mental health

Children at school in India.

The world is 4 million teachers short. Here’s how to solve that.

Development

When you don’t have enough teachers in a town, state, or country, what do you do? Find and train a person, one expert says, “who’s really committed, and has a sense of caring, a sense of conviction to impart knowledge. If they have certain basic knowledge in terms of the content, I think we can give them the skills to make them” effective teachers.

The World

In Arizona’s wake, gun control for the mentally ill?

Conflict & Justice

Mental Health Not Getting Enough Attention From UN

Global Politics
The World

The Army’s New Approach to Mental Health

Health & Medicine

Ugandans with Mental Illness Learn to Fit In

Arts, Culture & Media
The World

Emotional depression, economic recession

Health & Medicine

The World Health Organization said last week that within the next 20 years, depression will become the largest health burden on society. But treatment for it is often underfunded, despite drastically affecting productivity in many countries.

The World

Jailed Journalists: The Road to Recovery

Health & Medicine

The road to recovery has begun for American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee. The Takeaway speaks to Yael Danieli, a clinical psychologist and trauma specialist, and Anthony Feinstein, University of Toronto psychiatry professor.