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🗞 Governor Newsom highlights mental health support for USS Abraham Lincoln sailors returning to San Diego after 321-day deployment. The USS Abraham Lincoln returned to San Diego in October after a grueling 321-day deployment, prompting California to highlight expanded mental-health support for returning sailors, Marines, and their families. Through the Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinics at Veterans Village of San Diego, service members can connect with community-based mental-health care as they adjust to life at home. California’s Veterans Health Initiative has received $38 million to expand services statewide, including counseling, case management, and peer support. Read more at Gov.CA.Gov

🗞 ChatGPT gave a man unlicensed medical advice, leading to mental health crisis, lawsuit alleges. A Washington man has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that ChatGPT gave him inappropriate medication guidance and contributed to a serious mental health crisis that led to hospitalization in 2025. According to the complaint, the chatbot advised him about medication use, reassured him when he considered going against his doctor’s instructions, and continued offering guidance instead of consistently directing him to qualified medical professionals. Read more at CBS News

🗞 Maryland medical school study trains clinicians on keto diet for mental illness.  A groundbreaking University of Maryland School of Medicine study found that training clinicians on the ketogenic diet significantly increased their confidence in prescribing it for complex mental illnesses. This approach shows immense promise for individuals with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression, particularly those who haven't responded well to standard therapies. Beyond easing psychiatric symptoms, keto could represent a massive win for families by simultaneously improving insulin resistance and weight gain often caused by antipsychotic medications. Read more at Yahoo! News

🗞 This song was scientifically designed to soothe babies — and 470 million streams prove it works. The Happy Song is celebrating its 10th anniversary after becoming a global hit with parents looking for ways to soothe their babies. Created in collaboration with two psychologists, the song was developed using research into infant happiness and tested with babies to identify appealing melodies, rhythms, and sounds. The result has amassed more than 470 million Spotify streams, showing how a science-informed musical experiment became a source of comfort for families around the world. Read more at CNN

Mental Health: In Crisis? Call or Text 988

Veterans Crisis Line: Call 988 and press ‘1’ or Text 838255

Youth Helpline: 2NDFLOOR - (888) 222-2228

National Domestic Violence Hotline: (800) 799-SAFE (7233)

National Suicide Prevention Hotline: (800) 273-TALK (8255)

Addiction: Start Your Recovery - (800) 662-4357

Here Are 12 Psychological “Facts” You Need To Stop Believing ASAP, Because Yes, Almost Everything You Learned Growing Up Was A Lie. The BuzzFeed article debunks 12 common psychology myths that many people grow up believing. Among them: you can’t reliably tell if someone is lying just by watching their body language, people don’t have fixed learning styles that determine how they learn best, and letting anger out by acting on it doesn’t necessarily make you feel better. The article also challenges misconceptions about hypnosis, personality change, and only children, highlighting how scientific research often tells a more complicated story than popular beliefs suggest. Read More at BuzzFeed

MYTH: If someone is depressed, they are choosing to be depressed.

FACT: Mental health problems have nothing to do with being lazy or weak and many people need help to get better. Many factors contribute to mental health problems, including biological factors (such as genes, physical illness, injury, or brain chemistry), life experiences (such as trauma or a history of abuse), and family history of mental health problems.

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