An Ohio State professor having a mental breakdown resigned her job with an "f-you" email, then tried to backtrack. A Texas mother with a history of trauma is slated to be executed – but advocates say her confession was false. Plus a photographer makes portraits of unhoused people – and lets them tell their stories.
Gaslighting – the phrase – has enjoyed a resurgence in the disinformation era. Clubhouses give people coping with mental illness a judgement-free place to go. Plus Britney Spears takes to social media with a useful message about perinatal depression.
An essay about the little things that can poison a marriage. Two articles about efforts to boost mental health in Africa. And learning from spiny mice.
New reports from the CDC show the rise in mental health and substance use disorders among our youth. We also examine some data on how subtle changes in the language people use in online therapy can track their progress.
Activists from the Young Women's Freedom Center in California are working to do two vital things: heal themselves and fix the systems that degrade and incarcerate so many.
Odds and sods of mental health stories from England. Plus California is putting $4.4 billion into youth mental health. And a tribute to a pioneering therapist who helped create the field of infant mental health.
People with schizophrenia have an extraordinary risk of Covid death – which raises the question: Is it an immune condition? Plus Vox Media explores forgiveness. Ms. magazine talks to a Florida advocate about solutions to the school-to-prison pipeline for Black girls. And more.
New federal legislation would boost funding for the new 988 emergency line that is slated to go into effect in July. “If we had a 988 line to call on June 2, 2019, it might have saved Mile’s life,” said Taun Hall, the mother of Miles Hall, who was killed by police during a mental health crisis.
Our own Dr. Tom Insel, former director of the National Institute of Mental Health, author of the new book Healing, and a cofounder of MindSite News, was interviewed last night by Judy Woodruff on PBS New Hour.
Michigan is providing more money to schools to support student mental health – but will they find social workers to hire? An Oregon school creates a "calm room" for students to de-stress.
Bloomberg Businessweek finds overprescribing at tele-mental health giant Cerebral Inc. Chicago hospitals rally to support and retain burned-out physicians, nurses and other hospital workers. And a 10th grade student who actually loves online learning.
A toolkit for the pandemic era: The blessing of forgetting. Coping with vicarious trauma. And reframing negativity.
California's governor proposes expanded use of court-ordered treatment. A community healing team in Minnesota's Twin Cites offers support to the Black community. And a college professor offers tips for supporting students' mental health.
It's tougher than ever to get mental health assistance. Adults and children are waiting months to see a therapist. Nebraska's Medicaid program has stopped paying for interpreters to help mental health clinicians communicate with clients. Plus mindfulness for migraines and the relief of knocking items off your "needle list."
Researchers investigate social media and tics in children. National Public Radio talks about healing (with our own Tom Insel). Plus, a virtual arts festival whose proceeds will go to support people in war-torn Ukraine.
Last night, President Biden addressed mental health issues in a way no President has ever done — with the possible exception of John F. Kennedy. Plus, the pace of climate change is accelerating — with increasingly clear impacts on our mental health.
President Joe Biden used his first State of the Union speech to address the mental and emotional suffering that has been festering in the United States.
Therapists and mental health researchers continue to challenge psychiatry’s diagnostic bible. Ruckers put a load on their backs – and find it therapeutic. And Dr. Bronner’s puts some of its profits into the push to develop psychedelic therapies.
Young men of color in Chicago conduct mental health research with their peers – and help shape a 10-year plan for community change. Plus, the risks of too much worry, the overuse of “trauma-informed” and Selena Gomez’s funding for mental health.
New bill in Congress seeks to rein in social media companies and protect children. Kids mental health emergency visits are on the rise. New insights emerge on the benefits of exercise for mental wellness.
n a time of loss and grief, employees want time off to grieve for loved ones. Mental health stigma lives, at least when it comes to basketball players. An orchestra composed of musicians with histories of mental illness. And a rural Colorado clinic that has gotten both good press and bad.
One group is often ignored when it comes to mental health support: teachers. Another is about the role academic advisors can play supporting their grad students. Plus: Museum insensitivity to mental illness (specifically, Van Gogh’s) and declining rates of child abuse.
Pastors play the role of mental health professionals (and would like a little help). Plus psych beds needed in Michigan, peers working in Ohio.
Stressed-out college students in California get a change to go pass/no pass and remove some pressure. Stress-out women are facing a surge of "broken heart syndrome" that cardiologists are working to understand. And a ketamine trial in France found the drug eased suicidal thinking in patients with bipolar disease – at least for a few weeks.
