Colleges rely on resident assistants to help support students during the school year, but the job has become more complex in an era when student mental health needs have leaped. With the new school year starting, RAs and their trainers say the demands have never been greater.
About one in five adults over age 55 experience a mental health condition or concern, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But it can be hard to know how to reach out to someone who might be struggling.
Last week, the U.S. Surgeon General released a warning about the mental health of parents. MPR News host Angela Davis talked about why parents and caregivers are facing overwhelming stress and what can be done by individuals and through policies to better support families.
Tuesday is the first day of school for many students and school nurses in some areas of the state are facing pressures on staffing and heightened mental health needs. Tara Cliff, health services supervisor at Eastern Carver County schools, said that turnover has been a challenge for her district.
MPR News host Angela Davis talks about addiction with Dr. Joseph Lee, the CEO of Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation. As the organization marks its 75th anniversary, they talk about how Minnesota became a world leader in addiction treatment.
College students are heading back to campus. And more of them are feeling anxious and depressed. MPR News host Angela Davis talks about how schools, parents and students can support mental wellness in college.
Playtime is important for kids, but they may not be getting enough of it. MPR News guest host Chris Farrell talked about how children learn from open-ended play and how parents and teachers can encourage play for the kids in their lives.
The number of adults who identify as being on the autism spectrum is growing, along with awareness. Listen back to a conversation on MPR News with host Angela Davis about what it’s like to move into adulthood with autism.
Selected to carry the Israeli flag to help open the Paris Games, Andi Murez wrapped up her third Olympics and will head almost straight for Minnesota to begin her next major project: She's starting her residency program in psychiatry at the Mayo Clinic.