Mental Health

After a dip during the first year of the pandemic, suicide rates in Minnesota rose again during 2021 and 2022.

We listen back to a conversation MPR News host Angela Davis had with two Minnesota professionals about how to recognize signs of mental health challenges — and what to do and say to help that young person in your life.

The drivers of the youth mental health crisis for Black children begin early and persist through a lifetime. Black children’s first encounters with racism can start before they are even in school, and Black teenagers report experiencing an average of five instances of racial discrimination per day.

An 18-year-old from Texas created an app using artificial intelligence that may someday help detect suicide risk.

What do you do when work starts to feel like a grind? One Twin Cities doctor wrote a musical about it. MPR News guest host Chris Farrell talks about finding meaning at work and ways to handle burnout. 

Queer teens and young adults are experiencing a rise in LGBTQ+ discrimination. What’s the impact on their mental health and what supports their wellbeing? MPR News shares a one-hour broadcast special hosted by Kimberly Adams, “Call to Mind: Queer Youth Resilience & Mental Health.”

With the national and public health emergency declarations over as of Thursday, here’s a look at some of what will be different going forward.

The pandemic took a toll on students’ mental health. But not every student was affected in the same way. One program in Minnesota is working to provide culturally-specific mental health care from inside schools which are becoming increasingly racially and ethnically diverse.

State and federal laws prohibit health insurance companies from evaluating mental health diagnoses or treatments more stringently than they do for other forms of care.

MPR News Host Angela Davis speaks with two Minnesotans who are helping others experience the joys of the outdoors and the health benefits.