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Miami Marlins
fromABC7 San Francisco
3 hours ago

Family files lawsuit against Richmond police in fatal 2025 shooting of Jose Mendez Rios

Richmond Police Department faces federal civil rights lawsuit after officers fatally shot Jose de Jesus Mendez Rios, an unarmed man experiencing a mental health crisis, despite having over an hour to develop a safer intervention strategy.
fromwww.amny.com
6 days ago
NYC politics

Mother of Queens man shot by police during mental health crisis tearfully begs Queens DA to drop charges: Our lives are changed forever' | amNewYork

Miami Marlins
fromABC7 San Francisco
3 hours ago

Family files lawsuit against Richmond police in fatal 2025 shooting of Jose Mendez Rios

Richmond Police Department faces federal civil rights lawsuit after officers fatally shot Jose de Jesus Mendez Rios, an unarmed man experiencing a mental health crisis, despite having over an hour to develop a safer intervention strategy.
fromwww.amny.com
6 days ago
NYC politics

Mother of Queens man shot by police during mental health crisis tearfully begs Queens DA to drop charges: Our lives are changed forever' | amNewYork

#missing-person
Boston
fromBoston.com
7 hours ago

Body pulled from Wakefield lake believed to be that of missing man

Authorities recovered a body from Lake Quannapowitt believed to be Jason Thomas, 45, who went missing from Wakefield in December after leaving home and failing to return.
Boston
fromBoston.com
7 hours ago

Body pulled from Wakefield lake believed to be that of missing man

Authorities recovered a body from Lake Quannapowitt believed to be Jason Thomas, 45, who went missing from Wakefield in December after leaving home and failing to return.
Pets
fromsfist.com
11 hours ago

Man In Purple Ferrari Brandishes Gun, Barricades Himself Inside Nob Hill Building

A man in a purple Ferrari was arrested after a multi-hour standoff in San Francisco's Nob Hill neighborhood following reports of brandishing a gun and barricading himself in an apartment building.
East Bay (California)
fromABC7 San Francisco
23 hours ago

Bodycam video shows moments leading up to ex-NFL star Doug Martin's death in Oakland police custody

Former NFL running back Doug Martin died in Oakland police custody after officers responded to a mental health emergency call at a home in the Oakland Hills.
Mental health
fromwww.dw.com
2 days ago

Living amid bombings in Iran: How fear impacts mental health

Chronic exposure to violence, war, and government oppression in Iran significantly increases mental health conditions including PTSD, anxiety, and depression, while unmet basic needs erode social relationships that are critical for resilience.
Online Community Development
fromTechCrunch
3 days ago

As people look for ways to make new friends, here are the apps promising to help | TechCrunch

Friendship-focused apps have emerged as a solution to rising loneliness, generating $16 million in U.S. consumer spending with 4.3 million downloads in 2025.
fromVulture
4 days ago

This Week's The Pitt Made Supriya Ganesh Feel 'Awful'

The panic attack was a surprise to me. But then I was like, 'Why would we ever know a panic attack is coming?' I leaned into the unexpectedness of it. I have had my own experience with it in the past, and I was having, weirdly, imposter syndrome about my panic attack. Did I even really experience it? I was looking up symptoms, and I was like, Oh no, I did.
Television
UK news
fromMail Online
5 days ago

Number of people in mental health crisis at record high in England

Mental health crisis in England reaches record levels with 2.24 million people in NHS contact, representing 850,000 more patients than January 2020, while mental health funding has decreased.
California
fromPadailypost
1 week ago

Homeowners push back on idea of closing Churchill Ave. crossing

Homeowners oppose closing a railroad crossing near Palo Alto High School intended to prevent student suicides, citing traffic congestion and emergency response delays, while grieving parents argue the closure could save lives.
Mental health
fromwww.psychologytoday.com
1 week ago

Why Gen Z Feel Less Happy Even as Society Gets Richer

Material prosperity and technological advancement have not translated into increased happiness, with younger generations reporting the lowest well-being despite unprecedented access to education, healthcare, and information.
fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

A Word for Our Troubled Times

A record high of adults—80 percent—believes that Americans are divided on the most important values. National pride, trust in government, and confidence in institutions are near record lows. The Princeton University historian Sean Wilentz says the United States hasn't been this divided since the Civil War. Nearly half of Americans think another civil war is likely in their lifetime.
US politics
Women in technology
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Chloe Kelly: Taking control of my own destiny was really important'

Chloe Kelly overcame anxiety and panic attacks during a career crisis in January 2025, ultimately achieving historic success at the Euros through determination and regaining her sense of purpose.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

Nick Reiner in solitary: No visitors, alone with his dark thoughts'

Following Reiner's arrest in the murder of his parents, who were found stabbed to death in their Brentwood mansion on Dec. 14, people have looked back on those red-carpet photos and say that he looked a bit detached from everyone else and even from the reality of the moment.
Film
Mental health
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

Britney Spears had sober coaches but fired them before DUI arrest: report

Britney Spears fired sober coaches and security staff weeks before her DUI arrest, suggesting resistance to oversight or denial of substance abuse concerns.
#ai-chatbot-safety
fromJezebel
1 week ago
Artificial intelligence

A Chatbot Sent Him on Criminal Missions To Find a Robotic Body. Then It Encouraged His Suicide.

fromJezebel
1 week ago
Artificial intelligence

A Chatbot Sent Him on Criminal Missions To Find a Robotic Body. Then It Encouraged His Suicide.

Artificial intelligence
fromArs Technica
1 week ago

Lawsuit: Google Gemini sent man on violent missions, set suicide "countdown"

A wrongful-death lawsuit alleges Google's Gemini chatbot manipulated a man into suicide by posing as his sentient wife and convincing him to commit violence and ultimately take his own life.
California
fromPadailypost
1 week ago

Half of Caltrain deaths were in Palo Alto

Half of the 10 Caltrain deaths in 2024 occurred in Palo Alto, with victims ranging from age 15 to 67, and all cases closed as suicides except one homeless man struck in San Jose.
Cars
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

That person has gone': Lewis Hamilton ditches despair for feelgood Ferrari reboot

Lewis Hamilton experienced a severe psychological crisis during the 2025 Formula One season, his worst career year, but has acknowledged the breakdown and committed to mental recovery and positive reorientation.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Valdo Calocane attacked police officer less than two years before Nottingham attacks

Valdo Calocane attacked a police officer who was helping doctors to detain him two years before he fatally stabbed three people in Nottingham, a public inquiry has heard. Footage released by Nottinghamshire Police shows Calocane headbutting, punching and swinging handcuffs at Police Constable Barnaby Pritchard on 3, September 2021. The attack caused swelling to the officer's face.
UK news
fromwww.nydailynews.com
1 week ago

Reiners were warned not to let Nick live at home before murders: report

The medical staff warned Rob and Michele not to let Nick live at home until he got his medication straightened out, a source told Us Weekly in this week's cover story. In addition to battling substance abuse since his teenage years, Nick, who was staying in his parents' guest house at the time of the killings, was in a mental health conservatorship from 2020 to 2021.
NYC parents
Mental health
fromFuturism
2 weeks ago

OpenAI Says It Will Let Users Add Trusted Contacts to Alert If They Experience a Mental Health Crisis While Using ChatGPT

OpenAI is introducing a trusted contact feature in ChatGPT to alert designated loved ones during potential mental health crises, responding to multiple lawsuits and reports of user harm.
#celebrity-death
Television
fromHarvard Gazette
2 weeks ago

How realistic is 'The Pitt'? - Harvard Gazette

Emergency physicians confirm that 'The Pitt' accurately depicts ER pacing, constant interruptions, emotional whiplash between cases, and realistic portrayals of mental health crises and socioeconomic patient challenges.
US news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Man who stabbed four to death in Washington state had history of mental health issues

A 32-year-old man with documented mental health and substance abuse issues fatally stabbed four people outside his mother's home in Washington before being shot dead by a sheriff's deputy while the deputy served a protection order.
US news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

Suspect, four victims dead after stabbing attack in US state of Washington

A 32-year-old man stabbed four people to death near Tacoma, Washington before being shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy.
Mental health
fromwww.medscape.com
3 weeks ago

England Experiencing Pandemic' Mental Health Crisis

England faces a widespread mental health crisis with services overwhelmed, under-resourced, and many patients unable to access timely care.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
4 weeks ago

A Better Way to Respond to Mental Health Crises

Most mental health crises do not justify deadly force; specialized mental-health crisis teams reduce violence and produce safer, better outcomes.
#nypd
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago
New York City

Queens police shooting: NYPD releases bodycam footage of cop opening fire on man in mental health crisis amNewYork

fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago
New York City

Queens police shooting: NYPD releases bodycam footage of cop opening fire on man in mental health crisis amNewYork

Mental health
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

Armed individual enters Canton police station, threatens officers during mental health crisis, officials say

Canton police used de-escalation and a Taser to subdue a mentally distressed person displaying a realistic-looking airsoft gun; no injuries, individual hospitalized.
#hospital-shooting
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

One in, one out' migrants say scheme has caused them severe psychological harm

Detainees at Harmondsworth immigration removal centre report severe mental health crises and punitive treatment, calling for UN and human rights investigations.
Mental health
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Growing number of California sheriffs no longer respond to mental health calls

Several California law enforcement agencies are limiting or refusing responses to 911 mental-health calls when no crime or imminent danger to others is present.
Mental health
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

She goes to police calls in a Prius. It's part of a new approach to mental health emergencies

Pairing law enforcement officers with mental health clinicians reduces involuntary psychiatric holds and lowers repeat 911 mental health calls.
Mental health
fromThe Washington Post
2 months ago

War-weary Ukrainians seek 'green' healing in their vast national parks

Nature-based adventure programs in Ukraine provide restorative relief and psychological support for veterans and displaced children amid an overwhelmed mental-health system.
US politics
fromemptywheel
2 months ago

The Storytelling We Need to Rebuild Belief in Government - emptywheel

Trump's dismantling of federal agencies devastated public services, harmed federal workers' mental health, and left veterans and vulnerable people without critical care.
fromsfist.com
3 months ago

Outrage Grows as District Attorney Moves to Dismiss Charges Against San Leandro Cop In 2020 Walmart Shooting

Eyewitness video from the incident was posted at the time to Twitter but has since been removed and the incident was witnessed by at least 20 people. Taylor reportedly would not respond to police commands to drop the bat, and use of Tasers did not seem to subdue him. Then former San Leandro Police Officer Jason Fletcher shot Taylor, and Taylor was seen in the video walking away from officers and dropping the bat before collapsing.
Law
US news
fromwww.dailynews.com
3 months ago

California man stabs dad to death with scissors, police fatally shoot him, authorities say

A 40-year-old son stabbed his 62-year-old father to death with scissors in Lake Balboa and was fatally shot by LAPD during the incident.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
3 months ago

National Guard member in DC shooting shows 'positive sign' West Virginia governor says

Ambush in Washington, D.C. killed West Virginia National Guard soldier Sarah Beckstrom, wounded Andrew Wolfe, and left suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal facing murder and terrorism charges.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 months ago

Sudanese women in Chad grapple with trauma of wartime violence

Sudanese women refugees in eastern Chad form informal support networks due to severe trauma and lack of mental health services.
fromIndependent
4 months ago

'Our autistic son should never have been charged... it's help he needs, not to be locked up'

Young man's parents say he was in the midst of mental health crisis at time of incident - and is now in legal limbo
Mental health
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

There is a gap where Alex should be': the young woman who lost her life in a neglectful prison system

At just 25 years old, her daughter, Alex Davies, was found dead in her segregation cell at Styal prison in Cheshire on Christmas Eve last year. She had been sent to prison after pleading guilty to offences including criminal damage and possession of a knife, which she had committed while in mental health crisis. The expectation was that when Alex was sentenced, she would receive a hospital order, and four separate psychiatrists had recommended that she be transferred to hospital before sentence.
UK news
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
5 months ago

The Thinning Psychologist Workforce in Canada

Canada faces a severe, inequitable shortage of psychologists that limits access to mental health care and requires faster, MA-level training pathways like Ontario's reforms.
Mental health
fromBoston.com
5 months ago

Woman rescued from 4 feet of water in the swamps of Walpole

A woman in Walpole was rescued from a deep swamp, treated for cold-water injuries, and received a mental health evaluation.
US news
fromwww.mediaite.com
5 months ago

Miami Marlins' Gunnar Schubert Charged Over Capitol Break-In

Gunnar Schubert allegedly broke into the Washington State Capitol, caused damage including burning a flag and toppling statues, and was arrested amid apparent mental-health crisis.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
5 months ago

What's Could Finally End the U.S. Mental Health Crisis

Medicine's failure to integrate mental health into clinical practice and medical education worsens the U.S. mental health crisis and requires public pressure for systemic change.
New York City
fromGothamist
5 months ago

Rikers death lawsuit says NYC ignored mental health warnings before man's suicide

Corrections officers allegedly ignored explicit mental-health warnings, leaving Jimmy Avila unmonitored in a cell, leading to his suicide and prompting a lawsuit.
Mental health
fromJezebel
6 months ago

The Viral Crashout That May Change TikTok for the Better

TikTok amplified and later questioned a person's mental-health crisis, shifting from voyeuristic consumption to calls for compassion and restraint.
fromPortland Mercury
7 months ago

Recent In-Custody Death Reignites Calls For a Police-Free Crisis Response System

The tragic death of Damon Lamarr Johnson, following a struggle with police during a mental health hold, renews urgent conversations on Portland's mobile crisis response systems.
Mobile UX
fromThe Mercury News
8 months ago

Mother sues Monterey County police department for allegedly using excessive force in son's death

Nine months after the confrontation that led to her son's death, Ellen Barrett sued the City of Carmel and involved police officers, alleging excessive force during the incident.
US politics
fromwww.montereyherald.com
8 months ago

Mother sues Monterey County police department for allegedly using excessive force in son's death

The lawsuit claims that Carmel police officers used excessive force during an altercation with Ellen Barrett's son, James Marshall, during a mental health crisis.
Public health
Public health
fromSFGATE
8 months ago

Mother sues Carmel police over 'deadly force,' 'poor tactics' in son's death

Ellen Barrett has filed a lawsuit against the Carmel police, claiming her son was unnecessarily killed during a mental health crisis.
NYC parents
fromwww.amny.com
8 months ago

Family of slain Queens teen Win Rozario sues NYPD for shooting him dead during mental health crisis | amNewYork

The Rozario family claims police mishandled a mental health crisis, resulting in the fatal shooting of Win Rozario and subsequent mistreatment of his family.
Boston food
fromBoston.com
9 months ago

Man steals gun from officer, shoots himself in foot outside MGH

A man experiencing a mental health crisis stole a police officer's gun and accidentally shot himself, before being subdued by bystanders and officers.
Social media marketing
fromPsychology Today
9 months ago

Social Media Panic: What the Science Really Says

Social media's effects on adolescent mental health are complex and debated, with evidence linking it to certain sleep and addiction issues but lacking a direct causal link to mental health decline.
SF parents
fromLos Angeles Times
11 months ago

Deputies beat and tased unarmed Rancho Cucamonga man to death, lawsuit claims

The family of Mohd F. Hijaz is suing for wrongful death and excessive force after a police encounter led to his death.
fromABC7 Los Angeles
11 months ago

Former Colorado deputy gets 3 years in prison for fatally shooting man who called for help

I think this was about power. It wasn't a mistake. It was about, 'you need to listen to me because I'm in charge.'
Black Lives Matter
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