Mental health

Many of us face not only the mental burden of stress, but also its physical effects

“LGBTQ+” high school students has more than double the rate experiencing poor mental health

Mental health expert fears former US president has dementia

The founders of the "Danaya for Life" Foundation, consisting of public figures, have declared their position and presented their demands for urgent reforms in the dire state of child healthcare in Bulgaria.

Nearly 50,000 people losing their lives to the mental health crisis

The Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation (laskaridisfoundation.org) is hosting an exhibition of photographs by Ioannis Armiriotis aimed at raising awareness about mental health issues. The images illustrate everyday struggles but are also intended to strengthen and encourage the voices of those suffering from mental health disorders. The opening is on November 13 at 6 p.m.

In an effort to complete ongoing reforms to mental health services and rectify mistakes made along the way, the Health Ministry is preparing a draft law, which, according to Deputy Minister Dimitris Vartzopoulos, aims "to radically restructure the system of organization and administration of mental health services." Currently almost all psychiatric clinics at large hospitals are overcrowded. 

Nine-year-old Alessia Ramos gently pets a hamster at a Mexican hospital where animals ranging from Australian parakeets to a Siberian Husky are being used to provide mental health therapy.

"It helps me to relieve my anxiety, to control my emotions, to relax and be more focused," said Ramos, who has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD.

Up close, Glenn Close exudes on the one hand the stately air of a big screen star and on the other that unique simplicity that characterizes most of her American colleagues. The award-winning actress was in Athens recently to take part in the Stavros Niarchos Foundation's SNF Nostos conference, which this year was dedicated to mental health.

The European Commission has warned Slovenia is running ever greater risk of delays in implementing its recovery and resilience plan. It urged the country to adopt decisions on announced reforms without delay.