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<td><a href="http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=187563&url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2025/10/09/sober-october-no-alcohol/86563015007/" style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing:-1px;margin:0;padding:0 0 2px;font-weight: bold;font-size: 19px;line-height: 20px;color:#222;">What Is Sober October, and Is It Worth Giving It a Try?</a>
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<p><div><p>Source: <a href="https://www.apa.org/rss/?tab=4" rel="tag" target="_blank">APA PsycPORT™: Psychology Newswire</a></p>First there was Dry January, and now there's Sober October—two 31-day challenges to stay alcohol-free. Last year, a survey found that 1 in 4 Americans planned to participate in Sober October, and with good reason. Taking a month-long break from alcohol is associated with a variety of physical and mental health benefits. For example, moderate to heavy drinkers experience improved insulin resistance, weight, blood pressure, and cancer-related...</div><h6></h6><br><a href="https://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?action=rssHomepage" target="_blank"><img title="Brought to you by Social Psychology Network" alt="Brought to you by SocialPsychology Network" src="https://www.socialpsychology.org/images/rss-footer-large.png" border="0" width="400" height="45"></a><br><br></p>
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<td><a href="http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=187573&url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mental-health-distress-lgbtq-youth-study/" style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing:-1px;margin:0;padding:0 0 2px;font-weight: bold;font-size: 19px;line-height: 20px;color:#222;">LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health Distress Is Increasing, Study Finds</a>
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<p><div><p>Source: <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/us/" rel="tag" target="_blank">CBS News - U.S. News</a></p>Mental health distress among LGBTQ+ youth in the United States has been increasing amid a surge in anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, but strong support networks and access to health care are easing symptoms for some, a new study finds. The study was published Thursday by The Trevor Project, an LGBTQ+ advocacy organization that provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services. Researchers followed 1,689 LGBTQ+ young people between 2023 and...</div><h6></h6><br><a href="https://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?action=rssHomepage" target="_blank"><img title="Brought to you by Social Psychology Network" alt="Brought to you by SocialPsychology Network" src="https://www.socialpsychology.org/images/rss-footer-large.png" border="0" width="400" height="45"></a><br><br></p>
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<td><a href="http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=187566&url=https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiggFBVV95cUxOSkFjWVdxM2lYbkJqMS10aEpJYzY1R01oOXh0eHZtSlVxTXhKaFZLUG5KWXFNY1FJSGdGdU9jMV9kLVd4ZENoTjVYRXN1Z3VncUpTa1hfQzRNVllPb1cyTHNNcml6bjZJUUlSSHhFblZVVm1OYzFLSGozX1VDeDQwWXlR?oc=5" style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing:-1px;margin:0;padding:0 0 2px;font-weight: bold;font-size: 19px;line-height: 20px;color:#222;">Israel Keeps Gaza Border Crossing Closed While Reducing Aid Deliveries</a>
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<p><div><p>Source: <a href="http://news.google.com/?ned=us&topic=m" rel="tag" target="_blank">Google News - Health</a></p>Israel on Wednesday kept closed a crucial border crossing from Egypt to Gaza and cut in half the amount of aid allowed to enter in retaliation for what it says are delays in the handover of bodies of dead hostages by the militant group Hamas. The exchange of Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees and the handover of bodies is central to the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza agreed to last week.</div><h6></h6><br><a href="https://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?action=rssHomepage" target="_blank"><img title="Brought to you by Social Psychology Network" alt="Brought to you by SocialPsychology Network" src="https://www.socialpsychology.org/images/rss-footer-large.png" border="0" width="400" height="45"></a><br><br></p>
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<td><a href="http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=187564&url=https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/09/30/nx-s1-5557278/ai-artificial-intelligence-mental-health-therapy-chatgpt-openai" style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing:-1px;margin:0;padding:0 0 2px;font-weight: bold;font-size: 19px;line-height: 20px;color:#222;">What Are the Risks When Using AI for Mental Health?</a>
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<p><div><p>Source: <a href="https://www.apa.org/rss/?tab=4" rel="tag" target="_blank">APA PsycPORT™: Psychology Newswire</a></p>AI chatbots marketed as "mental health companions" are drawing in people who can't afford therapy, are burned by bad experiences, or just want to see if a machine might be helpful. OpenAI says ChatGPT alone now has nearly 700 million weekly users. While it's not clear how many people are using the tool specifically for mental health, some say it has become their most accessible form of support, especially when human help isn't available or...</div><h6></h6><br><a href="https://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?action=rssHomepage" target="_blank"><img title="Brought to you by Social Psychology Network" alt="Brought to you by SocialPsychology Network" src="https://www.socialpsychology.org/images/rss-footer-large.png" border="0" width="400" height="45"></a><br><br></p>
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<td><a href="http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=187559&url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx24kllyye1o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss" style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing:-1px;margin:0;padding:0 0 2px;font-weight: bold;font-size: 19px;line-height: 20px;color:#222;">British Government Told to Prepare for 2C Warming by 2050</a>
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<p><div><p>Source: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science_and_environment/" rel="tag" target="_blank">BBC News - Science and Environment</a></p>The UK should be prepared to cope with weather extremes as a result of at least 2C of global warming by 2050, independent climate advisers have said. The country was "not yet adapted" to worsening weather extremes already occurring at current levels of warming, "let alone" what was expected to come, the Climate Change Committee wrote in a letter addressed to the government. The letter came as the World Meteorological Organization confirmed that...</div><h6></h6><br><a href="https://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?action=rssHomepage" target="_blank"><img title="Brought to you by Social Psychology Network" alt="Brought to you by SocialPsychology Network" src="https://www.socialpsychology.org/images/rss-footer-large.png" border="0" width="400" height="45"></a><br><br></p>
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<td><a href="http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=187587&url=https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMihwFBVV95cUxPU05nalBzMGk2dUVhVTVZUjlibmNTRzJNOWsxeE5BOFBuQjhkN3FtQzRta1NrckxfWjZqZUk5Rnhxa2hLMWpwNHYzbDNyenpuc3NjNDZaRWpwajFRNEJ3TDlxSWpnakF5SE1xMGo4Q21xTU5hTGltVUNZTlJ1S21sbnJaQk1iS0k?oc=5" style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing:-1px;margin:0;padding:0 0 2px;font-weight: bold;font-size: 19px;line-height: 20px;color:#222;">Senators Working to Prevent Trump From Declaring War Without Approval</a>
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<p><div><p>Source: <a href="http://news.google.com/?ned=us&topic=m" rel="tag" target="_blank">Google News - Health</a></p>Amid a wave of U.S. military strikes in the Caribbean and plans for covert operations in Venezuela, Senator Tim Kaine is leading a bipartisan effort to stop President Trump from unilaterally declaring war. Since September, Mr. Trump has ordered at least five U.S. military strikes on boats that the White House claims were smuggling illegal drugs. So far, at least 27 people have been reported killed, but their identities have yet to be shared.</div><h6></h6><br><a href="https://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?action=rssHomepage" target="_blank"><img title="Brought to you by Social Psychology Network" alt="Brought to you by SocialPsychology Network" src="https://www.socialpsychology.org/images/rss-footer-large.png" border="0" width="400" height="45"></a><br><br></p>
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