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Mental Health

A collection of mental health news and resources.

How to navigate your children’s mental health as they return back to school

How to navigate your children’s mental health as they return back to school

About 1 in 5 school-aged children has a mental health condition, but that number could be going up. Two mental health experts talked about how the pandemic is affecting school-aged kids and offered resources for families seeking help.

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Paradise wildfire survivors in California face the horror all over again in 2020

Paradise wildfire survivors in California face the horror all over again in 2020

In northern California, the deadly Bear Fire forced the evacuation of parts of the town of Paradise, which nearly burned to the ground in 2018. For Camp Fire survivors from Paradise, the trauma is all coming back.
by Kirk Siegler

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How to be happy

How to be happy

We are becoming increasingly unhappy. It’s no surprise — we are living in a global pandemic and navigating a lot of unknowns. Two experts joined MPR News host Angela Davis to talk about why people are struggling to find purpose and offered tips on how to find joy in life.  
by Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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How to stop your 'doomscroll'

How to stop your 'doomscroll'

How often do you find yourself spending hours aimlessly scrolling through social media? During this unprecedented time, a lot of the information we are thumbing through can be negative, saddening and disheartening. This habit is called “doomscrolling” and it can often lead to more fear, anxiety and stress. Why we do it and how can we manage it?
by Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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Pandemic's emotional hammer hits hard

Pandemic's emotional hammer hits hard

Mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have been profound, researchers find. Nearly 25 percent of Americans are depressed, particularly those who have low incomes and have lost a job or a loved one.
by Rhitu Chatterjee

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When a graphic video can quell unrest but still do harm

When a graphic video can quell unrest but still do harm

As tensions boiled over in Minneapolis, city leaders and journalists wrestled with whether to post graphic footage of a man killing himself. Newsrooms are trained to use extreme caution when reporting on suicide and to refrain from reporting on the details. But this case tested those principles.
by Riham Feshir

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Schools ready to address pandemic-driven mental health needs

Schools ready to address pandemic-driven mental health needs

Even before COVID-19, about 15 percent of school-age kids were thought to have a mental health or behavioral disorder, and schools were having a hard time providing enough mental health support. The pandemic has only added stress to the system.
by Alisa Roth

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Why we grow numb to staggering statistics — and what we can do about it

Why we grow numb to staggering statistics — and what we can do about it

The growing coronavirus death toll doesn't provoke the same type of emotional response that a plane crash might. It's a coping mechanism and how our neurons are wired, says psychologist Elke Weber.
by Ailsa Chang

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