Fri.Feb 07, 2025

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Health care is key for youths getting out of prison. A new law helps them get it

NPR - Mental Health

It's common for young people leaving jails and prisons to end up back behind bars, often after lapses related to untreated mental illness or substance abuse. A new law will help them get Medicaid.

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Exploring Therapy: Talk vs. Action

The Online Therapist

In the end, therapy is not just about understanding the past but about creating meaningful change in the present moment. While awareness is a crucial first step, it must be followed by action otherwise, we risk remaining stuck in old patterns.

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What to Know About Bodily Kinesthetic Intelligence

Very Well Mind

Bodily kinesthetic intelligence is one of the types of intelligence posited by Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences. It's focused on body movement and physical control.

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Is Weed a Depressant? Understanding Marijuana’s Effects.

My Psychiatry

When it comes to understanding the effects of weed, many people wonder whether it is a depressant. Weed, or cannabis, affects individuals in unique ways, influencing both the mind and body. While its often used for relaxation, understanding whether it acts as a depressant requires a closer look at its psychological impact. Does it slow down your brains activity like alcohol or other depressants, or does its impact reach beyond such labels?

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Bridging Innovation & Patient Care: The Growing Role of AI

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Co-founder & CEO at Tattva.Health

AI is transforming clinical trials—accelerating drug discovery, optimizing patient recruitment, and improving data analysis. But its impact goes far beyond research. As AI-driven innovation reshapes the clinical trial process, it’s also influencing broader healthcare trends, from personalized medicine to patient outcomes. Join this new webinar featuring Simran Kaur for an insightful discussion on what all of this means for the future of healthcare!

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The Definitive Dos and Don'ts of Asking Where Your Relationship Is Going

Very Well Mind

Here are some honest, relatable, and reassuring tips for how to navigate the where is this relationship going conversation that no one wants to have (but should!).

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OCD Test for Kids and Teens

Child Mind Intitute

Obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, is a mental health disorder that often first develops in children from six to nine years old. Kids with OCD have intrusive thoughts and worries that make them extremely anxious, and they develop rituals they feel compelled to perform to keep those anxieties at bay. These unwanted thoughts and worries are called obsessions, and the rituals they feel compelled to repeat are called compulsions.

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