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Mental health is in the news every day. Mental Hum filters it through for you. This is an ever-growing archive built from each day's edition: policy, research, crisis infrastructure, and the small studies that quietly change the field.
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Youth · United States
May 20, 2026
Edition 2026-05-20
How to help children cope after shootings like the San Diego mosque killings
Children closest to an incident of gun violence have the most risk of lasting psychological effects. Here’s what all parents should know about how to buffer trauma.
NPR Health
Global Health · Worldwide
May 20, 2026
Edition 2026-05-20
Celeste Calocane’s bravery in highlighting Britain’s broken mental health services | Letter
We should pay heed to the Nottingham killer’s mother, says a reader who struggled to get her son the treatment he needed I write as the mother of a son who suffered with psychosis, and who had to battle with mental health services to have him receive the treatment he needed. I am
The Guardian
Research · Global
May 20, 2026
Edition 2026-05-20
Immunotherapy could be used to treat depression, early trial suggests
UK scientists find tocilizumab, used for rheumatoid arthritis, may help antidepressant-resistant patients Immunotherapy could be used to treat depression among patients who have not responded to conventional antidepressants, according to the results of an early clinical trial. Re
The Guardian
Research · Global
May 20, 2026
Edition 2026-05-20
Scientists found a hidden Alzheimer’s trigger and shut it down
A newly identified enzyme called IDOL could become a major new target in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers found that removing it from neurons sharply reduced amyloid plaques and improved key brain processes linked to resilience and communication between cells. T
ScienceDaily Mind & Brain
Youth · United States
May 20, 2026
Edition 2026-05-20
Online child safety campaigners call for US inquiry into Roblox
Groups claim game platform’s design and business model conflict with children’s developmental needs Online child safety campaigners including Jonathan Haidt, the bestselling writer on the mental health impacts of social media, have called on the Trump administration to investigat
The Guardian
Crisis Care · United States
May 20, 2026
Edition 2026-05-20
Watch: The Tug-of-War Over Taxpayer Dollars
Podcast host Julie Rovner chats with Sen. Tammy Baldwin, a top Democrat on health issues, about President Donald Trump’s stewardship of federal spending and the effectiveness of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
KFF Health News
Youth · United States
May 20, 2026
Edition 2026-05-20
Children in mental health crisis waiting up to three days in A&E for specialist bed in England
Nurses’ union criticises ‘catastrophic system-wide failure’ in NHS as more under-18s getting stuck in emergency wards Children and young people in England having a mental health crisis are spending up to three days in an A&E unit before they get a bed in a specialist unit, NHS fi
The Guardian
Youth · United States
May 19, 2026
Edition 2026-05-20
States sue over new student loan limits on certain nursing and healthcare degrees
New York, Arizona, North Carolina, Kentucky and Nevada are among the states challenging a rule that limits federal student loans for graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy and more.
NPR Health
Mental Health · Global
May 19, 2026
Edition 2026-05-20
‘A lot happened in my 50s’ – Daniela Nardini played Anna in This Life. Now she’s a therapist
As the razor-sharp lawyer in the 90s hit drama, Nardini’s character epitomised the work-hard, play-hard attitudes of the era. But after going through cancer, divorce and bereavement, the actor decided to retrain Almost 30 years ago, not long after the final episode of This Life,
The Guardian
Global Health · Worldwide
May 18, 2026
Edition 2026-05-20
Melbourne psychiatrist refuses new patients who don’t consent to AI note-taking
Registration form informs patients that if they do not wish AI to be used, they will need their referring doctor to refer them to a different service provider Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates A Melbourne psychiatrist has refused new patients unless they agre
The Guardian