Mental Health

Nearly three years ago, the Creek fire devastated the community of Big Creek and the town’s only elementary school.

If we want to help children during this ongoing student mental health crisis, families will need resources that are private, on-demand, accessible at home — and which make it easier for parents to cut through fear and shame.

No matter their age, gender, ethnicity or locale, kids undergoing this therapy can make real progress in recovering from the most devastating traumas.

Overall air pollution in the United States has decreased since 1990, but people of color are still more likely to be exposed to pollutants than white people, regardless of income…

Whether you’ve experienced anxiety, depression, disordered eating, schizophrenia or simply felt a period of prolonged loneliness and alienation, the issue of mental health touches us all. Against a backdrop of…

One of the toughest challenges for social impact leaders can be reaching people who have been historically stigmatized or excluded by social and cultural norms.

Alabama schools were just starting a new venture to help students find mental health resources when COVID hit. Mental health service coordinators are now in place in nearly all of…

Concern about mental health has skyrocketed since the COVID pandemic. In May of this year, Dr. Vivek Murthy, the surgeon general of the USA, issued an advisory about another pandemic, one that preceded…

Exhaustion, low pay, and poor benefits for those working to improve their communities and mobilize others are issues that grantmakers — especially those practicing social change philanthropy — can help eradicate.…

Changing workplace culture and the way jobs are designed can stave off depression, anxiety and burnout.

Some transgender and gender-diverse college students are at a heightened risk of developing an eating disorder, research shows. Just before swimmer Schuyler Bailar made history as the first openly transgender…

Physical, emotional, or sexual abuse in childhood may increase military service members’ risk of developing PTSD.