Mental Health

A collection of mental health news and resources.

When crisis workers, not traditional police, respond to calls about mental health
Police are often called on to respond to mental health emergencies. That could change, though, as cities across the country — including Minneapolis — consider defunding the police. What would an alternative model look like?
Call to Mind: Spotlight on parenting during coronavirus
The pandemic is having a major impact on all our lives and the lives of our families. How can we better manage our own mental well-being, so we can better support our loved ones?
Poll: Americans are the unhappiest they've been in 50 years
The survey finds just 14 percent of American adults say they're very happy, down from 31 percent who said the same in 2018. That year, 23 percent said they'd often or sometimes felt isolated in recent weeks. Now, 50 percent say that.
‘She saw me in George Floyd’: The trauma of watching another black person die
The mental anguish of George Floyd’s killing doesn’t go away, even after the officers are charged and many of the protesters have gone home. One recent study said police shootings can affect people’s mental health for three months or more.
Child psychologists on helping children process pandemics and crises
Kids understand that COVID-19 has changed nearly everything. School, camps and activities are online, some parents are working at home or have lost their job, and danger seems everywhere. Two child psychology experts share their insights about managing stress and anxiety.
In Focus: Black Trauma and Policing
In partnership with MPR’s Call To Mind mental health initiative, MPR News host Angela Davis moderated a livestream virtual conversation about the most recent high-profile incident to become an example of historic racial injustice.
The science of happiness
For Mental Health Awareness Month in May, and MPR's "Call to Mind" initiative, a program about "The Science of Happiness,” from the Commonwealth Club of California.