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Mental health and obesity, along with math and reading, are issues facing kids returning to school ... - As students return to school, a national study raises concerns about staggeringly high rates of mental health issues, poverty, obesity and mortality ...

Mental health and poverty  - It is a well-established fact that rates of mental disorders (e.g., anxiety, depression, schizophrenia) within the general population are strongly correlated with  ...

Collective violence and poverty on the Mexican-US border affects child mental ... In the study, " Children's Mental Health and Collective Violence: A Bi-National Study on the United States /Mexican Border," researchers compared psychosocial and behavior scores among children and adolescents living in El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juarez, ...

Stand Together Commits $3.5 Million To Help Heal People Facing Addiction And Mental Health ... - The number of individuals in America who struggle with mental health ... of poverty in America across six issue areas: Addiction and Mental Health; ...

Kids, Poverty and Mental Health : Hamilton fights back  - A child who lives in poverty is three times more likely to have a mental health problem. Reporter Denise Davy investigates why this happens and  ...

How Mental Illness Can Lead to Overspending and Poverty  - We already understand the link between money and mental health pretty well. "Chronic mental health makes people poor, because it can mean they ...

Kids, Poverty and Mental Health : Anxiety a growing problem  - Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health problem among children and youth and affect approximately six per cent. Twenty-two percent of  ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health says poverty level affects mental health status and African-Americans ... View article...

Climate change worries affect mental health of Sunderbans residents Putting stress on the mental health of the villagers, the ill-effects of abject poverty and deprivation in the remote islands of the UNESCO World Heritage site are  ...

The Vicious Cycle of Poverty and Mental Health : By John M. Grohol, PsyD There is a vicious, self-reinforcing cycle of poverty associated with mental illness. You become poor. Sometimes through circumstances well beyond your control, such as losing your job, or perhaps because of a pre-existing ... PsychCentral.com (blog)

Poverty must be tackled to address mental health'  - Mr Sonko said many people have very little knowledge about mental disorders and are unaware of the availability of simple, effective preventive and ...

Young people hit hard as US poverty rate increases to 15.1 percent : They matter for your physical and mental health , your family's stability." "Poverty feels intractable to a lot of people, but when we as a country put our mind to it and try to do something about poverty, we really make headway," Lewis said. ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | AFRICA | English | Las Américas

How poverty and other socio-economic realities are linked to mental illness - Specialist psychiatrist Dr Mashadi Motlana says at least one-third of South Africans will experience a mental health disorder in their lifetime.

Helping children : Stress of poverty, violence, pain can alter brains -  Children who experience excessive stress face immediate and lifelong problems with learning, behavior, and physical and mental health . According to ...

Stand Together Commits $1.25 Million To In-Prison And Second Chance Programs Across Country - This investment will provide extraordinary opportunities for us to enrich ... of poverty in America across six issue areas: Addiction and Mental Health; ...

The Perils of Aging LGBTQ People of Color - The sparse research available on black LGBTQ elders reveals chronic levels of discrimination, poverty, social isolation and physical and mental health ...

... hardship and systemic racism play a significant role for Black children and can lead to the development of mental health issues as they age. View article...

... hardship and systemic racism play a significant role for Black children and can lead to the development of mental health issues as they age. View article...

These include measures for self-reported mental and physical health, economic indicators like poverty and economic inequality, and health behaviors ... View article...

Welfare's stigma is difficult to overcome : " The stigma of individuals who live in poverty and of people who are in mental health programs or substance abuse recovery or people who look or act “different” make it easier for people in power to convince the public and even the state Legislature ... Patriot-News "