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NIFT 2027 entrance applications close at the regular fee on 16 November 2026, with a Rs 5,000 late window to 21 November; the NTA holds the exam on 10 January 2027.

On October 29, 2026, Meta extended alerts for supervising parents to teens' repeated self-harm searches on Facebook and worrying Meta AI chats, rolling out globally.

International Stress Awareness Week runs 2-6 November 2026 on the theme of rehumanising work; in India, women and young workers report more job stress.

Snowboarder Chloe Kim says she blamed herself for years before an adult ADHD diagnosis, as she joined a paid campaign on women and ADHD on October 28, 2026.

A Nanjing University study in Cell Metabolism, reported October 27, 2026, links postnatal depression to milk microRNAs that altered brain development in mice.

A UCL review of 21 studies and 24,523 women, reported October 27, 2026, found perimenopausal women had 59% higher odds of reporting anxiety symptoms.

Jools Oliver, 51, said on a podcast that years of undiagnosed ADHD 'ruined' 45 years of her life, putting late diagnosis in women in focus in October 2026.

Ingram Micro India named former Microsoft senior director Farhana Haque Country Lead and Executive Director, Platform Business, from October 21, 2026.

Ontario's October 26, 2026 local polls gave Ottawa a women-majority council, 13 to 12, and North Bay and Pembroke their first women mayors.

A Bournemouth University study of about 900 people, out October 27, 2026, found autistic participants had worse menopause symptoms and lower wellbeing.

Britain will extend parental pay to 150,000 more parents, including two weeks' paternity pay of up to £194 a week for self-employed fathers, the government said on 27 October 2026.

A Lurie Children's Hospital survey of 1,000 US parents, reported on October 26, 2026, found six in 10 feel sensory overload, rising to 70% with a child under five.

Jharkhand High Court granted a Hazaribagh woman a divorce, holding her husband's demand that she accept his affair partner was cruelty; reported October 26, 2026.

Placentas in late-onset pre-eclampsia show faster ageing, with oxidative stress a key driver, a Flinders University study in PNAS reported on October 26, 2026.

A UN Women and World Bank brief released on October 22, 2026 finds mothers average 196 days of paid leave and fathers 25; 66 economies give fathers none.

A University of Sydney study of 11,380 adults, released on 21 October 2026, describes a 'circadian' depression subtype in 23% of patients, 80% of them women.

Jennifer Siebel Newsom's documentary Miss Representation: Rise Up, on social media harm to girls, opened in US cinemas on October 22, 2026.

A 500-woman trial published October 20, 2026, in The Lancet Public Health found an online programme cut depression relapse risk in pregnancy by 26%.

A Deel study reported on October 21, 2026 finds Indian mothers take a median 130 working days of parental leave and fathers 7; 25% of mothers quit within six months.

A Flinders University study released on October 21, 2026 found women with postpartum psychosis contacted health services a median of seven times before correct care.

Allegheny County Council in Pennsylvania voted 11-4 on October 20, 2026 to require 12 weeks of fully paid leave for parents after a birth, adoption or stillbirth.

Zimbabwe's High Court, in a ruling reported on October 16-17, 2026, said mothers get no automatic custody preference; the child's welfare decides.

A Japanese study of 1,600 working women aged 45-60, released on October 20, 2026, found psychological menopause symptoms most strongly linked to plans to quit work.

Chhattisgarh High Court granted a husband divorce in October 2026, ruling insults over income, assaults and pressure to leave his elderly mother were mental cruelty.

On 15 October 2026 the UK's MHRA said leaflets for all 28 licensed antidepressants will get clearer warnings on suicide risk and lasting sexual side effects.

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show returned to Los Angeles on October 18, 2026 with KATSEYE, Tate McRae and Megan Thee Stallion, and Kylie Jenner in the Fantasy Bra.

Babies of mothers given talk therapy for prenatal depression had a smaller right hippocampus and less distress at six months, a study published October 16, 2026 says.

Portugal's parliament unanimously passed a law on October 16, 2026 giving parents 180 days of fully paid leave if they share it, from January 1, 2027.

A Swedish study released on October 15, 2026 links young adults' long unemployment or low-paid work in their 20s with poorer mental health in their ageing parents.

Each extra positive childhood experience, like a close bond with a parent or teacher, was linked to 16% lower odds of depression at 24 in a 3,499-child study.

A Portuguese parliamentary working group on 13 October 2026 approved a plan for 180 days of fully paid parental leave when parents share it, and for single parents.

A US study of 1,603 first-year OB-GYN residents, 86.5% women, found 35.6% screened positive for depression and fewer than a third sought help.

A WIN survey of 45,000 people in 45 countries, released for World Mental Health Day 2026, found 48% of women report frequent stress against 36% of men.

Aviva's Menopause Report, out Oct 13, 2026, finds 47% of perimenopausal UK women say symptoms affected work and 37% fear leaving their jobs early.

An Ohio State study reported on 13 Oct 2026 found chronic stress changes placental signals tied to fetal brain development in mice, echoed in human tissue.

A UCL-led review of 12 trials with over 1,000 women, reported on 13 October 2026, linked exercise, especially aerobic activity, to better mood during menopause.

Terry Bradshaw's memoir Looking for Terry, out October 13, 2026, details his clinical depression and how wife Tammy helps on hard days.

Teens with at least one trusted person to talk to had much lower depression and suicidal thoughts, a JAMA Pediatrics study published 12 October 2026 found.

Women report higher relationship and sexual satisfaction when male partners share the household mental load, a 2026 study of 452 people and 156 couples finds.

A University of Oulu study of about 2,600 women aged 46, publicised October 6, 2026, found those already in menopausal transition had more anxiety and depression.

A 15-year Notre Dame-led study of 465 young people, announced October 8, 2026, links positive parenting at age three to stronger reward responses in adolescence.

A Tulane-led study of 277,489 adults, publicised in October 2026, links loneliness plus isolation to 3.7 fewer depression-free years for women.

A Karolinska Institutet study of over 21,000 twins, released on October 8, 2026, found genes and upbringing explain much of the screen time-mental health link.

At Paris Fashion Week on October 5, 2026, Gabriela Hearst showed a collection partly made by Afghan women artisans, whom she called her '22 million muses'.

A Danish trial presented on October 9, 2026 found a five-week prenatal emotion-skills course lowered postpartum depression risk only in women who had given birth before.

On October 9, 2026, WHO released a guide to move people from long psychiatric hospital stays to community care; only about 9% of countries have fully made the shift.

A two-day Women and Child Development summit of the Centre and states ended in New Delhi on October 9, 2026, with the Prime Minister due at its closing session.