Spanish media coverage of youth mental health issues during the COVID-19 pandemic - Carrasco JP, Saucier AM, Whitley R.
BACKGROUND: The media portrayal of mental health is relevant in shaping the population's attitudes towards mental disorders. However, there is little information about the representation of young mental health issues in the Spanish-language press, especial... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 14, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Tokyo tests automated, simultaneous translation at railway station
Standing 40 cm high and 70 cm wide, the semi-transparent display has translations pop up simultaneously on the screen as the station staff and a foreign tourist speak. With more than two million visitors flocking to Japan last month in the wake of the country's post-pandemic reopening, railway…#seiburailway #tokyo #ayanoyajima #seiburailwaysales #googletranslate #kevincometto #italian #voicebiz #spanish #seibushinjuku (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
92% of attendees feel safe at long-running L.A. County parks program
Key takeawaysParks After Dark began at three Los Angeles County Parks in 2010, in part to help reduce violence and encourage physical activity. It has expanded to 34 parks.A survey of attendees from 2022 found that 92% felt safe at the events, and 94% agreed that the program gave them the chance to spend quality time with their families.UCLA researchers concluded that, over the course of the program, 189 fewer crimes have been committed in the neighborhoods hosting the events than could have been expected to occur otherwise.Leer en espa ñol.Ninety-two percent of people who attended a nighttime events program in Los Angele...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - July 31, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
British Airways owner announces record profits for first half of 2023
International Airlines Group has announced record profits for the first half of 2023, with air fares up almost 10% on last year. The British Airways owner said it expected its flight capacity across the group to recover to pre-pandemic levels by the end of the year, with booming demand pushing it…#britishairways #seandoyle #heathrow #gatwick #iag #aerlingus #spanish #iberia #precovid #747 (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Characteristics of patients treated for suicidal behavior during the pandemic in a psychiatric emergency department in a Spanish province - Irigoyen-Oti ñano M, Nicolau-Subires E, Gonzalez-Pinto A, Adrados-Pérez M, Buil-Reiné E, Ibarra-Pertusa L, Albert-Porcar C, Arenas-Pijoan L, Sánchez-Cazalilla M, Torterolo G, Puigdevall-Ruestes M, Llorca-Bofí V.
The objective is to e... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news
We ’ ve Had The 988 Crisis Line For a Year. Here ’ s What ’ s Working and What Needs to Change
On July 16 last year, the U.S. government changed the national suicide lifeline from an 800 number into an easier-to-remember three digit one: 988. As part of the revision, the government also pledged $1 billion to enhance services provided by the network, including building up staffing at the 200 call centers as well as creating more resources such as mobile crisis teams and crisis stabilization centers for people who needed immediate or follow-up care.
In the year since, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and the non-profit Vibra...
Source: TIME: Health - July 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Mental Health Source Type: news
Spain calls an end to COVID-19 health crisis and obligatory use of masks in hospitals, pharmacies
The Spanish government has declared an end to the health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and says people no longer have to wear masks in health and care centers as well as pharmacies (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - July 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Another deadly pandemic seems inevitable – but there is a way to avoid it | John Vidal
We are not helpless: we need to do big things quickly, though, to halt the disturbance of nature. And I fear that ’s not happeningJohn Vidal is a former Guardian environment editorWhen he bought the pretty little striped field mouse on the internet for $8to give to his daughter for her sixth birthday, the businessman from S ão Paulo was told it was free of infection and had been bred by a registered dealer. In fact, it had been sourced from the vast sugar cane fields planted in Brazil to grow biofuels to reduce the use of fossil fuels – and which were swarming with rodents after yet another heatwave.It nipped his daug...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 4, 2023 Category: Science Authors: John Vidal Tags: Infectious diseases Science Global health Animals Environment Climate crisis World news UK news Medical research Source Type: news
Could chatbots help devise the next pandemic virus?
Tech experts have been sounding the alarm that artificial intelligence (AI) could turn against humanity by taking over everything from business to warfare. Now, Kevin Esvelt is adding another worry: AI could help somebody with no science background and evil intentions design and order a virus capable of unleashing a pandemic.
Esvelt, a biosecurity expert at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, recently asked students to create a dangerous virus with the help of ChatGPT or other so-called large language models, systems that can generate humanlike responses to broad questions based on vast training sets of intern...
Source: ScienceNOW - June 14, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
A Matter of Facts — June 2023
dtarnowskiJune 7, 2023From Our PresidentAnniversaries are important. Marking a moment in time offers an opportunity to contemplate how far we ’ve come—or have yet to go.In the United States, June is LGBTQ Pride Month, established to commemorate the travails and celebrate the victories experienced by individuals with diverse sexual or gender identities in the struggle to attain their basic human rights. What started as an event in a single city —a march in Manhattan on the one-year anniversary of theStonewall Uprising of 1969—has grown into a global movement. Fifty-three years later, Pride festivities now take place...
Source: The Guttmacher Institute - June 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: dtarnowski Source Type: news
Shanghai International Film Festival Announces Competition Line-Up; Jerzy Skolimowski To Head Jury; Mike Leigh Featured In Tribute
Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) has unveiled the major competition selections for its 25th edition (June 9-18), which will be the first to be held in a fully physical format with international guests since before the pandemic. The festival’s Golden Goblet Awards comprises five sections…#siff #maincompetition #shanghaigrandtheater #yojiyamada #muyeres #spanish #martalallana #belgium #dominiquederuddere #haobam (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
For service workers, the pandemic burnout crisis never ended
The pandemic presented a major shift for office workers required to work from home during nationwide city shutdowns. Since then, many employers have introduced more-flexible working arrangements. But service workers — many of whom were on the front lines during the height of the pandemic — say…#elisegould #menukasimkhada #newyorkcity #spanish #anaisasanchez #joefuller (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mental Health Resources for You and Your Community
Tools for Mental Health Awareness Month
Mental Health Toolkit from Mental Health America. Includes media and social media resources, printable informational handouts, posters, and DIY tools. Available in Spanish.
Digital Toolkit for Mental Health Awareness Month Includes crafted messages and graphics for social media platforms during Mental Health Awareness month.
Mental Health Resources
Mental Health from MedlinePlus Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act as we cope with life.
How to Improve Mental Health from MedlinePlus: provides health informa...
Source: The Cornflower - May 9, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Bobbi Newman Tags: Resource Sharing mental health Mental Health Awareness Month Source Type: news
BA owner raises profit forecast as travel demand rebounds
The owner of British Airways has upgraded its full-year profit expectations thanks to strong demand for holiday travel, as the airline group said it expected to fly almost the same number of passengers this year as it did before the coronavirus pandemic. International Airlines Group (IAG) reported…#britishairways #iag #spanish #iberia #vueling #23bn #ftse #ukraine #federalreserve #heathrow (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cochrane Lifetime and Emeritus Members
Cochrane is proud to announce new lifetime and emeritus memberships,recognizing the extraordinary contributions of individuals who have made an exceptional, long-standing contribution to Cochrane ’s work and leadership.Cochrane ' s strength is in its collaborative, global community. Over the last 30 years, our members and supporters from more than 130 countries have worked together to produce credible, accessible health information and help inform health decision-making. Though we are spread out across the globe, our shared passion for health evidence unites us.Cochrane ’s Membership schemehelps reward everyone who hel...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - May 3, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
