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The madness of U.S. gun laws
We're heartbroken over the ongoing mass shootings in the US, the latest at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. And we want action.
Safe sites for drug use?
California's plan to fight the overdose epidemic. A Detroit man on a mission for mental health. A Google study on the mental impact of cell phone use, and more.
The brilliance of turning red
One of the best coming-of-age tales we've seen, Turning Red explores a teen girl's embrace of her authentic self. A peer debate over "living with the voices" of schizophrenia and other conditions. Plus, why some young people reject saving money, and more.
Portrait of a therapist
A look at Olga Guralnik, the therapist and star of Showtime's ‘Couples Therapy.’ Also, the benefits of letting your children know they can talk about anything, loneliness as a risk factor for job loss, and the suicide prevention initiative Project Semicolon.
A dog-saves-man story
A powerful bond between a man and a dog. The youth mental health crisis has been building for years. And more investigative reporting on corruption in Colorado mental health clinics.
Teens in crisis languish in the ER
How teens in a mental crisis are held for days and even weeks in hospital emergency rooms because there are not enough inpatient psychiatric beds. Why private equity investment in mental health is raising eyebrows. The problem with FindTreatment.Gov, and more.
Homage to Naomi Judd
The great country music star Naomi Judd, who suffered from treatment-resistant depression, was a powerful mental health advocate. Also in this issue:: Los Angeles' botched plan to provide shelter for people in homeless encampments, mental health apps with privacy issues, and more,
A mental health reckoning in sports
An Olympic contender gymnast's death from eating disorders in 1994 was a catalyst for the ongoing struggle for mental health in sports. Plus, Boston Red Sox team up with mental health foundation, 10 great reads for Mental Health Awareness Month, and more.
Tackling the Campus Suicide Crisis
Today we feature a movement led by youth and mental health nonprofits, aided by researchers and concerned professors. Plus, an investigation of unliveable SRO hotels in SF used to house the homeless, talk therapy for dementia, and more.
Why Is Gen Z Having Less Sex?
In case you were expecting aging Boomers and Gen X-ers to be the cause, think again: It's the Zoomers who are romping a lot less than their parents and grandparents.
The hazards of fast-food work
Workers at fast food places risk mistreatment from customers and employers, including wage theft. Also, venture startups are pouring money into AI tools that attempt to use the sounds and patterns of your voice to identify your mental state. What could go wrong?
“Ghost Networks” for Mental Health
Yesterday's bipartisan federal hearing on mental health parity linked roadblocks in coverage to health insurance industry foot-dragging and made an impassioned argument for expanded coverage.
Can Pharmacists Help Prevent Suicides?
Pharmacists may be ideally suited to recognize people at risk for suicide because they not only fill prescriptions, but interact with patients who come to pick them up.
Navigating ‘Medical Gaslighting’
Doctors refused to order a CAT scan for one woman who complained for four years of back and stomach pain, vomiting and hair loss. It turned out she had a 25-pound cancerous ovarian tumor.
Is mobile betting addictive?
Learn about librarians' role as social workers, the dangers of mobile sports betting, more inclusive mental health on campus, and more.
Spare the Child: Why School Paddling Is Legal Child Abuse
I first became acquainted with school corporal punishment my first week at Fitzhugh Lee Elementary in Smyrna, Georgia. Out of nowhere, the principal charged into our classroom at a run and yanked a boy near me out of his seat, dangling him in the air with one arm while beating him viciously with a wooden paddle as we watched in horror. It seemed to go on for an eternity: the sounds of the blows, the man panting and seemingly crazed, the boy screaming and crying hysterically.
Cavetown Song “Boys Will Be Bugs”: Rx for Teen Boys’ Mental Health
The 2018 sleeper hit is the most important song about teen boys that most adults have never heard of.
