mental health
Public Education
Majority of Americans see chaplains in public schools as a resource

(The Daily Signal) – Most adults in the U.S. would support chaplains in public schools, a recent survey suggests.   The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research… Read More

July 7, 2025
Culture
Self-reported mental health hits 24-year low; young women, Democrats, irreligious have worst outcomes

Mental health in the U.S. is at a 24-year low, and young women are suffering the most, according to a new poll. Gallup research published in… Read More

April 7, 2025
Public Education
KC-area middle school flier links to profane, adult-oriented article for students’ mental health

A flier in a Kansas City-area middle school has links to a “mental health” article with highly profane language and an obvious adult audience in mind. The flier, sent to… Read More

March 21, 2025
Culture
‘Affirm and support LGBTQIA+ identities’: Biden admin dishing out millions to treat eating disorders with gay pride

(The Daily Signal) – The Biden-Harris administration has granted millions of dollars in funding for a virtual treatment that aims to help cure eating disorders by “affirming” LGBTQIA+ patients’ sexual orientation… Read More

December 5, 2024
Culture
Puberty blocker findings hidden by researcher over fear they don’t support use by kids

A scientific researcher stunningly admits having shelved research that debunks mental health improvements for gender-dysphoric kids taking puberty blockers – apparently because she was afraid what the world might make… Read More

October 25, 2024
Public Education
Family wants answers, OSHA letter inconsistent in death of nurse at Missouri school for troubled youth

A family has been left grieving and without answers after the death of a school nurse from an incident fatuously described by authorities as an “accidental collision” between two people. Read More

September 24, 2024
Courts
Parents sue over Colorado gender pronoun law they say worsened their daughter’s mental health problems

Colorado’s new Name Change Law “perpetuated” a 14-year-old girl’s painful attempt to transition her gender amid a battle with underlying mental health struggles, her parents allege… Read More

August 20, 2024
Public Education
Seattle’s $4.5M investment sees slight uptick in student mental health

(The Center Square) – A presentation by the Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning indicates slight improvements in youth mental health following an infusion of millions of dollars to… Read More

July 12, 2024
Culture
‘America at great risk’: Foreign affairs committee members warn Biden’s lack of mental fitness puts US in danger

(The Daily Signal) – Republican members of the House and Senate foreign affairs committees have expressed alarm over President Joe Biden’s apparent declining mental health amid a growing terror threat… Read More

July 3, 2024
Culture
Meta rescinds job offer after expert links Instagram to ‘sextortion’ of minors

A digital security expert said Meta rescinded a job offer after he hosted a webinar on sextortion of minors that mentioned the company’s subsidiary, Instagram, as a haven for such… Read More

May 15, 2024
Opinion
Faith’s proven role in overcoming mental illness

(The Daily Signal) – “There is an important body of conservative thought that is now nearly or completely absent on the faculties of many eminent universities,” former Harvard University President … Read More

April 12, 2024
Culture
Mental health disorders are main predictor of suicide in teens with gender dysphoria, study says

Gender dysphoria in young people is not predictive of suicide when other mental health issues are accounted for, researchers say in a new study published at BMJ Mental Health.  The… Read More

February 22, 2024
Culture
Transgender series, part 2: ‘Truthful therapist’ explains why parents can’t trust mental health professionals

(The Daily Signal) – Unfortunately, parents can’t trust mental health professionals on the issue of a transgender identity, a veteran social worker warns. Pamela Garfield-Jaeger, a therapist… Read More

February 9, 2024
Culture
Transgender series, part 1: What is rapid-onset gender dysphoria and why does it matter?

(The Daily Signal) – Studies have suggested that the number of young people who identify as transgender has exploded in recent years. While activists claim that these people… Read More

February 7, 2024
Government
Illinois mandates mental health screenings of students starting this fall

(The Center Square) – Starting in the fall of 2024, a new state law, the Wellness Checks in Schools Program Act, will require yearly mental health screenings for Illinois’ 2… Read More

January 16, 2024
Opinion
Opinion: Let’s improve children’s mental health by protecting them online

As Gen Z began to mature, sociologists began to notice some startling trends they didn’t see among the Millennials, Gen X, or the Boomers before them. The teenage experience had… Read More

January 4, 2024
Culture
Gender reassignment is no cure for mental health issues, psychiatric study says

(The Daily Signal) – People experiencing gender dysphoria cannot expect gender-reassignment interventions to solve other mental health issues, according to a large, Finnish study published last month in the journal European Psychiatry. Read More

December 7, 2023
Culture
UK report: Over one-third of children on puberty blockers experienced worsened mental health

(The Daily Signal) – New research from the United Kingdom is showing that over a third of children placed on puberty blockers and hormone drugs suffered severe … Read More

September 26, 2023
Public Education
Children exposed to porn, strangers via school tablets, apps: ‘Nothing to screen these people’

A mom in the Kansas City area thought her daughter’s fascination with “Furries” – sometimes described as a subculture of people interested in animals with human characteristics – reflected her… Read More

September 25, 2023
Culture
Utah Gov. Cox signs bills requiring parental consent on minors’ social media use, among other restrictions

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox made history by approving the nation’s first laws requiring parental consent for a minor to use a social media application. Four other states are… Read More

March 24, 2023