Cities and Mental Health

Do Cities Impact our Mental Health? | OPPI

Do Cities Impact our Mental Health? The "Urban Brain." King's College London, Urban Brain Lab. On Thursday, 7th of September 2017, CBC ...

Urbanization and Mental Health: A Look at the Developing World

Unfortunately, researchers from the Indian National Institute of Mental Health and Neuroscience found that urban children and teens in the ...

How to make cities that care for young people's mental health

Safe spaces for meeting, education and public health are measures to make cities more friendly to the mental health of young people and ...

Urban Design and Mental Health | SpringerLink

This chapter discusses key opportunities for smart urban design to help promote good mental health, prevent illness, and support people who have mental health ...

Is urban living good for mental health? - Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Urbanization may cause mental health problems, such as psychotic experiences, depression and stress-related disorders, particularly in vulnerable individuals.

Research identifies characteristics of cities that would support young ...

Although urban environments influence a broad range of health outcomes, both positive and negative, their impacts manifest unequally. Mental ...

Characteristics of cities that would support the mental health of ...

Cities have long been a draw for young people. Research by UNICEF projects that cities will be home to 70 percent of the world's children by ...

Does City Life Pose a Risk to Our Mental Health? - Scientific American

Conversely, people predisposed to mental illness may simply be more likely to move into urban locales. Two papers published in May suggest both ...

Confronting Mental Health Challenges in Rural America | NAMI

Rural Americans experience higher rates of depression and suicide than people who live in urban areas, but they are less likely to access mental health care ...

Mayor's Office of Community Mental Health: Home

The Mayor's Office of Community Mental Health promotes mental health for all New Yorkers. Learn about our work.

Building better mental health in cities from the ground up

Projects paving the way. A well-designed urban space can have a positive influence on people's wellbeing and help prevent mental health problems ...

Urban Living vs. Rural Retreat's Impact on Mental Health - FHE Health

Where you live can impact your mental health. Whether it's a big city or a rural area there can be environmental factors such as noise, ...

Urban stress and mental health - LSE Cities

developing mental disorders. On the bright side, there are also indicators that show a protective aspect of large cities with regards to mental health. Cities,.

13 U.S. Cities Most Impacted by COVID-19 and Mental Health

Thirteen U.S. cities most impacted by COVID-19 and mental health* · Camden, N.J. — 84% of residents live in highly COVID-vulnerable ...

New York City Releases Its First Ever State of Mental Health Report

The report presents data from across age groups, spanning children and youth to adults, including formal diagnoses, measures of well-being, and environmental ...

More green spaces tied to better city dweller mental health - Futurity

A new study suggests that exposure to green spaces in urban areas has positive benefits for mental health.

Urban Mental Health - Dinesh Bhugra; Antonio Ventriglio

Urban Mental Health brings together international perspectives on urbanisation, its impacts on mental health, the nature of the built environment, and the ...

Designing Mental Health into Cities Will be Essential Post Covid-19 |

Resilient cities will be those that invest in the prevention of mental ill health by taking advantage of the built environment.

Mental distress among young people in inner cities

The weighted prevalence was 18.6% (95% CI 16.4% to 20.8%) for mental health problems, 14.5% (11.8% to 17.2%) for depression, 13.7% (10.9% to 16.6%) for anxiety ...

Exploring the connection between urban planning and mental health

There is now a recognized link between urban environments and mental health as cities are associated with more mental health problems compared ...