When Insurance Says No, Children Pay the Price
A proposed California law would force insurers to publicly disclose how often they deny care.
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Collateral Damage: The Emotional Toll of Trump’s Immigration Policies on Asian Children and Families
An investigation into the trauma caused by ICE and its potential long-term harm in Asian youth.
Navigating Sibling Relationships While Caring For An Aging Parent
Caring for aging parents is a common responsibility that can sometimes strain sibling relationships.
‘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.
Gen Z’s ‘Perfectionism Epidemic’ Is Fueled by Social Media
Experts on perfectionism explain why you need to abandon its pursuit.
Veterinarians Suffer an Unusually High Rate of Suicide
An expert discusses the high rate of mental distress plaguing veterinarians – and some ways to combat it.
Hoarding Disorder Study Uses Virtual Reality Tool in Treatment
Practicing disposing things in virtual reality may make a difference.
A Glimpse at the Mental Health Toll of the Maui Wildfires
Two years after the deadly Maui wildfires, new studies reveal a sharp increase in suicides and high rates of depression among survivors.
What California Still Doesn’t Understand About Young Men’s Mental Health
In California, youth and young adults make up 21% of the population but account for 57% of all emergency room visits due to self-harm. When we offer real space to feel, boys start to breathe when they realize emotions are not liabilities but signals.
Are Some Schizophrenia Patients Suffering From an Autoimmune Disease?
One woman’s longtime symptoms of psychosis disappeared after chemotherapy treatment for lymphoma.
Can San Francisco Make Good on its Promise to Redesign Its Mental Health System?
Advocates say Mayor Daniel Lurie's proposed 2-hour parking limit for RVs will hurt homeless people living in them, including those with mental health problems.
“Danger Is At The Door:” A Latina Therapist on Counseling a Community Threatened By ICE
Bilingual therapist Mara Sammartino lets her Latino clients know it's important to put on their own oxygen mask first.
New Research Links Head Start to Gun Violence Prevention. Trump Wants to Eliminate the Program
For the first time, research has linked Head Start with a reduced risk of gun violence among kids when they become young adults.
Emiliano, Two Languages and a System That Doesn’t Understand Him
Emiliano, a boy diagnosed with ADHD, faces a system that doesn't know how to see him. While he deals with labels and barriers, his mother — a Guatemalan journalist and refugee in the United States — fights to pave the way for him, convinced that her son is not a problem to be fixed, but a beautiful mind that the world has not yet learned to understand.
Psychiatrist Calls Trump’s Mental Unfitness a ‘Public Health Emergency’
An exclusive interview with Bandy X. Lee, a prominent psychiatrist who risked her career to warn the public of Trump’s mental unfitness for office.
‘All I Wanted Is to Be Healed’: Alternatives to Psych Meds for Foster Youth with Mental Health Issues
In California, foster youth need long-term, consistent care. It requires more commitment than simply prescribing medications.
‘A Public Health Emergency’: The Crusade to Assess Trump’s Mental Fitness for Office
Dr. Bandy X. Lee says Trump has deteriorated, and the level of danger has vastly increased — especially because his symptoms have spread.
Immigrant Youth Need Mental Health Support as Raids Continue
Children who are afraid may act out, shut down or skip school for fear of being deported.
Monitoring Psych Meds for California Foster Youth: ‘It’s the Job of All Who Are Involved’
Prescribing to foster youth of psychiatric medications has fallen since judges were tasked with oversight. Still, says one, "constant vigilance" is needed.
Caregiving Expands Who You Are
Caregiving expands who you are, even if it is often lonely and exhausting.
Keeping Cell Phones Out of Class Boosts Student Engagement
In Spokane, WA, schools, keeping cell phones in a bag has seen absenteeism drop by 13 percent.
‘All I Did Was Sleep’: Despite Years of Damning Reports, States Fail to Rein in Psych Meds for Foster Youth
An investigation by The Imprint reveals overmedication and spotty enforcement of federal requirements that child welfare agencies monitor psychiatric prescriptions for foster youth.
Collateral Damage: The Emotional Toll of Trump’s Immigration Policies on Asian Children and Families
An investigation into the trauma caused by ICE and its potential long-term harm in Asian youth.
Navigating Sibling Relationships While Caring For An Aging Parent
Caring for aging parents is a common responsibility that can sometimes strain sibling relationships.
‘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.
Gen Z’s ‘Perfectionism Epidemic’ Is Fueled by Social Media
Experts on perfectionism explain why you need to abandon its pursuit.
Veterinarians Suffer an Unusually High Rate of Suicide
An expert discusses the high rate of mental distress plaguing veterinarians – and some ways to combat it.
Hoarding Disorder Study Uses Virtual Reality Tool in Treatment
Practicing disposing things in virtual reality may make a difference.
A Glimpse at the Mental Health Toll of the Maui Wildfires
Two years after the deadly Maui wildfires, new studies reveal a sharp increase in suicides and high rates of depression among survivors.
What California Still Doesn’t Understand About Young Men’s Mental Health
In California, youth and young adults make up 21% of the population but account for 57% of all emergency room visits due to self-harm. When we offer real space to feel, boys start to breathe when they realize emotions are not liabilities but signals.
Are Some Schizophrenia Patients Suffering From an Autoimmune Disease?
One woman’s longtime symptoms of psychosis disappeared after chemotherapy treatment for lymphoma.
Can San Francisco Make Good on its Promise to Redesign Its Mental Health System?
Advocates say Mayor Daniel Lurie's proposed 2-hour parking limit for RVs will hurt homeless people living in them, including those with mental health problems.
“Danger Is At The Door:” A Latina Therapist on Counseling a Community Threatened By ICE
Bilingual therapist Mara Sammartino lets her Latino clients know it's important to put on their own oxygen mask first.
New Research Links Head Start to Gun Violence Prevention. Trump Wants to Eliminate the Program
For the first time, research has linked Head Start with a reduced risk of gun violence among kids when they become young adults.
Emiliano, Two Languages and a System That Doesn’t Understand Him
Emiliano, a boy diagnosed with ADHD, faces a system that doesn't know how to see him. While he deals with labels and barriers, his mother — a Guatemalan journalist and refugee in the United States — fights to pave the way for him, convinced that her son is not a problem to be fixed, but a beautiful mind that the world has not yet learned to understand.
Psychiatrist Calls Trump’s Mental Unfitness a ‘Public Health Emergency’
An exclusive interview with Bandy X. Lee, a prominent psychiatrist who risked her career to warn the public of Trump’s mental unfitness for office.
‘All I Wanted Is to Be Healed’: Alternatives to Psych Meds for Foster Youth with Mental Health Issues
In California, foster youth need long-term, consistent care. It requires more commitment than simply prescribing medications.
‘A Public Health Emergency’: The Crusade to Assess Trump’s Mental Fitness for Office
Dr. Bandy X. Lee says Trump has deteriorated, and the level of danger has vastly increased — especially because his symptoms have spread.
Immigrant Youth Need Mental Health Support as Raids Continue
Children who are afraid may act out, shut down or skip school for fear of being deported.
Monitoring Psych Meds for California Foster Youth: ‘It’s the Job of All Who Are Involved’
Prescribing to foster youth of psychiatric medications has fallen since judges were tasked with oversight. Still, says one, "constant vigilance" is needed.
Caregiving Expands Who You Are
Caregiving expands who you are, even if it is often lonely and exhausting.
Keeping Cell Phones Out of Class Boosts Student Engagement
In Spokane, WA, schools, keeping cell phones in a bag has seen absenteeism drop by 13 percent.
‘All I Did Was Sleep’: Despite Years of Damning Reports, States Fail to Rein in Psych Meds for Foster Youth
An investigation by The Imprint reveals overmedication and spotty enforcement of federal requirements that child welfare agencies monitor psychiatric prescriptions for foster youth.
