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China
Student with delusional love disorder believes his classmates are in love with him
A Chinese university student diagnosed with a delusional love disorder believed that all of his female classmates were in love with him, des...
Bryan Ke
Government
LA County survey: Asians grapple with highest rates of loneliness, suicidal thoughts
Asian Americans report the highest rates of loneliness and suicidal thoughts in Los Angeles County, a new survey finds. Key points: ...
Ryan General
Animals
Interacting with dogs boosts humans’ brain waves linked to well-being: study
A new study suggests that playing and engaging in certain activities with dogs can significantly enhance a person’s brain waves associ...
Entertainment
Seoul to protect K-pop trainees from forced weight loss, plastic surgery
The city council of Seoul has enacted groundbreaking legislation that protects young K-pop trainees from forced weight loss and plastic surg...
Food
Milk tea addiction linked to anxiety, depression among youths: study
A recent study from China has revealed significant links between milk tea consumption, addiction and mental health issues among youths. Key ...
Carl Samson
Health
Watch: TikToker shares what life is like with germaphobe parent with OCD
A TikTok user has sparked conversations on mental health after sharing details about his life with his mother who has been clinically diagno...
News
Railway worker who saved 29 lives honored in the UK
A railway station assistant in the U.K. has been appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for his remarkable efforts in pre...
Preschoolers’ mental health impacted by sleep, screen time: studies
Researchers in China recently published a pair of studies that demonstrate links between preschoolers’ mental health to their sleep and scre...
Teens who use phones for over 4 hours daily face higher health risks: study
Researchers from Hanyang University Medical Center in South Korea found that teenagers who use smartphones for more than four hours a day ex...
Michelle De Pacina
JYP’s mental health advice to talents divides K-pop fans
K-pop luminary Park Jin-young, better known as JYP, ignited controversy upon revealing a piece of advice he says he gives to his talents abo...
Events
BLACKPINK’s Rosé advocates for mental health awareness at Jill Biden-hosted summit
“In order for me to create and share positivity through my music, my mental health needs to be taken care of as a matter of priority&#...
Culture
Almost half of all Japanese workers sleep less than 6 hours per night: study
A government survey in Japan revealed that 45.5% of its workers sleep less than six hours per night on average. The survey results: The rec...
APA appoints its first Asian American woman president
The American Psychological Association (APA) has elected its first Asian American woman and first Japanese American president. Key details: ...
Education
Japanese city eyes robots to attend classes for students with anxiety issues
A city in southwest Japan plans to let robots attend classes in place of students who miss them due to anxiety, stress and other mental heal...
Naomi Osaka says she was ‘very scared’ of social media during mental health battle
“Somewhere along the line, I definitely got very scared of social media. I felt like there was too much I didn’t know about it,&...
Coronavirus
Discrimination during pandemic significantly harmed Asian American students’ mental health: study
The mental health of Asian American students was significantly harmed due to the rise of anti-Asian discrimination fueled by the COVID-19 pa...
‘Blasian March’ unites Black, Asian and Blasian communities in Sacramento
A march that brought together Black, Asian and Blasian (Black and Asian) communities was held in Sacramento, California, on Saturday. What i...
Beauty
Kylie Verzosa becomes the first Asian actress to have an AI model
Filipino beauty queen-turned-actor Kylie Verzosa recently announced that she has partnered with a company in San Francisco to make an artifi...
White House to host inaugural AANHPI Mental Health Summit
The White House on Thursday will host the first-ever Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Mental Health Summit, the...
Asian children are least likely to receive mental health treatment, says CDC
Asian children in the U.S. are least likely to receive medication for mental health disorders, according to a recent report published by the...
SEVENTEEN’s Wonwoo leads new mental health series
SEVENTEEN’s Wonwoo is taking part in a new mental health initiative launched by The Jed Foundation (JED) and Mindset, a self-care and ...
Daniel Anderson
10 AAPI mental health resources you can check out right now
Since 2009, when former President Barack Obama signed Proclamation 8369, the month of May has become a time to remember and celebrate the ac...
Crime
64-year-old woman fatally stabbed in her apartment building identified by SF authorities
San Francisco authorities have identified the senior woman killed inside her apartment building on May 5. The Office of the Chief Medical E...
Meet the Gen Z entrepreneur who wants to help alleviate the mental health crisis through sound
With Travis Chen at the helm of the music therapy app SoundMind, thousands of users are lulled into a blissful trance, soothed by lush sound...
William Yuk
K-pop’s newest hit: mental health support through audio therapy
The manager of a legendary K-pop artist once asked me to exclude the words “mental health” in any context from a pending interview profile. ...
Vigil held for Brooklyn U-Haul truck rampage victim, with 1 now out of coma
A week after an “unhinged” man driving a U-Haul truck rammed through pedestrians in Brooklyn, city officials and community leaders organized...
New study finds Buddhism can lower the risk of depression
Researchers at Chiang Mai University in Thailand have linked the observation of Buddhist precepts to a lower risk of developing depression....
Sarah Yukiko
Why Cheryl Burke is stepping off the ‘DWTS’ dancefloor after 26 seasons
After 26 seasons on “Dancing with the Stars,” Cheryl Burke is stepping away from the dance floor. Since joining the show during its second...
Canada
Montreal community demands answers after police shoot man during mental health call
About 150 people gathered at a march at Sun-Yat-Sen Park in Montreal on Sunday to demand justice for the death of Ronny Kay, a Chinese man ...
Issues & Racism
New Zealand study finds anti-Asian hate victims more likely to experience anxiety, depression
Researchers from the University of Auckland have found a correlation between experiencing anti-Asian hate and increased anxiety, depressive...
Hawaii awarded $3.5 million to lead national mental health center for AANHPI
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded Hawaii’s Department of Health nearly $3.5 million to create the AANHPI Behavioral ...
Film & TV
Simu Liu reveals mental health struggles a year after ‘Shang-Chi’ debut
Simu Liu took to Instagram to share the mental health struggles he’s faced since debuting as the MCU superhero Shang-chi on the one-year an...
Editorial Staff
Weeekly’s Shin Ji-yoon permanently leaves group to focus on mental health
Shin Jiyoon of K-pop girl group Weeekly has permanently left the group due to mental health concerns. The lead vocalist and sub-rapper for...
Asian American History
Ma, Ba, may we talk?: The East Asian dinner table conversation, and what it says about mental health
At 14, you were braiding your younger sister’s hair into a Chinese ladder when Mom called both of you downstairs. It is dinnertime, and your...
Brian Zhang
Mental health in Asian American communities: Why we must break the silence together
Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this piece are those of the author’s and do not necessarily represent the views of NextShark. May i...
Jenny Wang
Olympic gold-medalist snowboarder Chloe Kim reveals plans for mental health break
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Chloe Kim plans to take a full season off from competition to prioritize taking care of her mental health. ...
Celine Pun