Teachers are asking for extra holidays and mental health resources to fight burnout
Scott Simon speaks with Sobia Sheikh, a math teacher in northwest Washington state, about teacher burnout.
Mental Health
As climate worsens, environmentalists also grapple with the mental toll of activism
After her son's death, a mother in the Midwest promotes mental health for environmentalists. It's part of a larger push to address the burnout and psychological stress that can affect activists.
Filipino American health workers reflect on trauma and healing on COVID's frontlines
They have shouldered an outsize share of COVID-19's burden, statistics show. Many lost family members; others got sick themselves, recovered and carried on. Meet the caregivers.
DEA takes aggressive stance toward pharmacies trying to dispense addiction medicine
A West Virginia pharmacist wanted to help those hit by the opioid crisis. But a few years after he began providing medications to treat addiction, drug enforcement raided his pharmacy.
The trauma of smaller shootings lasts in local communities for months
Seven people were shot and three died in a recent shooting at a mall in Boise, Idaho. Killings with few deaths aren't considered mass shootings by FBI standards, but still traumatize communities.
American Psychological Association says it's sorry for perpetuating systemic racism
The APA, as well as the field of psychology as a whole, has been complicit in systemically harming people of color throughout history, the organization said.
The father of cognitive behavioral therapy, Dr. Aaron Beck, dies at 100
The developer of cognitive behavioral therapy, Dr. Aaron Beck, died on Monday at age 100. In 2015, NPR's Invisibilia introduced listeners to Beck.
After the Rust shooting, one expert unpacks how people cope with accidental killings
The founder of a support group for people who have caused accidental death or injury has some personal insight on the emotions stirred up by the killing of a cast member on the set of the movie Rust.
How people may cope with causing unintentional deaths
Following the shooting on the set of Rust, NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with Maryann Gray, founder of Accidental Impacts, a support group for people who have caused accidental deaths or injury.
Black and Latino families continue to bear pandemic's great economic toll in U.S.
A new poll finds more than 55% of Black and Latino households have faced serious financial problems in recent months. And more than a quarter have depleted their savings.