Feb 23 Watch 8:37 The challenge of preventing mass shootings through mental health records By PBS News Hour In the aftermath of the school shooting in Florida, there's been discussion of addressing those with mental and emotional problems. But preventing violence by using mental health records is more complicated than many realize. What systems are already in place… Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch 3:20 The devastating, underdiagnosed toll of toxic stress on children By Dr. Nadine Burke Harris When a child's flight-or-fight response is activated too often, from abuse, neglect or parental addiction, it can change the structure of a developing brain. It's called toxic stress, and pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris believes every medical professional in the country… Continue watching
Feb 19 Trump said mental illness leads to gun violence. Here's why doctors disagree By Associated Press Mental health professionals welcome more resources and attention, but they say the administration is ignoring the real problem — easy access to guns, particularly the kind of high-powered highly lethal assault weapons used in many of the most recent mass… Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 14:22 Shootings are terrorizing America. There are real ways to stop them By PBS News Hour There have been so many deadly mass shootings in America that one could easily feel powerless in stopping them. What is the way forward? Judy Woodruff talks to Kristina Anderson of the Koshka Foundation for Safe Schools, Robert Draper of… Continue watching
Jan 28 Watch 8:06 Rohingya who fled ethnic cleansing face effects of trauma By PBS News Hour Now that more than half a million Rohingya, a Muslim minority, have fled Myanmar from rape, murder and other forms of ethnic cleansing to bordering Bangladesh, humanitarian aids are trying to assess the psychological tolls among the survivors. From depression… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch 8:06 Can schools prevent mass shootings? Sandy Hook parents train teachers to help at-risk students By Lisa Stark, Education Week Five years after a shooting massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary, many parents who lost children have taken their efforts to reduce gun violence into the classroom. Their group, Sandy Hook Promise, offers free training to schools and youth programs to… Continue watching
Aug 22 Chicago's gun violence crisis is also a mental health crisis By Ryan Connelly Holmes Thousands of people across the South and West Sides of Chicago experience some form of mental health trauma as a result of gun violence. And as the number of shootings in the city increases, mental health providers are struggling to… Continue reading
Aug 12 Bullying and suicide: What's the connection? By Melissa Holt, The Conversation All 50 states have some kind of anti-bullying law, and schools are increasingly being called upon to implement bullying prevention programs. Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch 8:05 Are smartphones making a generation unhappy? By PBS News Hour The promise of social media is instant human connection. But for many teens, greater use of social media mans a far greater sense of isolation, according to an increasing body of evidence. William Brangham speaks with Jean Twenge, author of… Continue watching
May 24 Why is the teenage brain so unpredictable? A neurobiologist explains By Julia Scott, KQED Neurobiologist Frances Jensen explores the biochemical imperatives that make teenagers and young adults so emotional and unpredictable, as well as leaving them more vulnerable to addiction and mental disorders. Continue reading