of an Iatrogenic Psychiatry

Mad in America

In 2023, BMJ Oncology reported , “Global incidence of early-onset cancer increased by 79.1% In the mid-twentieth century, in addition to Illich, there were other prominent thinkers such as Erich Fromm and Lewis Mumford concerned that an increasingly technological, institutionalized, machine-like society was resulting in loss of our humanity.

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CBHL Member Roundtable Recap | Supporting the Uptake of Behavioral Health Apps 

College for Behavioral Health Leadership (CBHL)

1 CBHL has hosted two recent discussions addressing the potentially transformative power of behavioral health apps and technology involving experts from industry and academia. View the recording of the November 2023 webinar here.) According to KFF , nearly 47% of the U.S.

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On Not Becoming David Foster Wallace

Mad in America

Two months after the exchange with the neuroscientist, in January 2023, I began tapering. I am now in my 21st month, withdrawing from the last milligram. Down from 40mg. I have five and a half months to go.) I put faith in my ability to manage whatever came, but I couldn’t.

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Swipe Left on Swipe Culture : Why Online Dating Apps Are Being Ditched

Love & Life Toolbox

researchers identified technology as a primary driver (73% of those surveyed). Perhaps despite technology in many cases helping to bring people together, it also has the ability to pull them apart in its inherent functionality. According to the Harvard article, What is Causing the Epidemic of Loneliness and How Can We Fix It?

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Investing in our mental health: Priorities for the NHS ten-year plan

Centre for Mental Health

Expanding the national network of early support hubs for young people In October 2023, the previous Government announced almost 5 million to fund early support hubs nationwide to deliver support to children and young people. Developing more digitally enabled talking therapies In 2023/24, there were 1.82 million appointments.