Mental health: What's normal, what's not What's considered normal mental health? Patterns in thoughts, feelings and behaviors can suggest when to get help for yourself or someone you care about Continue reading →

Mental health refers to cognitive, behavioral, and emotional well-being. It is all about how people think, feel, and behave. Continue reading →

Not letting up on federal and state lawmakers, Children's Hospital Colorado held another roundtable discussion to push the message that action needs to be taken immediately to address growing mental health crisis for young patients. In June, Children's held similar discussions, officially declaring a state of emergency due to a rise in youth suicide attempts and emergency rooms filling up with young psychiatric patients awaiting proper treatment. The most recent roundtable, held virtually Nov. Continue reading →

This is part 5 of our 5-part series, Pollution's mental toll: How air, water and climate pollution shape our mental health. In Pollution's mental toll, we laid out some of the ways climate change and polluted air and water impact mental health in western Pennsylvania. Continue reading →

Districts in at least six different states including Missouri, Kansas, Virginia, Florida, North Carolina, and Maryland have amended their schedules to include "wellness days" this school year. Missouri's Ladue School District is among at least a dozen districts in the St. Continue reading →

Sometimes procrastination interferes with your day-to-day life and could be a sign of a mental disorder, like attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression and anxiety. Continue reading →

After offering free mental health exercises at the beginning of the pandemic, Headspace has announced that it's opening up its service for free to a particularly vulnerable group for mental stressors: teens. The company's new Headspace for Teens initiative is fairly straightforward: Kids between 13 and 18 will be able to access a selection of exercises including things to help you reduce stress, focus on being mindful and sleep better at no charge. Continue reading →

It is a classic refrain in psychological research: people are more resilient than they realize. The acute upheaval of the early pandemic era led to a spike in depression and anxiety. Continue reading →

I love Jeopardy! And after the great Alex Trebek passed away, weve had a national debate about his successor. Continue reading →