It's monday october 10th 2022. Happy Indigenous Peoples day.
I'm Michelle Castilian in new york city filling
in for Hannah Dobel while she's on assignment.
So thanks so much for joining us.
Let's start with a wraparound. Today's need to know headlines.
The International Federation for Human Rights and the
League for the Defense of Human Rights in
Iran is now calling for an international investigation
as the death toll from Iranian protest rises.
The organization says at least 193 people,
including 18 Children have been killed in the protests
and hundreds more have been injured, arrested or detained
protesters are calling out a corrupt government and
police force along with strict laws against women after
a young woman died in police custody after authorities
claimed she was wearing a head covering and properly
in other news.
The deadly storm that brought devastating flooding to central America
this weekend has dropped to a tropical depression today,
Julia made landfall as a category one storm and
even though it's been downgraded as the flooding,
it is still intense across Panama Honduras and Nicaragua.
At least 14 people were killed and several
1000 people were evacuated across those countries.
It's expected to continue northwest to bring
more flash floods and landslides to southern Mexico
and a Russian hacking group took down the websites of more than a dozen U. S.
Airports this morning.
The targets included some of the country's
busiest hubs like Atlanta's Hartsfield Jackson International
Airport Chicago's O'hare and L. A. X.
The hacking group, which is known as Kill net claimed responsibility
last week.
The group said it knocked out several state government sites
and in july it targeted Congress's official site as well.
Kill Net specifically targeted NATO organizations since
Russia's invasion of Ukraine and february.
We also have an update from a story we've been closely covering here on Cheddars.
News wrap
the NFL and the NFL players association have
agreed to update the league's concussion protocol.
The move comes after a joint investigation
following dolphins quarterback tua Tagovailoa last month.
It changes the language around gross motor and stability to
close a loophole that let Tagovailoa get back on the field
this week and nearly a dozen players were either
evaluated or pulled from a game over concussion concerns
and the pentagon is reviewing its mental health protocols.
It's a move Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been working on since March and
this comes as suicide rates among service
members notably dropped 15% in 2020 alone.
Earlier this year,
Secretary Austin created an independent committee to review
the military's mental health programs and since then,
the pentagon has pushed to increase therapy sessions and
even often childcare so parents can attend them.
Nine out of 10 adults believe there's a mental health crisis
in the US and that's according to a recent poll we told
you about last week and on World mental health Day experts
say it's time to erase stigma and raise awareness of these issues
in today's health minute mandy gaither has tips on how to
deal with some of the most common health concerns take a look
a crisis in the U. S. Many americans may not be getting the mental health help.
They need.
80% of those who took part in a recent poll say
that cost of mental health care is a big problem.
About three quarters say that insurers not covering
mental health the way they do physical health
is a significant concern and 63% are concerned
about the lack of providers taking insurance.
People I think are really beginning to identify that mental
health is just it is important to address this.
Physical health anxiety is the most commonly reported mental health issue.
Psychologist Kia Ray Pruit with Cleveland clinic says if
you're feeling anxious first identify what's behind it,
is it fear about something?
Is it worry? Is it based off of something bad that has happened?
So I think what's important is to kind of understand what's
causing the anxiety then Pruitt says to take a break,
think about ways you can adjust your life, maybe you're over committing yourself,
Maybe you're worried about something that may
never happen when it comes to depression.
Another common mental health concern,
Pruitt says to be aware of the signs which may include feeling sad or anxious,
often not wanting to take part in activities you once thought were fun,
feeling irritable, having trouble sleeping and changes in appetite,
you're feeling these symptoms, talk to someone,
you don't have to be alone in the struggles for health.
Minute I'm mandy gaither.
This summer,
the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline switched to a three digit number 988.
And early data suggests success.
We call jumping 45% in the first month, compared with the same time a year before.