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A Healed Black Man Works to Heal Others

During his six decades on the planet, Douglas Reed has worn many uniforms. He spent two decades in Army fatigues, then did a tour in federal prisons as a corrections officer.  Nowadays he tours the U.S. talking about his mental health journey. MindSite News Reporter Josh McGhee spoke with him about his path.

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The Hole Ruined Me

In 2019, more than 55,000 incarcerated Americans had spent the past 15 days in solitary confinement. Jeffrey McKee was one, and he writes about the impact it had on his psyche.



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Suicides: Up in US, Down in Europe

U.S. and European suicide rates are moving in opposite directions. A trans lawmaker in Minnesota seeks to make her state a safe place. A skeptical writer finds transformation and solace at a mystical center in the desert. And a practical kind of therapy may help people with depression function better.

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A comeback for Dr. Freud

A Freudian revival is enticing creatives into psychoanalysis. Insurance disparities explain a lot about shortcomings in Minnesota’s mental health system. And a mental health startup bites the dust.

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Mr. Lasso goes to Washington to talk mental health

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What to Do When the World Is Ending

I am part of a generation that feels, constantly, and even in the most mundane moments, that the world is ending. Almost every article I read these days begins with the same preamble listing all of the overlapping crises, topped off by the…

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Mr. Lasso goes to Washington to talk mental health

The cast of Ted Lasso, the hit Apple TV+ show about a fictional British soccer team, came to the White House to meet with President Biden and talk about mental health, a major theme of the show. They also made a brief appearance in the White House press briefing room. MindSite News culture writer Sarah…

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Diagnosis by TikTok?

A new paper investigates the accuracy and uptake of TikTok videos about ADHD. Spoiler alert: accuracy is low, uptake is, well, viral. We also look at AI-based linguistic tools to measure thought disorder and – who knew? – the relationship of birth spacing to oppositional defiant disorder (ODD).

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Good Grief: How to Mourn in a Healthy Way

The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed over one million American lives, casting a blanket of grief over the country. Despite its challenges, the pandemic has given us an opportunity to address the topic of grief and how best to cope with this unavoidable part of being human.

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