mental health

Scientists discover why mental disorders so often overlap

Website

3 January 2026

A massive global genetics study is reshaping how we understand mental illness—and why diagnoses so often pile up. By analyzing genetic data from more than six million people, researchers uncovered deep genetic connections across 14...

Why Philanthropy Must Back Systemic Approaches to Youth Mental Health

Website

12 January 2026

Youth mental health is a growing global crisis, with most mental health conditions beginning before the age of 25. Young people today face increasing stress from poverty, academic and social pressure, bullying (including online), climate...

GAMBLING AND BETTING IN AFRICA

Opinion piece, commentary

5 January 2026

*GAMBLING & BETTING IN AFRICA* By Peter Chege Kariuki | Mr. Talent. _Understanding the Web, the Wound, and the_ _Way Out._ A Practical, Lived-Experience Perspective by Mr. Talent. *Gambling & Betting in the African Reality* ( *Beyond Theory...

Towards Creating an Enabling Environment for the Treatment and Care of HIV Patients Who Inject/ Use Drugs

Scientific article

This paper presents the findings of an exploratory analysis of the health system and an integrated medical and psycho-social support primarily for HIV infected persons who inject drugs and persons who use drugs (PWID/PWUD HIV-patients). It...

Generative Artificial Intelligence-Enabled (GenAI) Digital Mental Health Medical Devices

Webinar

6 November 2025

AGENDA 2025 FDA Perspective: Generative Artificial Intelligence-Enabled (GenAI) Digital Mental Health Medical Devices FDA Perspective: Regulatory Considerations for Digital Mental Health Therapeutics Topic 1: Large Language Models in...

Child and youth mental health in the WHO European Region: Status and actions to strengthen quality of care

Report

7 November 2025

For the first time WHO Regional Office for Europe brings together all of data available at the Regional level on child and youth mental health. One in seven children and adolescents aged 0–19 years old lives with a mental health condition...

The Digital Drug

News

26 November 2025

I recently had the privilege of presenting at the Afri-Asia Drug Prevention & Treatment Summit 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya. The paper, titled “"Screen Addiction vs Substance Addiction: A Neuroscience and Behavioral Science Analysis.,” explored...

Been presented with award of appreciation at the just concluded Afro-Asia drug prevention summit, kenya

Mental Health of Nurses and Doctors survey in the European Union, Iceland and Norway

Report

10 October 2025

The Mental Health or Nurses and Doctors (MeND) survey, conducted by WHO Regional Office for Europe under a contribution agreement with the European Commission, aimed to explore the mental health, well-being and working conditions of doctors...

webinar "The impact of drug use on mental health"

30 October 2025

online

United States

Registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/6417610558364/WN_hNjggandR5GM4sXw8SbsNw

Thursday, October 30, 2025

This webinar will feature presentations on how drug use can have negative consequences in various domains, especially mental health.

Opening remarks

STANDING IN THE GAP: MY TESTIMONY ON SUICIDE PREVENTION.

Opinion piece, commentary

28 September 2025

STANDING IN THE GAP: MY TESTIMONY ON SUICIDE PREVENTION. Over the years of walking with teenagers and young people, I have come face to face with the silent battles they fight every day. Behind bright smiles and youthful energy, many are...