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Every day the Good Good Good team collects the best good news in the world and shares it with our community. Here are the highlights for this week!If you want to get good news in your inbox every day, join the Goodnewsletter — the free daily newsletter designed to leave you feeling hopeful.‍The Best Positive News We’re Celebrating This Week —Presbyterian churches in Pittsburgh canceled $14 million in medical debt for their neighborsCongregants at more than 100 Presbyterian churches in the Pittsburgh area donated nearly $75,000 to cancel more than $14 million in medical debt for an estimated 12,500 Allegheny…

In 2022, a national survey found that about 60 million American adults – approximately 23% of the U.S. adult population – were living with a mental illness, defined as a diagnosable mental, emotional or behavioral disorder. This translates to a nearly 37% increase over the past decade. These conditions can have a profound and lasting effect on patients’ lives, including their ability to engage meaningfully and sustainably in the workforce. Globally, depression and anxiety are estimated to lead to 12 billion lost working days annually, costing an estimated US$1 trillion per year in lost productivity worldwide and $47 billion in…

Beginning in January 2026, Social Security benefits for more than 70 million Americans will increase by 2.8%, thanks to the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) announced in October by the Social Security Administration (SSA). On average, the COLA should push Social Security retirement benefits up by about $56 a month, the SSA said in a press release. Based on SSA data as of November 2025 — when the average retirement payment was about $1,960 a month — the typical Social Security retirement check should be roughly $2,016 a month in early 2026. That doesn’t mean the average will be the same in…

LAS VEGAS, NV / ACCESS Newswire / January 17, 2026 / The conclusion from an independent analysis examining online therapy practices highlights Online-Therapy.com as the overall best online therapy platform in 2026, for its high-quality care, high customer satisfaction score, and affordable rates.The publication focuses on operational standards, clinical frameworks, technology use, and care consistency across the online therapy landscape.The analysis arrives at a time when online mental health services continue to expand due to increased demand for accessible care. Digital platforms now serve individuals seeking support for anxiety, depression, stress management, relationship challenges, and behavioral health needs. As adoption…

Last Updated:January 17, 2026, 15:35 ISTHealthy competition among students can positively motivate but concerns arise when children begin to define themselves only by their grades and ranks.Mental wellbeing isn’t separate from academic success but is a key driver that enables it. (AI-generated image used for representational purposes only)Academic performance for a long time has been the primary measure of student success with respect to their intelligence and capabilities. As the demands of the modern world, along with societal expectations on students and the need for schools to distinguish their academic offerings, evolve, the conventional criteria for student evaluation for success…

Millions of Social Security beneficiaries will see their funds being credited, signifying the second official payment as part of the distribution of retirement, disability, and survivor benefits, as per the new annual schedule.The Social Security Administration will distribute payments to millions of beneficiaries, with the second payment cycle affected by the 2026 calendar (Representative Image: Unsplash)The postponement in the initiation of these payments was attributed to the arrangement of the 2026 calendar, since the year commenced on a Thursday, which resulted in the distribution cycles being pushed to the latest feasible dates within the month.Also Read: Verizon outage compensation: How…

As one of the co-founders of Food Not Bombs, a volunteer-run collective, Keith McHenry has been arrested nearly 100 times and spent over 500 nights in jail — all for feeding people without a permit.His first arrest occurred on August 15, 1988, when McHenry and eight fellow volunteers were detained at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco for distributing free vegetarian meals to people experiencing homelessness. The offense? A picnic ordinance violation. “Right now there’s roughly over 50 cities that have actually banned or limited the distribution of free food in public,” McHenry told Responsible Eating and Living. “And it’s not limited…

I’m that one person in the family who tends to talk about uncomfortable topics — divorce, money, religion, and politics. But I especially talk about death more than most because I want to learn how to live a long, healthy life and find out how not to die. Certain daily habits contribute to the decline of our health, and changing those habits will help you live longer. To learn how to avoid preventable diseases, start by changing some common unhealthy habits.7 daily habits that help you live longer than you probably want to, according to experts:1. Stop smokingIf you’re under the age of 40,…

65 years ago today, President Eisenhower went on television to deliver his farewell address after two full terms as president. He prepared it along with his brother Milton and chief speechwriter, calling it a “solemn moment in a decidedly unsolemn time” where he would attempt with every fiber in his lungs to warn a nation “giddy with prosperity, infatuated with youth and glamour, and aiming increasingly for the easy life,” that the country was on the path to a ruinous future if her citizens did not keep strict watch over what he described as the dual threats of a vast…

Mothers who breastfeed, particularly for longer durations, have a lower risk of depression and anxiety up to ten years after childbirth. Highlights: Longer breastfeeding duration is linked to lower maternal depression and anxiety Each additional week of exclusive breastfeeding reduces mental health risk Protective effects persist up to ten years after pregnancy Breastfeeding is widely recommended for infant nutrition and immunity, but emerging evidence suggests its benefits extend far beyond early childhood (1✔ ✔Trusted SourceBreastfeeding and later depression and anxiety in mothers in Ireland: a 10-year prospective observational studyGo to source). A recent long-term study indicates that breastfeeding may also…