Diversity & CultureJul 22, 2025
Bridging the gap for mental health care access for minorities
July is National Minority Mental Health Month, a critical time to confront a stark reality: while mental health challenges affect ...
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Diversity & CultureJul 18, 2025
What is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month?
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, focusing on the unique mental health challenges ...
Diversity & CultureJul 18, 2025
LGBTQ+ mental health hotline shuts down
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – The LGBTQ+ section of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline shut down Thursday following a directive from ...
Diversity & CultureJul 17, 2025
Addressing Racial Disparities in Minority Mental Health and Finding Support in 2025
Racial and ethnic minorities face significant disparities in mental health service utilization and quality of care, often due to ...
Diversity & CultureJul 17, 2025
988 Crisis Line LGBTQ Services Have Ended. Here's What That Means for Queer Youth
As of July 17, the LGBTQ-specific branch of 988, the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, has been shut down as part of a ...
Diversity & CultureJul 17, 2025
California steps in to fund LGBTQ+ youth mental health hotline after federal cuts
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — California will fund a crucial mental health hotline for LGBTQ+ youth after the federal government announced ...
Diversity & CultureJul 10, 2025
Making minority mental health a health priority
In 2008, the U.S. House established National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month in honor of Bebe Moore Campbell, a New York ...
Diversity & CultureJul 7, 2025
Minority Mental Health Awareness Month: Importance of feeling represented
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. This month ...
Diversity & CultureJun 29, 2025
This brain scan sees Alzheimer’s coming—but only in some brains
USC researchers have found a promising new brain scan marker that could better detect Alzheimer’s risk — but only for some. The tau-based benchmark works in Hispanic and White populations when paired with another…
Diversity & CultureJun 23, 2025
Fighting Social Stigma: Mental Health Issues Faced by Closeted LGBTQ People
It is a matter of personal preference on how, when, and if a person wants to reveal their sexual orientation, especially when one ...
Diversity & CultureJun 3, 2025
Pride Month highlights mental health struggles for LGBTQ+ youth
ROANOKE, Va. – Mental health care is critical for the LGBTQ+ community, especially during Pride Month, when attention is ...
Diversity & CultureMay 29, 2025
LGBTQ+ elected officials are facing mental health challenges. A new initiative wants to support them
Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and ...
Diversity & CultureMay 21, 2025
Minorities and mental health care
Research indicates there are certain disparities among minority communities regarding mental illness and mental health care.
Diversity & CultureMay 20, 2025
How Diverse Cultural Interactions Improve Mental Health
The mental health benefits of diverse cultural interactions extend far beyond mere exposure to new foods or music; they ...
Diversity & CultureApr 29, 2025
Mental health resources for LGBTQ+ youth, families
Mental Health Resources:The Trevor Project: Free, confidential suicide crisis hotline for LGBTQ+ people ages 13-24. Call 1-866 ...
Diversity & CultureApr 23, 2025
Psychedelics can reverse neuroimmune interactions that boost fear
A new study suggests that fear and the immune system are connected in previously unknown ways. Researchers found that the immune system can influence stress and fear behaviors by changing how brain cells communicate.
Diversity & CultureApr 12, 2025
Building a Healthy Work Culture: A Manager's Guide to Mental Health, Flexibility, and Diversity
In today's fast-paced work environment, a healthy work culture is more important than ever. Managers are at the forefront of this ...
Diversity & CultureApr 9, 2025
More people now die at home after stroke than in medical facilities
A new analysis finds a significant uptick in the number of people dying at home due to ischemic stroke compared to inpatient medical facilities, and when not at home, individuals in rural communities and Black Americans…
Diversity & CultureApr 8, 2025
When Social Justice Excludes Political Diversity
Social justice movements have made remarkable strides in advocating for equality across dimensions of race, gender, sexual ...
Diversity & CultureMar 28, 2025
Discrimination-related depression, anxiety pronounced among multiracial, White, Asian populations
A new study found that over half of US adults experienced some form of discrimination, and individuals with high exposure to discrimination have more than five times the chances of screening positive for depression, and…
Diversity & CultureMar 20, 2025
How family background can help lead to athletic success
Americans have long believed that sports are one area in society that offers kids from all backgrounds the chance to succeed to the best of their abilities. But new research suggests that this belief is largely a myth…
Diversity & CultureMar 13, 2025
We tracked the mental health of trans and gender-diverse Australians for more than 20 years. And we're worried
The mental health of trans, nonbinary and gender-diverse Australians is worse than the general population and the gulf is getting ...
Diversity & CultureMar 10, 2025
What's in a label? It's different for boys vs. girls, new study of parents finds
Research has shown that adults instinctively think of men when asked to think of a person -- they describe the most 'typical' person they can imagine as male and assume storybook characters without a specified gender are…
Diversity & CultureMar 5, 2025
How 'self-silencing' your opinion may change behavior
People who have a minority viewpoint on a controversial topic are more likely to 'self-silence' themselves in conversation -- and that may lead them to behave against their own beliefs, a new study found.
Diversity & CultureMar 4, 2025
Nearly 4 of 10 Americans report sports-related mistreatment
Nearly 40% of adult Americans say they've experienced some type of sport-related mistreatment in their lives, a new study shows. Mistreatment ranged from psychological and emotional to physical and sexual. But most…
Diversity & CultureMar 3, 2025
ChatGPT on the couch? How to calm a stressed-out AI
Distressing news and traumatic stories can cause stress and anxiety -- not only in humans, but these stories can also affect AI language models, such as ChatGPT. Researchers have now shown that these models, like humans…
Diversity & CultureFeb 28, 2025
Intellectual Functioning and Mental Health in Diverse Populations
Intellectual functioning and mental health intersect in complex ways across different demographic, cultural and clinical groups.
Diversity & CultureFeb 27, 2025
Violence alters human genes for generations, researchers discover
First study of its kind reveals epigenetic signatures of violence passesd to grandchildren.
Diversity & CultureFeb 25, 2025
Screening and treating maternal psychological health key to improving cardiovascular health
Identifying and treating risk factors for depression, anxiety and other psychological health conditions during pregnancy and postpartum may improve short- and long-term health outcomes for both mother and child…
Diversity & CultureFeb 10, 2025
Satire more damaging to reputations than direct criticism
In our digital times as we are inundated with YouTube videos, memes and social media, satire is everywhere, but it can be more damaging to people's reputations than direct criticism, according to new research.