Mental Health

“Nothing less than a death penalty by social deprivation” is how Stephanie Cacioppo, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of Chicago, describes solitary confinement. And that is indeed what…

“We don’t acknowledge everyone’s trauma equally, and trauma as a field has been showing whose trauma matters over time.But trauma itself is an overwhelming event…”…

Older adults who don’t have enough food to eat may experience cognitive decline equivalent to being as much as 4.5 year older.

The pandemic took young people’s present. What will it do to their future?

New partnership between Hazel Health and Los Angeles County Office of Education opens door for short-term mental health support at no cost to families…

Content warning: gun violence.The morning of Oct. 24, 2022, I was facilitating a meeting in Charlottesville, Virginia for education and youth …

Repeated exposure to major disasters does not make people mentally stronger, a recent study finds. In fact, individuals who have been repeatedly exposed to major disasters show a reduction in…

Sharayne Douglas works with students at schools in Broward County through Pace Center for Girls, a nonprofit that provides academic support and counseling to girls who have experienced trauma.

New York City’s plan has garnered the most attention – and criticism – but several cities are expanding their own intervention programs.

Black students face increasing rates of depression and suicide. One group of young people in California is working hard to reverse that.

New research finds a correlation between poor sleep and suicide risk in college-aged adults, as well as ways to potentially reduce the risk.

A new study that reveals protein plaques associated with Alzheimer’s disease are stickier than thought could lead to new therapies.