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National inquiry finds system falling short, leading to 3,000 suicides each year - Anadolu Ajansı

You Can't Be Who You Were Before The Abuse

A new study has found that adolescents are more likely to experience depression and anxiety if their parents faced adversity during their own childhoods.

It's time for most of America to move clocks back on Sunday. Daylight saving time ends in the U.S. at 2 a.m. local time, which means setting your clock back an hour.

While all the ghouls and ghosts are out this Halloween, remember that trick-or-treat can also be share-and-care. It's nice to be kind

To ride a bike across the country or anything else.

Childhood experiences shape emotional wellbeing for life, yet mental health challenges in children often go unnoticed or untreated until they become deeply ingrained.

What solitude really taught me about trust, nervous system safety, and who deserves to come close

Stop Chasing Cures

A new study from the University of Georgia and Brigham Young University demonstrates how attending live events can help combat loneliness and build social connections. The research, published in the journal ...

In study after study, service towards others - both strangers and family - shows a measurable impact in boosting well-being and decreasing depression in a sustainable way.

Why is the myth that Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA) is a female problem persisted?

Despite high suicide risk, most teens can identify reasons to live, from family bonds to small future dreams – offering hope for prevention.

Hurricane Katrina caused widespread trauma and dislocation. Researchers who followed survivors to track the mental health impacts of the storm found that while the trauma of Katrina caused elevated levels of mental health symptoms, many of the survivors reported personally growing from those losses.

What is it like to get your mental health treatment from an unlicensed chatbot? Users tell Io Dodds how A.I. helped them through difficult times — but also how it can go catastrophically wrong

Norwalk resident recalls reaching 'breaking point' as child, and expresses belief  'that supporting the mental health of our children is essential.'

A new Hopelab report finds online support is vital to the mental health of rural youth, who prefer social media to in-person conversations.

A new study finds that nearly 1 in 10 kids on Medicaid visiting an emergency department for mental health care remain stuck there for days waiting for follow up psychiatric care.

A Therapist's Perspective on Trauma and Memory

Chris Mejia's friends and family rallied to save him when he was suicidal. He's alive today because they were willing to have tough conversations, he writes.

“We can make ourselves more likely to be happy by building a life that includes the conditions that make for happiness.”

A new report of an annual federal survey shows that depression episodes and suicidality among teens went down between 2021 and 2024. But one in ten teens still thought seriously about suicide in the past year.

If you're Black, Brown, queer, an immigrant, or come from a culture where therapy is taboo, this reading list was built for you.

A new study reveals that childhood emotional trauma increases social avoidance and distress in adolescents, but resilience can help mitigate these effects.

The science of learning and how it nourishes well-being.

In this post we discuss how non-recent child sexual abuse affects families: emotional, relational, and legal impacts, and the importance of support.

Why Being Alone in Your Trauma Hurts More Than the Trauma Itself

A social psychology professor highlights how our daily habits—like wearing headphones or avoiding eye contact—can weaken social bonds. Even brief interactions with strangers can boost well-being, but only if we choose to engage rather than withdraw.

Why cut and paste solutions don't work