Jul 18 How to help kids cope with the violence they hear about on the news By Nicole Martins, Erica Scharrer, The Conversation Parents and caregivers are faced with the dilemma of wondering how to speak with their children about the unspeakable. Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch 8:35 Lack of adequate mental health care places heavy burden on young people By Cat Wise, Mike Fritz The U.S. surgeon general issued a rare public advisory in December, warning of a “devastating” mental health crisis among American teens. Symptoms of depression and anxiety for children and adolescents have doubled during the COVID pandemic. Special correspondent Cat Wise… Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch 7:11 Rollout of new national mental health hotline faces obstacles A new national mental health hotline will launch in July. Like 911, the hotline will be available by dialing three digits: 988. The idea behind it is to connect people in a mental health crisis to experts trained in how… Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch 3:17 Ken Burns film explores youth mental health By Student Reporting Labs, Briget Ganske, Leah Clapman Awareness of mental health across all spectrums of the population has been growing after years living in the COVID pandemic. But there are particular concerns about the youngest generations. Those topics are explored in Ken Burns' film, "Hiding in Plain… Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch 7:18 Communities affected by mass shootings face ‘reverberating loss’ in the years ahead Gun violence and the lasting impacts of mass shootings in the U.S. have consumed much of the nation in recent weeks, after the massacres in New York, Texas, Oklahoma, and elsewhere. The New York Times' Elizabeth Williamson, author of “Sandy… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch 5:36 How Uvalde families are coping with trauma after the elementary school massacre It has been just over a week since the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, but families and community members are just beginning to navigate their grief. Counselors and mental health services are helping the community cope with the trauma and loss. Continue watching
Jun 01 How school shootings impact survivors in the long term By Maya Rossin-Slater, Bokyung Kim, Hannes Schwandt, Marika Cabral, Molly Schnell, The Conversation Research shows that school shootings can lead to years of health, educational and economic detriment for students who survive the attack. Continue reading
May 31 High-needs foster kids sometimes have to sleep in hotels or offices. The pandemic made the problem worse By Sam Whitehead, Kaiser Health News Some foster children with complex mental, behavioral, and physical health needs without a foster placement are having to stay in hotel rooms and even office buildings, a practice called “hoteling.”… Continue reading
May 30 Watch 2:58 A Brief But Spectacular take on Asian American mental health By Elizabeth Burton, Ana Davila Christine Catipon is clinical psychologist at the University of California, Irvine Counseling Center. Growing up Filipina, she says that people around her did not want to talk about mental health. Catipon is now working to dismantle barriers that keep people… Continue watching
May 26 Watch 6:43 Survivor of 2018 attack at Parkland school speaks out on spate of recent mass shootings The horror of what happened in Texas is leaving yet more families, friends and community members grieving and reeling over the loss of loved ones. It is an experience that many survivors and families know all too well from previous… Continue watching