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Teen girls spend more time on ‘sensitive’ social media content that can harm mental health, report says

Social media has taken the digital world by storm — with millions of people interacting online daily. For teen girls,…

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COVID pandemic had ‘minimal’ effect on mental health, study says. Is that true?

© Phynart Studio via Getty Images A study finds that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a limited effect on the…

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Your Gut Health and Mental Health Are Closely Linked—Here’s How to Boost Them Both

Research has only just scratched the surface of the mind-to-microbiome connection. Have you ever felt butterflies in your stomach? Felt…

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Eradicating Labeling People With Mental Health Issues

One of my greatest challenges as a mental health professional, along with my colleagues and our global society, is destigmatizing…

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Change how we talk about gun violence and mental health

We must change how we talk about gun violence and mental health. After a mass shooting, news reports commonly describe…

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Mental health crisis prompts one local college to invest $10 million in student wellness programs

Many young people are facing a crisis in mental health. Nowhere was that pain more evident than on the campus…

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Opinions | History says NYC mayor’s mental health plan is deeply flawed

© Library of Congress/Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, photograph by Harris & Ewing Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital. (Library of…

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New youth therapy group comes to Westport for mental health, addiction

WESTPORT — Teenagers will have a new resource for mental health and addiction services with a recently added outpatient program…

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Kids are in a mental health crisis. We need real resources – not culture wars.

© Rick Bowmer, AP In this Nov. 14, 2019, photo, a student attaches a note to the Resilience Project board…

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Restoring Mental Health in the Face of Trauma

Part I of a series. Keeping traumatic experiences under wraps can trigger mental and physical health problems. In the 1980s,…