Dispatches From Within: There was everybody else, and then there was me
For M, and every other trans student, the daily roll call at the beginning of the class can feel like a punch in the gut.
Mental Health
Hit hard by COVID, Native Americans come together to protect families and elders
Indigenous Americans suffer disproportionate effects of COVID, including the mental health impact. But a collective mindset has helped them find creative solutions to buffering the stress.
A public mental health model in Italy earns global praise. Now it faces its demise
Trieste has a reputed approach to bringing people with mental illnesses out of hospitals and into the community. Now the region's hard-right politicians are breaking the system apart.
People who think they have CTE are seeking treatment at a controversial brain clinic
The brain disease CTE can only be diagnosed through autopsy. But there is a quiet population of everyday people afraid they have it — and they're turning to dubious treatments.
A market of dubious remedies has sprung up as more everyday people fear they have CTE
The degenerative brain condition known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy gained infamy due to cases in high-profile professional football players. But CTE goes far beyond the NFL.
Why people with mental illness are at higher risk of COVID
Federal health officials have been urging adults with psychiatric conditions to get a booster shot to increase their COVID protection. It turns out being mentally ill puts you at higher risk.
Anxiety and grief comes with climate change
The environmental movement is doing more to address the psychological toll on activists and volunteers, encouraging resilience and self-care to counteract anxiety and grief over planetary damage.
Americans can wait many weeks to see a therapist. California law aims to fix that.
Many Americans with mental illness report waiting weeks for care, even for serious depression or suicidality. Now California has a new law for insurers, limiting those wait times to two weeks or less.
Why COVID poses a greater risk to people with a mental health diagnosis
The CDC has added mental illness as a risk factor to qualify for a booster. Those with a mental health diagnosis are at a higher risk of getting infected, being hospitalized and dying from COVID-19.
Colleges are turning to science to limit suicide contagion and help heal campuses
The new strategy is called "postvention." It means having a plan built on truth, compassion and counseling that quickly addresses the mental health needs of friends and classmates after a suicide.