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Music Therapy in Puerto Rico Helps Youth Recover from Hurricane Trauma
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In Our Future, We Are Free: The Movement to Dismantle Youth Prisons in America
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‘How Are We Today’ Brings Conversations About Mental Health to the Family Living Room
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Michigan’s LGBTQ+ student clubs create affirming spaces inside public schools
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The ICE Chronicles: A Journey to the Twilight Zone
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Migrant children struggle to express themselves in words. Enter art and play
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Docile: Memoirs of a Not-So-Perfect Asian Girl
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American Madness: Fighting for Patients in a Broken Mental Health System
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The Connection Cure: Exploring the Physical and Mental Health Benefits of Movement, Nature, Art, Service and Belonging
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Superstar Athletes Open Up at Project Healthy Minds 5th Annual World Mental Health Day Festival
Bringing together athletes, entertainers, and mental health experts, the 5th Annual World Mental Health Day Festival featured candid conversations on identity, screen time, and emotional resilience.
The Salon Experience on Rikers Island That Some Hope Could Scale Across the Country
How the Beauty Beyond Bars salon brought renewed confidence and hope to three women preparing for release from Rikers Island.
Go Fish! The Rise of Youth Social Prescribing
A UK-born healthcare movement that “prescribes” community activity to struggling young people is spreading to Canada, Australia, and the US.
The Return of Prison Journalism
A look at the American Penal Press Contest, a reboot in its second year.
Punished for Parenting
A Virginia mother’s conviction has reignited a national debate on free range parenting laws.
At a Time of Crisis, How Black Women Are Finding Joy and Peace
"Take a deep breath, then step forward."
The Rise of “Loneliness Influencers”
The popularity of these videos is indicative of a larger emotional crisis.
Countering the ‘Dark Passions’
Across liberal democracies and nations, like the U.S., that are sliding out of the democratic zone, autocrats are weaponizing our most divisive emotions. In "Anger, Fear, Domination," William A. Galston offers a guide to how these passions spread and what it takes to keep them from overwhelming us.
Ahead of album release, Ye apologizes for hate speech, blames bipolar 1
Ye (Kanye West) issues a formal apology for 2025's extremist actions, citing a 2002 brain injury and bipolar mania. Some experts and fans remain skeptical.
From “Girl, Interrupted” to “Girl in Pieces”: What I learned from reading three books about teen mental illness
How books on teens with mental illness help destigmatize and educate us.
‘The Factory of Maladies’: A Chilling First-Hand Account of Life in a Psych Ward
"The Factory of Maladies,” a memoir by Deborah Hartung, is a gripping account of being locked up in a San Francisco psychiatric ward.
Music Therapy in Puerto Rico Helps Youth Recover from Hurricane Trauma
Music therapy has helped children in the archipelago recover from natural disasters. But the work needs more support.
In Our Future, We Are Free: The Movement to Dismantle Youth Prisons in America
Over the past 20 years, one state after another has shuttered its youth prisons and stopped prosecuting kids as adults, slashing the number of children locked in cages by a stunning 75%. This new book tells the story of how a coalition of parents, activists, and prison officials brought a destructive institution to its knees.
‘How Are We Today’ Brings Conversations About Mental Health to the Family Living Room
Families and cartoon characters discuss mental health in a new PBS Kids show from Tyler Coe.
Michigan’s LGBTQ+ student clubs create affirming spaces inside public schools
Such alliances can provide LGBTQ+ students safe, welcoming places to connect
The ICE Chronicles: A Journey to the Twilight Zone
Introducing a new occasional series on ICE and mental health from MindSite News.
Migrant children struggle to express themselves in words. Enter art and play
Art and play therapy is helping migrant children in Mexico City process complex trauma.
Docile: Memoirs of a Not-So-Perfect Asian Girl
Hyeseung Song tackles head on the expectations she faced growing up and the journey she had to make to find her self-worth.
American Madness: Fighting for Patients in a Broken Mental Health System
As a psychoanalyst, Alice Feller had a close-up view of the deterioration of mental health care in California. Her new book seeks to change that.
The Connection Cure: Exploring the Physical and Mental Health Benefits of Movement, Nature, Art, Service and Belonging
More physicians are doing“social prescribing” to help their patients reap the physical and mental health gains from art and nature therapy, movement, volunteering and community ties.