This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Thirteen-year-old Erikah didn’t like turning on their computer camera and talking during remote math class this last year. They missed being able to raise their hand to call the teacher…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Black Americans experience an increase in poor mental health days during weeks when two or more incidents of anti-Black violence occur, according to a new study. An increase in poor…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While COVID-19 has had a distressing impact on mental health around the globe, World Health Organization professionals working in this area are heartened by the new, increased attention being given…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “With disruptions resulting from the pandemic, I worry that schools want to play ‘catch up’ rather quickly and … undermine [children’s] social and emotional learning and mental health,” said Chin…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Unfortunately, this was a problem long before COVID-19. About 20 percent of students need mental health services, with the onset of half of cases occurring by age 14, and only a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Life throws change at all stages. Think back to childhood years, and maybe it was a house move, or changing from middle school to high school and then if you were fortunate enough, college. Then,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When is the right time to begin caring for a child’s mental health? As she heads off to college? During his high school years? As early as elementary school? The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Domestic violence is a story spread across newspapers, magazines, and televisions. Many people turn away from these stories without seeing the survivors who carry them and the courage it takes…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Memory cafés are expanding across the United States, mirroring the dramatic increase in Americans who have or are expected to have Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) in coming years. By offering social support and connection, socialization, health,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There are a few common identity milestones that transgender, or trans, people experience across their lives. One is starting to feel different than the sex assigned to them at birth.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One in three survivors of COVID-19, those more commonly referred to as COVID-19 long-haulers, suffered from neurologic or psychiatric disability six months after infection, a recent landmark study of more…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Racially motivated violence looks like the mass shootings that killed Xiaojie Tan, Daoyou Feng, Chung Park, Hyun Grant and Suncha Kim in Atlanta on March 16, 2021. Racially motivated violence…