Mental Health
Policy, treatment access, care delivery, and mental-health research.
Summer and extreme heat make mental health symptoms worse in Paris heatwave
During the June 2026 heatwave in Paris, people living with mental health conditions said extreme heat was worsening symptoms, reducing social contact and complicating treatment. Clinicians warned that heat can trigger relapses, raise suicide risk and requires mental health to be built into heatwave plans.
JED hosts congressional briefing on scalable mental health models in educational settings
The Jed Foundation said it held a May 14 congressional briefing on Capitol Hill about scalable mental health models for K-12 schools and higher education, with participants discussing federal support for student well-being.
U.S. monitoring hantavirus cruise passengers; dozens left ship after 1st death
WHO and U.S. authorities are tracing passengers who left the MV Hondius before a hantavirus outbreak was confirmed, as the case count rises to eight reported infections and three deaths.
Police investigating death at Portland, Maine group home
Portland police are investigating a death at a Shalom House group home on Woodford Street. Detectives and evidence technicians were on scene, and police said there is no danger to the public.
UT Health San Antonio reports navigated TMS reduced combat PTSD symptoms
UT Health San Antonio says navigated TMS significantly reduced combat PTSD symptoms in a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Network Open.