Mumbai, India – Had it not been for his grandfather, Ganesh Kale might have been dead today. In January this year, the 40-year-old woke at 6am in his remote village in India’s western state of Maharashtra and quietly walked to his 2-hectare (5-acre) farm – on which the millet crop…
The number of young men and women suffering from depression and other mental health disorders in the United States has risen sharply since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a series of reports. The latest World Happiness Report, which is produced once a year by the Wellbeing Research…
Survey by the Pew Research Centre comes amid growing push to regulate children’s access to digital platforms. Nearly three out of four teenagers in the United States say they feel happy or peaceful when they do not have their smartphone with them, a survey has found, underscoring concerns about the…
In late January, Hattan Alsaif became the first female fighter from Saudi Arabia to sign up with a major global mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion, the Professional Fighters League (PFL). Alsaif, 22, won gold at the 2023 International Federation of Muaythai Associations World Championships, where she was awarded Breakthrough Female…
Parents and lawmakers say executives are not doing enough to thwart dangers, including sexual exploitation and bullying. CEOs from Meta, TikTok, X and other companies have been grilled by United States lawmakers over the dangers that children and teens face using the social media platforms. On Wednesday, the executives testified…
Mindset travels to South Africa to see how traditional healers are providing desperately needed mental health solutions. Across Africa, healers have been part of the social fabric for centuries. During ceremonies, they use traditional medicine, rituals and supernatural guidance from ancestral spirits to improve people’s mental health. Once maligned as…
Meet the sport therapists and ‘brain trainers’ who cultivate grit and resilience in a hyper-competitive South Korea. With 27 gold medals, South Korea has dominated archery at the Olympics for three decades. In a sport that requires significant mental strength and focus, sport psychologists play a key role in keeping the…
Mindset meets the Ukrainian therapists fighting to keep a population sane in a country at war. During the Soviet era, many of Ukraine’s political dissidents were locked up in asylums. It’s why mental healthcare carries a negative stigma. But as the war with Russia rages on, Ukrainians are learning they…
Harare, Zimbabwe – In Zimbabwe, a country of 15 million people, there are fewer than 20 psychiatrists. And mental health issues are rife, given a litany of trauma unaddressed for decades: first the horrors of British colonialism and the liberation struggle and then the Zimbabwean army’s killing of thousands of…
Children’s mental well-being is being pushed beyond the breaking point as experts warn of huge consequences. The Gaza Strip is the “most dangerous place” in the world to be a child, according to UNICEF. More than 70 percent of those who’ve been killed by Israel’s offensive since October 7 are…
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