A New York City judge on Wednesday ordered a mental health evaluation for a Massachusetts woman charged in the unprovoked stabbing of a tourist changing her baby's diaper in a bathroom of Macy's flagship store in midtown Manhattan around the holidays.

Character.AI has agreed to settle multiple lawsuits alleging the artificial intelligence chatbot maker contributed to mental health crises and suicides among young people, including a case brought by Florida mother Megan Garcia.

There were no significant associations between the use of ChatGPT for mental health support and anticipated stigma or self-stigma among an adult population, according to data published in Behavioural Sciences.

Through learning these practices across the study, teens decreased in suicidal ideation from before to after taking MSC-T, and their thoughts about suicide continued to decrease over the next two months. Teens with greater increases in self-compassion experienced greater decreases in suicidal ideation.

A leading charity said it was "deeply concerning" that emergency legislation was needed for the Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales, which assesses the cases of people sectioned or otherwise restricted under the Mental Health Act.

A three-year initiative in California to strengthen student well-being by training high school students to support their peers showed promising results.

Legislation would expand age verification requirements and disable AI chatbots on social media, while also offering mental health support to 180,000 students annually.

Rula offers six therapist-approved mental health tips for the new year, emphasizing self-reflection, energy management, and setting achievable goals.

The Monterey County Board of Supervisors shut down a proposal to create an inpatient mental health facility in Salinas.