The perfect follow-up to You Are Not Alone: a guide for parents, educators, caregivers, and mental health professionals on how to navigate mental healthcare for the young people in their lives.
Are We or Are We Not in a Youth Mental Health Crisis?
A closer examination of the "teen mental health crisis" challenges whether there really is a crisis or if a confluence of cultural factors has exaggerated the reality.
Finding a therapist who takes your insurance can be nearly impossible. Here's why
Getting mental health care covered by insurance can be really tough. Reporters spoke to hundreds of therapists who left their insurance networks to find out why.
Talking to friends about your mental health, getting help from people other than friends, supporting a friend who has a mental health problem, and what to do if you're feeling feeling overwhelmed.
Early in my own work of healing from trauma I watched the movie 28 Days with Sandra Bullock and had such a longing to go away from my regular life so that I could focus on healing and come back ‘fixed.’ It can be hard to feel so bad and have to go about your life as if you weren’t feeling that way.
Understanding The Rise In Suicide Rates Since The Nineties: Factors And Prevention
Suicide is a deeply tragic and complex issue that has been increasing worldwide since the 1990s. This disturbing trend has prompted researchers, healthcare
Most young people who die by suicide in the US do not have previous mental health diagnoses, study suggests
Suicide is a leading cause of death among young people in the United States, and new research suggests that the majority of young people who have died by suicide did not have a documented mental health diagnosis in their medical history.
Teens feel less emotional support than their parents think they do, new report shows
As a youth mental health crisis persists in the US, a new report highlights a significant gap between the level of support that teenagers feel and the amount that parents think their children have.
How Modern Culture Drowns Out Psychology’s Important Message
Psychology’s most important message is “We belong to each other.” But consumer culture insists that we live separate lives. How we respond will shape our future.
Sibling sexual abuse is an underreported form of family violence. Learn the warning signs of harmful, inappropriate sibling behavior and what you can do as a parent.
Can brief text messaging reduce repeat hospital-treated self-harm?
Amelia Mullett considers a trial on the efficacy of a short message service brief contact intervention in reducing repetition of hospital-treated self-harm.
Internet access is linked to higher well-being, new global study reveals
You’ve probably heard about how bad social media and other internet use is, but there is another side to that story. Experts share a more nuanced approach.
Does childhood adversity dilute life's meaning? New research reveals surprising findings.
New research suggests adverse childhood experiences reduce adults' sense of life coherence and significance but do not affect their sense of purpose, which may remain resilient to early traumas.
Wording On Social Media Can Influence Views On Mental Health
The wording of social media posts and messages can be enough to influence how people feel about mental illness and mental health treatment.
Research published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology found that students in college felt more optimistic about the chances of successfully treating mental health issues after they read social media posts that showed a “growth mindset”.