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A new suicide prevention training programme for farmers has been launched to address suicide rates in agriculture across the UK. The initiative, led by the Farm Safety Foundation, also known as Yellow Wellies, is supported by The Royal Foundation. It has been developed in partnership with Baton of Hope through the National Suicide Prevention Network. See also: Sheep farmer shares breast cancer survival story Launched during the ninth Mind Your Head week – Yellow Wellies’ annual mental health campaign – the e-learning module “Suicide Awareness & Prevention” has been designed specifically for farming audiences and is described as “the first…

Financial pressure has pushed some young people into mental health crises. Illustration photo: Freepik. Ms. N.H.M., 31, living in Tan Son Hoa Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, was assigned to lead an important project that had to be completed before the Tet holiday. In the final months of the year, her workload surged, deadlines tightened, and the pressure of preparing financially to return to northern Vietnam for Tet with her family left her in a constant state of tension and anxiety. She developed a range of symptoms, including insomnia, headaches, rapid heartbeat, chest tightness, poor appetite and weight loss. Believing…

Key Takeaways U.S. citizens can generally receive survivor benefits abroad. The rules depend on citizenship, country of residence and benefit type. Non‑citizen spouses can still qualify, but need to pay close attention to their residency history and the rules of their country of origin. The number of people receiving Social Security benefits overseas, now more than 711,000 people, has more than doubled in the last two decades. About one in seven of them are receiving survivor benefits. Your spouse can still receive those payments after you’re gone, even from abroad. The rules depend on citizenship, country of residence and benefit…

The faces of CTV London participate in the CMHA push-up challenge to raise awareness for mental health and reduce the stigma of asking for help.

The most effective exercises for tackling symptoms of depression and anxiety include running, swimming and dancing, a new study suggests.Group workouts may offer even greater benefits for those with depression, especially young adults and new mothers.Researchers, whose findings were published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, are urging mental health professionals to “prescribe exercise with the same confidence as traditional treatments”.The review, conducted by Australian experts, analysed 63 studies and concluded that aerobic exercises had the “most substantial impact” on both conditions.Group workouts were linked to a greater reduction in depression, with people aged 18 to 30 and postnatal…

                                Case File A construction contractor’s lack of control over a law enforcement officer’s work directing traffic around a project meant that it was not the officer’s joint employer for workers’ compensation purposes. Simply Research subscribers have access to compliance knowledge from around the states, including North Carolina. Case Lassiter v. Robeson County Sheriff’s Department, No. 54PA24 (N.C. 12/12/25) What Happened? A law enforcement officer for a North Carolina county sheriff’s department earned additional income by accepting approved off-duty employment opportunities. One of these opportunities…

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, often called AOC, is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York. She is widely known for her role in shaping progressive economic policy, including debates around wages, health care, taxes, and retirement security. Social Security reform has been a consistent focus for her because she believes the program has failed to evolve and now falls short of setting oneself up for retirement. Here’s everything you need to know about why Social Security isn’t keeping up, her proposal to fix that, and why her message is resonating with voters. Why AOC says…

Many people pay close attention to what’s on their plate at dinnertime, but meal timing is often an afterthought, with dinner squeezed in only after work, child care, social plans, and other obligations are met. A growing body of research, however, suggests that what you eat isn’t the only factor that influences health. When you eat is important, too—and in the case of dinner, studies suggest, early birds have it right. Humans have “body clocks that regulate our physiology and our behavior to such an extent that we’re not the same person in the morning that we are in the…

What do collecting old editions of Dungeons & Dragons monster manuals, securing the same tailgate spot for over 20 years, and mastering yoga postures have in common? They are all forms of “serious leisure.”These pursuits are different from casual hobbies in several ways. They require participation over longer periods, which makes people who practice them more skilled and more connected with the activity over time. The driving force for casual leisure is having fun; when a participant becomes more focused on accomplishment and improving their skills, the pursuit can gradually become more serious.I direct the Rehabilitation and Recreational Therapy Program…

The Neurodiversity & Disability Symposium at Chico State, a gathering to promote research, education, and resources, was hosted on Thursday in the Bell Memorial Union auditorium. Individuals from various backgrounds spoke to nearly 600 audience members, including family members, individuals on the autism spectrum and other forms of neurodivergence, teachers, counselors, advocates, neuroscientists, students and more.  Kaelynn Partlow, a registered behavior technician and participant of Netflix’s “Love on the Spectrum,” discussed how to balance common characteristics of the autism spectrum, such as honesty, directness and preference for routine, with the unspoken “rules” of general neurotypical social interactions, such as small…