Why We Remain Silent
National rollout of a brief suicide prevention program for veterans shows high success rates
A recent study suggests that a brief suicide prevention program is being successfully delivered to at-risk veterans across the Veterans Health Administration. These findings offer insights that can help healthcare systems improve their suicide prevention strategies.
How Everyday Decisions Can Protect Children
Learn how simple conversations, supervision, and everyday choices can help protect children and prevent child sexual abuse.
Don’t look away: Have a conversation about online safety today
Technology is changing childhood. Thorn’s “Don’t Look Away” Conversation Starter Kit helps people talk more openly about child sexual abuse in the digital age.
Child Abuse Prevention In America (videos & articles)
KARA reports on the issues of at risk children by curating a wide lens on child abuse and child protection. This post pulls together recent coverage from newspapers, universities, public health de…
Mental health is not an individual matter, but a political one
Decades ago, pioneering research linked mental illness and economic deprivation. It’s time to take the implications seriously
Why We Oversimplify Psychology
We oversimplify psychology because complexity is harder to grasp.
Despite toxic reputation, our research shows podcasts can help men’s mental health
As podcasts have moved from an amateur pursuit to a commercialised powerhouse, their power to impact men’s mental health has been revealed.
The Youth Mental Health Crisis Has a Deeper Cause Than Social Media
The most anxious generation in recorded history did not become that way because of their phones. That is the uncomfortable implication of a study
Listening to Survivors: What Our Survey Is Telling Us
Explore the survivor experiences survey results for insights into individual stories and patterns among participants.
When Your Body Won’t Let You Act
The neuroscience of shock — and why parents freeze when their children need them most
What does it actually mean to be safe?
The other key insight has been that our nervous system is not our enemy, even when it feels like it is! It is actually doing exactly what it was designed to do, which is keep us alive, and alert us that it needs our attention. We are not broken, rather, we are functioning exactly as intended.
The Mental Health Conversation We Keep Having Is Missing the Most Important Part — and It Is Costing Lives
We Taught a Generation to Name Their Feelings. We Never Fixed the Conditions That Were Breaking Them. Awareness Without Action Is Not Progress. It Is a Very Expensive Performance of Care
Not Just Social Isolation: Loneliness Comes in Many Forms
Loneliness can have big impacts on mental and physical health, and it takes different forms.
Starting the conversation
The broken pipeline of mental healthcare for LGBTQ teenagers
This story was reported in partnership with Uncloseted Media, a nonpartisan, investigative, LGBTQ | Despite strong demand, 44% of LGBTQ youth who want mental healthcare say they cannot access it. Fierce Healthcare and Uncloseted Media investigate why.
We Say It Takes a Village — Here’s How You Build One
A simple invitation became an act of trust. As we address the youth mental health crisis, building a "village" of trusted adults may be one of the most powerful things we can do.
Reviews Elsewhere - Welcome to 'Anxietyland' theme park, where the rides are no fun
From the Emotional Roller Coaster to the Worry-go-round, cartoonist Gemma Correll walks us through her brain's not-so-amusing amusement park in a darkly funny memoir.
Is bad mental health an economic problem at its core?
A geographical analysis of the United States reveals that regional mental health is closely tied to local economic conditions. Communities with higher household incomes, lower commute times, and more college graduates consistently report better psychological well-being.
Beyond Survival: How Daily Self-Care Leads To A Flourishing Life
Self-care isn't about surviving; it's about going beyond survival. So why not make life more than that, and learn how to flourish?
How schools can support mental health in high-needs areas
The deputy head of a school in the London Borough of Newham explains how efforts to improve mental health should be aligned with initiatives to address poverty and instability
Michigan kids in mental health crisis sent out of state as facilities close
Eleanor Middlin was 15 when her family sent her to a Missouri boarding school, an 11-hour drive from her mid-Michigan home.
Study shows masculine depression is not just a male mental health pattern
The authors conclude that these findings imply that the term "masculine depression" should be viewed as a descriptive label for a behavioral pattern that may include emotional suppression, somatic symptoms, substance use, anger, aggression, and risk-taking rather than a condition exclusive to men.
Intolerance of Uncertainty | How to Thrive in Ambiguity
Learn why we often experience intolerance of uncertainty and learn how to build emotional safety, resilience, and self‑trust when the future feels unclear.
If You Want to Build Community, You Have to “Waste Time” with People
And a handful of ways to find "unproductive" time
Belief in a Fair Economy Linked to Greater Mental Health Stigma, Study Finds
Recent research from across the world has found that stigma towards people with mental health diagnoses is either increasing or stagnant. While studies Belief in economic fairness may fuel mental health stigma, with people showing more tolerance towards wealthy individuals with mental health struggles.
Finding Beauty in the Pieces: A Journey Through Healing
Two to three cups of coffee a day may protect your mental health
A new analysis of hundreds of thousands of adults reveals that drinking moderate amounts of coffee is linked to a lower risk of developing anxiety and depression, though excessive consumption may reverse those benefits.
Carrying heavy secrets alone: sexual trauma disclosure in boys and men
Demetra Christodoulou summarises the latest review of the evidence on barriers to disclosure of sexual trauma in men and boys.
How Stories Help Children Build Emotional Intelligence
Discover how storytelling helps children build emotional intelligence by teaching empathy, self-awareness, and problem-solving through engaging stories.