More Mental Health - Page 4
After COVID-19, we're going to need more than therapy
Why we should invest in alternatives.
By Rebecca Ruiz
Naomi Osaka's right: Don't shame people's need for mental health breaks
Instead of chastening people for paying attention to their mental health needs, acknowledge their strengths and send supportive messages.
2021 is officially the summer we learned to say no
Sure, hot vax summer sounds fun. But saying no might be the most powerful thing you do this summer.
By Rebecca Ruiz
If you want to protect trans youth, don't pass laws that pretend to keep them safe
What to do instead if you genuinely care about their mental health and well-being.
By Rebecca Ruiz
When you become the target of racist disinformation
Information was weaponized during the COVID-19 pandemic. It had profound mental health consequences.
By Rebecca Ruiz
Conspiracy theories are a mental health crisis
No one's talking about the complex relationship between disinformation and mental health. That changes now.
By Rebecca Ruiz
Privilege plays a huge role in getting an ADHD diagnosis
How social inequities feed into the under-diagnosis of ADHD.
By Jess Joho
What LGBTQ mental health support should look like after the pandemic
"The model in America is 'how bad is it?' before we help you, versus 'let's help you before it gets bad.'"
By Lacey Smith
After the worst school year ever, here's what students want most
Mental health needs to be a priority this fall, students and experts say.
3 types of inequality that worsen mental health
COVID-19 helped reveal how racism, financial strain, and weight stigma can powerfully affect mental health.
By Rebecca Ruiz
3 helpful tips for when you plan to come out online
"Coming out online was a good, first easy way to test the waters with my friends and see 'is this my identity?'"
COVID Discord group helps Indians find oxygen, answers, and community
During India's deadly second COVID wave, as resources dwindled and misinformation flourished, a 12,000-person strong Discord group has provided support.
French Open slammed for 'hypocritical' response to Naomi Osaka's mental health concerns
This is a quintessential feel-bad story.
By Amanda Yeo
AOC speaks out on mental health and Latinx trauma post-Trump
Trump might be gone. But the trauma is not.
By Jess Joho
Prince Harry's liberation from trauma can be ours too
"The only way to free yourself and break out is to tell the truth."
By Rebecca Ruiz
New support groups for farmworkers aim to heal widespread trauma
Talking about mental health can be taboo.
By Rebecca Ruiz
Chrissy Teigen once bullied a teen on Twitter. It's an important lesson in suicide prevention.
Why you should never, ever tell someone to die.
By Rebecca Ruiz
How to get help with small tasks when your mental health blocks your way
Can't get yourself to even schedule an appointment due to pandemic fatigue or ADHD? A mutual aid Facebook group or a Zoom co-working space could help.
How to support someone with depression virtually
Since we're all online more, there are more ways for us to help one another.
Police killings are a mental health crisis for Black people. They deserve real solutions.
"Police killings create a culture of shame, trauma and anxiety."
By Rebecca Ruiz
Constantly stressed at work? It might actually be changing your personality.
Chronic workplace stress can make you more neurotic in as little as four weeks.
By Amanda Yeo
How to fight against online gender bias
If you've ever wanted to know how to deal with trolls, this one's for you.
By Tulika Bose
How to take a mindful bath
Ironically, worrying that you're doing it wrong is exactly what you're doing wrong.
By Amanda Yeo
4 ways to fight imposter syndrome
"Why wouldn't you want to own how amazing you are?"
