Frontiers

OCTOBER 4, 2023

On World Mental Health Day 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared mental health a fundamental human right that should be accessible to everyone, regardless of location or background. In support of WHO’s mission, we have compiled a list of leading article collections advancing mental health research.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 15, 2023

Surgeon General, who issued a warning in late 2021 that today’s challenges—including climate change, racial injustice and more—are wreaking “devastating effects” on our young people’s mental health. last month and met with leaders to advocate for funding for youth mental health resources tied to climate anxiety.

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Physics World

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Also in this episode, we hear from a physicist who has struggled within the mental health system. After a horrific reaction to a medication and multiple diagnoses that got him nowhere, Alexander Mendelsohn (not his real name) explains why he believes that the mental-health system operates in a bizarre, awful and unscientific way.

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Physics World

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Warning: this article contains discussions of mental illness, depression and suicide. This article is the result of the powerlessness I have felt within the mental-health system. My mental illness did need to be treated with medication. This article, in contrast, was written by me, during my mental illness.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Because heat exposure exacerbates so many other medical conditions , data on heat-related illness and death severely undercounts the real impact extreme heat has on public health—yet heat is still by far the number one cause of weather-related death each year. One way to do so is here. And indeed, in today’s climate it’s turning deadly.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Finally, increased access to public transportation has been shown to improve mental health outcomes in older adults, decreasing feelings of social isolation. In this way, opting for public transportation has a co-benefit of decreasing risk of obesity, respiratory, and cardiovascular disease.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 27, 2023

Heat can be not only deadly, but also have significant impacts on one’s physical and mental health. Heat illnesses are insidious because the symptoms can creep up on you, and while you may feel like you can muscle through, particularly if you’re fit, coping with heat is not related to physical stamina.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

The Allegheny Front and Environmental Health News investigated the mental health impacts of air and water pollution and climate change in western Pennsylvania. Reporting also uncovered the growing gap in mental health care as more people are traumatized by worsening climate change. -- Part 1: Feeling anxious about climate change?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 13, 2024

In the US and elsewhere, heat is the biggest weather-related killer , and people who live with less shade are two to three times more likely to suffer from heat-related illness and death. Nearly 20% of L.A.’s From one neighborhood to the next, heat is not experienced evenly. A hearty high-five is exchanged at a tree planting in Los Angeles.

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Frontiers

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

A quick online search for ways to improve our mental health will often come up with a myriad of different results. These findings cover relatively uncharted territory for scientific research, according to the researchers, as most previous studies focused on depression or mental illness as opposed to specifically diagnosed anxiety disorders.

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Frontiers

JANUARY 10, 2022

Quite the contrary, it is essential for humans not only to be free from mental illness but to thrive at all life stages. Quite the contrary, it is essential for humans not only to be free from mental illness but to thrive at all life stages. Therefore, we investigated what laypersons understand by a fulfilled life.

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Frontiers

APRIL 18, 2023

The long hours, heavy workload, and responsibility of shaping young minds can take a toll on your mental and physical health. Both secondary traumatic stress and compassion fatigue have been repeatedly identified in the healthcare and mental health fields but have only recently been explored in the context of teaching.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 5, 2023

Children from food-insecure households lack key nutrients, which may cause mental health conditions that lead to poorer educational outcomes. And illness and educational outcomes affect a household’s future earning potential, leading them right back to food insecurity.

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Environmental Progress

JULY 28, 2021

We are grateful that you did so thoughtfully and with the active involvement of social service providers, since homeless encampments are a result of addiction and untreated mental illness, as well as a source of crime. Unfortunately, the problem of open air drug dealing and use has spread and worsened across the state.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

It was like a horror movie, a terrible illness spreading quickly with no apparent direct contact. Improving ventilation and air purification will have an overall benefit of reducing risk of infection for a multitude of illnesses. Headlines would pose the question – “could it be transmitted through the air conditioning?”

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Circle of Blue

JULY 20, 2022

Constant flooding in Australia is taking a toll on residents’ mental health. But the mental toll several consecutive flooding events takes on a person is evident. Sitting water from floods spread illnesses like cholera and dysentery. Australia’s Kakadu Flood Plains in February 2022. Photo © Miles Nicholls / Flickr.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2024

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Secrecy Still Pervades PA State Government -- PennLive - Jan Murphy: PA House Lawmaker Unopposed After Ballot Challenges And Party Pressure Not To Run -- WNEP: Kids For Cash: The New Crisis: ‘We’re On The Verge Of Catastrophe’ - Luzerne County Facing Another Crisis Within Its Juvenile Justice System -- Wilkes-Barre Times: (..)

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Frontiers

AUGUST 22, 2023

Importantly, results were similar when participants with a history of diabetes, hyperlipidemia, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, or mental illness were excluded. This held true for both Caucasian people and those of other ethnicities.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 29, 2023

Mastriano’s Doctoral Thesis Has Passed -- LancasterOnline: As Democrats Gain Ground In Southeast PA, Study Shows Republicans Maintaining Dominance In Lancaster County -- AP: PA State Employee Unions Begin Voting On Proposed Contracts; 20% Raise Over 4 Years -- Post-Gazette: PA Liquor Control Board’s Grip On Liquor Sales Faces New Round Of Resistance (..)

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 3, 2024

By the beginning of 2001, according to a 2004 report by the National Bureau of Economic Research, 600,000 people had filed lawsuits over asbestos-related illnesses that had already cost companies $54 billion in legal costs, with an eventual projected total cost of between $200 billion and $265 billion.

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Clean Energy Law

JUNE 8, 2022

It indicates that reduced heat impacts, increased urban greening, reduced wildfire smoke inhalation, and increased food security can improve physical and mental health for adults and children, reduce a range of chronic illnesses, and promote improvements in life expectancy.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 10, 2022

Science can show that mental illness is not a determinative factor in mass shootings. The racial double standard is so obvious that 61 percent of respondents in a new USA Today poll say racism and white nationalism are factors in gun violence, along with mental health and loose gun laws.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 15, 2023

This was said in the city of Hiroshima –where people have shared a common understanding for 78 years that they must never betray the hibakushas (atomic bomb sufferers) who pray for World Peace, and live with the fear of radiation illness and dying of cancer with excruciating pain.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Visit the Physicians for Social Responsibility in Pennsylvania website to learn more about programs, initiatives, upcoming events and how you can get involved. Related Articles: -- Group Against Smog & Pollution Dec.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 12, 2021

15 Webinar: Making The Connection - The Link Between Pollution & Mental Illness [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension Hosts Dec. 15 Webinar: Making The Connection - The Link Between Pollution & Mental Illness [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension Hosts Dec. 25-26 [PaEN] -- PA Resources Council To Host Dec.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 31, 2022

Jake Corman, The Leader -- York Daily Record: Josh Shapiro Launched His Governor Bid In Johnstown, Why That Might Help The Democrat Win -- Scranton Times Editorial: Open Primaries For Fairness, Governance -- AP: Man, Boy 10, Killed In Drive-By Shooting In Philadelphia Over Violent Holiday Weekend -- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh’s Gun Violence Takes Troubling (..)

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

DOH, PDE and DCNR encourage Pennsylvanians to be safe when enjoying the outdoors and want to remind people of the benefits of recreating outdoors despite the risk of tick-borne illnesses.

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Frontiers

APRIL 5, 2023

Walking in the city might be just as good for our mood as walking in nature Time spent in urban environments is associated with depletion of cognitive resources and an increasing prevalence of mental illness. Few studies, however, have measured working memory capacity.

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HumanNature

APRIL 16, 2024

On top of that are all the health problems associated with highways and cars, such as respiratory illnesses, injuries, obesity, sleep disturbance due to noise, and fatigue due to traffic and long commutes. Other highways displaced communities and caused gentrification and social isolation.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 25, 2022

DOH, PDE and DCNR leaders encourage Pennsylvanians to be safe when enjoying the outdoors and remind people of the benefits of recreating outdoors despite the risk of tick-borne illnesses.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Studies have found that these pollutants raise the risk of asthma and other respiratory illnesses, heart disease and heart attacks, birth defects and pre-term deliveries, mental health issues, and cancer, among other health impacts.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 5, 2022

Studies have found that these emissions may raise the risk of asthma and other respiratory illnesses, heart disease and heart attacks, birth defects and pre-term deliveries, mental health issues, and cancer.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 26, 2022

The best parts of summer aren’t itchy bites and being sick, so we want people to protect themselves from mosquitoes and mosquito-borne illnesses,” said Acting DEP Secretary Ramez Ziadeh. “It DEP biologists have initiated a survey of the mosquito population to determine the risk for further human illness.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 9, 2021

.] -- Now On Demand: Videos From 2021 Shale Gas & Public Health Conference; Including Preliminary Results Of A Penn State Study On Health Risks From Road Spreading Conventional Drilling Wastewater [PaEN] -- Physicians For Social Responsibility-PA Host Dec.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 12, 2022

If they can’t get relief at night because nighttime temperatures are high, too, they’re at higher risk of persistent dehydration , heat-related illnesses, injuries, and death. Imagine a construction worker or a farmworker working day in and day out in triple-digit heat.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

More than 60 years later, the river is ill. Like a majority of his generation, climate and environmental issues weigh on his mental health. Like a majority of his generation, climate and environmental issues weigh on his mental health. A slow emergency is brewing in the peaceful waters. Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 30, 2023

Shapiro And Things Are Moving Forward [Still Not Recognizing House Democrats In Charge Of House] -- PennLive: Senate Republican Leader Says Senate ‘Will Return’ In August To Clear Budget Impasse -- Politics PA: Shapiro Administration Provides Budget Update To Stakeholders -- The Center Square: State Budget Deal Teased In Pennsylvania -- City & (..)

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