Integrity Counseling, Inc.

10/17/2026

Kids who got a smartphone at 12 were 49% more likely to report eating disorder symptoms by 14

Giving a child a smartphone before age 13 could be risky for some aspects of their mental health.

10/17/2026

40% of high school students report binge eating in new CDC survey https://www.statnews.com/2026/10/15/teenage-binge-eating-cdc-survey-finds-alarming-rate/

10/17/2026

Why reading for pleasure is vital to the brain https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/why-reading-pleasure-so-vital-brain-2026a10012r9?ecd=WNL_mdpls_261016_mscpedit_psych_etid8801552&uac=20920DN&spon=12&impID=8801552

10/15/2026

Time to consider a reverse bucket list https://time.com/article/2026/09/29/reverse-bucket-list-benefits-how-to-make/

10/15/2026

Feeling lonely or isolated? Here's an idea... https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/29/health/loneliness-angela-duckworth-situated-wellness

10/13/2026

Frequent cannabis use tied to greater seizure burden in drug-resistant epilepsy https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/frequent-cannabis-use-tied-greater-seizure-burden-drug-2026a10010ke?ecd=WNL_mdpls_261009_mscpedit_psych_etid8778022&uac=20920DN&spon=12&impID=8778022

10/13/2026

The risk of turning all problems into mental health problems

Psychiatrist Temitope Ogundare, MD, MPH, asks where normal human distress ends and mental disorder begins — and why clinicians should approach that boundary with humility.

10/08/2026

Unarmed 911 teams are reshaping public safety in nearly 100 cities https://www.npr.org/2026/09/28/nx-s1-5971545/unarmed-911-teams-are-reshaping-public-safety-in-nearly-100-cities

10/07/2026

Children at risk for depression get “stuck” on sad faces https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260927225022.htm

10/07/2026

A review of more than 265,000 people found that cannabis use was associated with higher rates of both committing violence and becoming a victim of it https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260930020255.htm