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Mental health Elaine Meyer May 3, 2021

This Is How We Address America’s Mental Health Crisis

Elaine Meyer May 3, 2021

The American healthcare system focuses on fixing an individual instead of addressing the factors that contribute to wellness, like safe housing, reliable food sources, and physical safety from violence.

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COVID-19 Sophie Vershbow Feb 24, 2021

Have You Checked on Your Single Friends?

Sophie Vershbow Feb 24, 2021

Vice-President Kamala Harris has. Because as someone who was single till she was nearly 50, she understands it can be isolating to live alone — so imagine doing so through the Covid pandemic.

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COVID-19 Rebecca Coffey Jul 29, 2020

Is COVID-19 Isolation Causing PTSD?

Rebecca Coffey Jul 29, 2020

The Coronavirus pandemic doesn't just do damage to our bodies. The social isolation we're experiencing may also have a long-term impact on our brains.

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Mental health Clare Murphy Jun 30, 2020

Is Burnout Culture Our New Normal?

Clare Murphy Jun 30, 2020

A nation of overextended, stressed-out workers has created an economic and mental health crisis with seemingly no end in sight.

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Mental health Erin Biba Jun 23, 2020

How a Traumatized Nation Can Cope

Erin Biba Jun 23, 2020

We are living through two epidemics—an unprecedented deadly virus, and the pandemic of racism that has reached a tipping point. Dr. Renee Lertzman answers your questions on how to process, and then soldier on.

Mental health Jordan E. Rosenfeld Jun 2, 2020

The Complexity of Recovery During Crisis

Jordan E. Rosenfeld Jun 2, 2020

In a new podcast, Dr. Nzinga Harrison addresses the challenges of diagnosing, treating, and living with addiction when the isolation of Covid-19 and trauma of racial injustice put the vulnerable at even more risk.

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All the Rage Jude Ellison S. Doyle Mar 30, 2020

The Urgency of Child Care During a Pandemic

Jude Ellison S. Doyle Mar 30, 2020

Under mandate to stay home, working parents are now also unpaid teachers and caregivers, with the bulk of the burden falling on women. Are we rewriting a history that took generations to change?

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Social Media Kaitlin Ugolik Phillips Nov 12, 2019

Instagram Is Making Us Sad

Kaitlin Ugolik Phillips Nov 12, 2019

The image-driven platform allows us to share our most vulnerable moments. But is this really the best way to foster community and engage in meaningful dialogue about mental health?

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Investigation Miranda Culp Jan 8, 2019

What Is Causing Some Women to Kill Their Newborns?

Miranda Culp Jan 8, 2019

A startling pattern of trauma and pregnancy denial incites young women to do the unthinkable. Are we criminalizing women with a rare dissociative disorder?