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…
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Loneliness used to be spoken about like a private ache. A personal issue. Something you carried quietly, like an embarrassing bag you tried not to put down in
There’s no escaping the news these days. The algorithms that shape social media are ubiquitous to today’s culture — pushing the news to the front of our feeds. Worse, these algorithms tend to promote the most miserable news because it drives engagement.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children said it received over a million reports tied to AI-generated child sexual abuse material in just nine months.