New mental health program expands services for youth in Chinatown

New mental health program expands services for youth in Chinatown

In the heart of LA’s Chinatown neighborhood, the 6,000-square-foot facility provides mental health care services for students from the Los Angeles Unified School District, as well as children and youth ages six to 25. For years, mental health has been a major concern for LA youth, many of whom experience high levels of stress, including … Read more

How proper nutrition fuels hoop dreams during March Madness

How proper nutrition fuels hoop dreams during March Madness

Sports fans are gearing up for the biggest college basketball tournament in the country: March Madness. As fans finalize their breaks and prepare game-day snacks, athletes also fuel up for a long, fast race. Registered sports dietitian Allison McKay and George Mason University athletic sports dietitian Quentin Patterson, who also mentor dietetics students completing supervised … Read more

Beyond the burn zone: Maui wildfires create widespread mental health issues

Beyond the burn zone: Maui wildfires create widespread mental health issues

The deadly wildfires that devastated Maui in August 2023 created an island-wide mental health crisis, according to a new study from the University of Hawai… The deadly wildfires that devastated Maui in August 2023 created an island-wide mental health crisis, according to new research from the Economic Research Organization of the University of Hawaii and … Read more

ADHD is associated with other mental health issues. A new study suggests why – National | Globalnews.ca

ADHD is associated with other mental health issues. A new study suggests why - National | Globalnews.ca

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh think they have found a reason why teenagers with ADHD also struggle with anxiety and depression. Published earlier this month in the journal Attention Disorders, the study is being hailed by the university as “the first to study multiple factors that correlate with ADHD symptoms and mental health symptoms … Read more

Districts express concern about USDA updates to nutritional standards

Districts express concern about USDA updates to nutritional standards

Listen to the article 4 minutes This audio is automatically generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive summary: As the U.S. Department of Agriculture prepares to propose regulations that would require school meals to meet the latest federal nutrition standards, some school nutrition leaders are urging the agency not to increase meat … Read more

Comment: Fitness culture – it’s not about the test

Comment: Fitness culture - it's not about the test

The audio of this article is brought to you by the Air and Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardsmen and their families. Find out more at afa.org In an era of high-tech weaponry, supercomputers, armed drones, and satellites layered upon layers, it’s easy to overlook the most important element of military capability: … Read more

These 3 red flags show your child could use a confidence boost, says a mindfulness coach

These 3 red flags show your child could use a confidence boost, says a mindfulness coach

If you want your child to become a successful, happy and well-balanced adult, you need to pay attention to their confidence and self-esteem levels, says mental performance coach Sandra Kamphof. “Confidence is one of the strongest predictors of our performance, our happiness and our success,” says Kampfoff, founder of the Mentally Powerful Institute, a mental … Read more

Shasta County DA urges lawmakers to pass AB 46 to fix mental health diversion loopholes

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Redding, Calif. – Shasta County District Attorney Stephanie A. Bridget is urging California lawmakers to pass Assembly Bill 46, calling it a necessary fix to the state’s mental health diversion system, which she says has left courts with too little authority to protect public safety. Bridget announced that she is joining the California District Attorneys … Read more

I’m a math professor and I calculated a diet plan to lose 45 pounds in a year – without the gym.

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5 minutes of reading Tony Alvarado, 45, is a mathematics professor at Rice University from Houston, Texas, and has a history of heart problems. A combination of too little exercise, stress eating, and drinking contributed to weight gain that threatened his livelihood. Here’s how he put his act together through a comprehensive diet plan that … Read more