Trans surgery seekers far more likely to need psychiatric care: study
Research from Finland has suggested that people seeking cosmetic trans surgeries are substantially more likely to need a referral for psychiatric treatment.
Mental health
Cutting off parents may sound therapeutic, but is it unbiblical?
At a recent breakfast, three friends shared the same heartbreak: grown children who had cut off all contact, even with grandchildren. It's a growing trend, and one the Bible speaks to directly.
When foster care ends, the Church shouldn’t walk away
More than 20,000 foster youth age out of the system every year — often with no family, no safety net and no one showing up. But one thing can change everything: a caring adult who refuses to leave.
Abby Johnson warns Lindsay Clancy supporters against ‘conspiracy rot,’ ‘misguided compassion’
The case of Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts mother on trial for strangling her three children to death with exercise resistance bands in the basement of the family's Duxbury home, has divided the nation. Some say the mother's case is shining a light on postpartum struggles, while others say public support for her exemplifies misguided compassion.
Where have all the male counselors gone?
"In counseling, there aren't too many women. There are too few men." A veteran counselor makes the case for a new calling.
Is Lindsay Clancy a victim, a killer or both?
Three children are dead either way, and no diagnosis reverses that. But diminished capacity isn't nothing, and pretending otherwise doesn't serve anyone — least of all the truth.
California's SB 934 could revive 17-year-old lawsuits against Christian counselors
SB 934 is framed as justice for survivors of conversion therapy. But beneath that framing is a far more sweeping change: the power to revive expired lawsuits and punish conduct that was legal when it happened. Here's why that precedent should concern everyone — regardless of where they stand on the underlying issue.
My son says sports betting is harmless. Is he right?
I recently learned that my college freshman is gambling on sports games. He said it is not a big deal, that it is a lot of fun, and that he knows when to quit. Can you write something that I can share with him to address this from a biblical perspective?
Church attendance linked to decreased rates of depression, better mental health by 10-to-1: report
A comprehensive analysis of thousands of medical and social science studies has found that religious involvement is associated with better mental health outcomes far more often than not — with positive findings outnumbering negative ones by nearly 10 to one, according to a new report released by the Wheatley Institute.
RFK Jr. says SSRI withdrawal worse than heroin, rolls out 'deprescribing' initiative during emotional summit
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a sweeping new initiative Monday to reduce the overprescription of antidepressant selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and other psychotropic medications, especially for children.
