This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Serious psychiatric illness, also referred to as serious mental illness, includes major depressive disorder, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, suicidality and other brain diseases that substantially interfere with one or more major…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A serious, but largely overlooked, problem in philanthropy is feeling overwhelmed. What is overwhelm? According to wellness writer Michelle Rees, “Overwhelm happens when the sheer volume of thoughts feelings, tasks,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Growing up in a crowded home can have negative consequences on a child’s well-being. Crowded housing conditions can put stress on relationships between residents, and children may be particularly vulnerable…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. American students were experiencing widespread mental-health distress long before the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. A tragic expression of this distress, youth suicide has been on the rise for the past…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Atlanta Women’s Foundation examines all of our work through a gender lens because social problems affect women and girls in unique ways—biologically, psychologically, and economically—so programs designed to deal…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Shame. It’s one of the most difficult topics to open up about, especially in front of strangers. And yet, it took center stage over and over again. In more than…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Companies offer unique opportunities to shape and influence gender norms, given their often-expansive value chains—the range of activities they undertake from source to consumption to deliver products or services. A…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Of university students who participated in a new survey, 61% were at risk of clinical depression, researchers report. That’s twice the rate prior to the pandemic. This rise in depression…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. What has the pandemic shown us about ageism in health care, what needs to change and what can philanthropy do to push progress? Ageism is one of many long-standing problems in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We all had to adapt and reinvent our plans and daily routines in 2020. For TEDx organizers around the world, this has been a challenge. While we realized we wouldn’t…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Students most frequently cited mental health as an aspect of their lives that has been negatively impacted by the pandemic, according to a survey by the Center for Collegiate Mental Health at…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Since the pandemic began, anxiety rates in the U.S. have tripled; the rate of depression has quadrupled. Now research is suggesting the media is part of the problem. Constantly watching…