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Mental Health

A collection of mental health news and resources.

Addressing the damaging impact of digital media on Black adolescents

Addressing the damaging impact of digital media on Black adolescents

Dr. Brendesha Tynes is a Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Southern California who studies the toll digital media takes on young people of color. She spokewith MPR News reporter Catharine Richert about the online lives of Black adolescents and the less-talked about ways it relates to mental health.
by Ngoc Bui and Catharine Richert

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Native American communities prioritize culture, recruitment to treat mental health

Native American communities prioritize culture, recruitment to treat mental health

To better treat mental illness in Native American communities, programs in Minnesota and around the region are focused on training more Native providers, and incorporating traditional culture and values into treatment. 
by Dan Kraker

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Suicide rates are higher among farmers. Some Midwest states are teaching communities how to help

Suicide rates are higher among farmers. Some Midwest states are teaching communities how to help

Farmers die by suicide at a higher rate than the general population. That’s leading Midwestern states to train bankers, veterinarians and agribusiness professionals to be the new front line of defense against farm stress.

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Hospitals have specialists on call for lots of diseases — but not addiction. Why not?

Hospitals have specialists on call for lots of diseases — but not addiction. Why not?

U.S. overdose deaths have exceeded 100,000 a year, yet few hospitals are equipped to treat patients with addiction. A new kind of treatment team connect patients with help before they're discharged.
by Martha Bebinger

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This year’s Nobel Conference gathers research on youth mental health — including loneliness

This year’s Nobel Conference gathers research on youth mental health — including loneliness

Manuela Barreto is a professor of social and organizational psychology at the University of Exeter in the U.K. and will present her research on loneliness at the conference. MPR News host Tom Crann talked with her ahead of her lecture to learn more.
by Tom Crann and Julia Franz

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Report: Greater Minn. suicides were majority of gun deaths in 2021

Report: Greater Minn. suicides were majority of gun deaths in 2021

Despite a concerns about mass shootings and a focus on violent crime in the metro, a new report shows the majority of gun deaths in 2021 were suicides in greater Minnesota.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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The health benefits of friends

The health benefits of friends

Studies have shown that friendships can affect your cardiovascular health, your immune system, your cognitive health and even the rate at which your cells age. Guest host Chris Farrell talks with two experts about why friendship is so important and how we can form and strengthen the ties of friendship in our lives. 
by Chris Farrell and Samantha Matsumoto

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988: A Call for Crisis Care

988: A Call for Crisis Care

A special broadcast from Call to mind explores what actually happens when someone dials 988. How is the Lifeline serving as a tool to improve mental health emergency response? And is there a path between mental health emergencies and recovery?
by Jessica Bari

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