Tag: youth mental health
The Path from Trauma to The Power of Nature: An Interview...
Our guest today is Banning Lyon, author of The Chair and The Valley: A Memoir of Trauma, Healing, and The Outdoors. An account of...
To Young People of Color with Lived Experience: Pay it Forward;...
A Peer Support Specialist tells her story and issues a callout to the BIPOC LatinX community, advocating for change.
Giving Caregivers a Platform: Leigh, Mother of Melissa
This is the story of a young woman who suffered through the agony of "kindling" and other drug-related harm, eventually dying by suicide. This is also the story of her motherâs path ahead.
Dismissing the “Human Experience”: College Students Feel Unseen by the Medical...
In conversations with college students and recent graduates from across the country and around the world, they described feeling dismissed by views of mental health that narrow their experiences to individual medical problems.
Conveying Hope, Empowering Teens: An Interview With Jessica Schleider
Clinical psychologist Jessica Schleider is founding director of the Lab for Scalable Mental Health, researching single-session interventions.
The TikTokification of Mental Health on Campus
Many people view their social media feeds as reflections of their identitiesâand when posts center on a specific diagnosis, it can feel like the platform is diagnosing them.
Giving Caregivers a Platform: Sherita, Mother of Tony
This is the story of Sherita and her son Tony, and her efforts to help him following years of psychiatric drugs and hospitalizations.
Words from My Heart to ‘My Heart’: What Might Have Helped...
More than two and a half years later, Iâm still processing my grief, still picturing our happiness and innocence as kids, and still acknowledging our struggles and pain.
The Mental Health Crisis of Todayâs YouthâThe Hidden Culprit Every Parent...
A therapist argues that achievement culture hurts youth mental health, and parents should focus on their children's inner wisdom.
Ken Burnsâ âHiding in Plain Sight…â: Candid Interviews, Canned Conclusions
I was hoping for more accurate representation of youth mental health challenges. What I saw instead was a glossy patchwork of mixed messages.
Understanding the Youth Mental Health Crisis: An Interview with Elia Abi-Jaoude
The child psychiatrist talks about the importance of seeing the big picture and why parents shouldn't "be afraid if their kid is in distress."
Exercise for Youth Mental Health in the Lockdown: Interview with Psychologist...
School Psychologist Scott Greenspan discusses how to promote exercise and mental wellbeing for adolescents stuck indoors during the pandemic.
