Better resilience is solution to child mental health crisis, experts say
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Bid to halt child safeguarding bill sickening, says Phillipson
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Simone Biles opens up about mental health, Tokyo Games and her ‘forbidden Olympic closet’
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Biden says 'New Orleans defines strength and resilience' at service for victims
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‘Sandwich carers’ suffer long mental health toll, study finds
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Tragedies highlight need for mental health checks for vets
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Green Beret behind Cybertruck attack wrote letter signaling mental health crisis
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