New warning on teen mental health
The Surgeon General calls for immediate action on social media dangers for kids The grief of parenting without our own parents. Millennial dads stop up to the plate. And more.
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What a Therapist Chatbot Can’t Deliver
Humans have something a chatbot therapist doesn't. The mental health benefits of art. A youth science project that could save lives. And more.
States’ troubling secrecy around opioid settlement cash
Questions mount over states' use of drug settlement funds. Minnesota works to reduce stigma over fentanyl test strips. R&B legend Kem Owens talks about overcoming addiction in new book. And more.
Spare the Child: Spanking Harms Both Children and Caregivers
More Black millennial parents are rethinking corporal punishment. Research shows spanking is far from harmless. It increases aggression, rage and hostility in children and may contribute to violence in later life.
Pandemic’s “Shocking” Toll on Girls
Teen girls are facing alarming rates of violence and trauma, a new federal study shows. More parent litigation against social media companies. Ten popular movies that teach truly awful parenting and discipline lessons. And more.
Hold that pose…and laugh
For those of you who thought yoga was a serious business, we bring you...laughter yoga. The military takes more steps to stem spiking rates of suicide. And more states give kids mental health days off from school.
Easing postpartum depression in Pittsburgh
A Pittsburgh program supports Black parents and their mental health struggles during pregnancy. Latina writer Erika L. Sanchez reveals her role model: Lisa Simpson. And more.
Sports figures on mental health
Two Canadian-born sports figures talk about identity and mental health. And the crushing need for maternal mental health services in India.
We Interrupt This Program to Bring You #BlackJoy
We Black people—Black Americans in this case—know hard times, but our lives also sparkle with joy. Black joy, and not just Black trauma, is our inheritance.