mental health

Selena Gomez joined first lady Jill Biden and U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy at the White House on Wednesday for a conversation about youth mental health. The singer/actor has been public about her own struggles. In 2020, Gomez revealed that she had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Gomez, Biden and Murthy held a conversation with a group of young people...

A tidier space can make for a more relaxed mind.

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition triggered by a terrifying event.

One in seven adolescents experience a mental health disorder. Early intervention and treatment can drastically reduce negative impacts on their futures.

Last week, a nurse took their own life inside a South Bay hospital. Earlier this year, Stanford nurse Michael Odell walked out in the middle of his shift and never returned. His death has now inspired his friends to make a difference.

City Council discusses Mayor Todd Gloria’s budget proposal. And, a new crisis stabilization unit is opening in Oceanside today. Plus, it is the last day to file your taxes.
Here’s What’s Up in San Diego County for April 18, 2022.

The American Academy of Pediatrics has declared the mental health of our children a national emergency. U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy met with students from Lincoln High School at the Jackie Robinson YMCA in Mountain View to talk about it.

Since the pandemic started, experts have warned of a mental health crisis facing American children.

“Goals are dumb,” says Emmanuel Acho, an author and former NFL and Texas Longhorns linebacker. Setting hard goals (get drafted in the first three rounds of the NFL Draft, be married by age 26) was only setting him up for disappointment when things didn’t work out exactly as envisioned. So he developed a new outlook on life and wrote a...

“We’re in the middle of what appears to be a completely unprecedented mental health crisis predating COVID among America’s teens,” says Ed Howard of the Children’s Advocacy Institute. Howard explains how platforms like Instagram and TikTok are designed to keep you scrolling for as long as possible, plus a new California bill that would hold the apps’ developers accountable if...

Maren Morris shares her experience with postpartum depression: “I know that I’m not the only one.”

Want to boost your kids’ confidence and social intelligence? A child psychologist says providing reassurance and validation can make a world of difference. Here’s how parents can do that.

The researchers behind the the 10th annual World Happiness Report say average life evaluations have remained “remarkably resilient during Covid-19.” Here’s what that means.

Finland has been named the world’s happiest country for the fifth year in a row, according to an annual report.

People have always complained about work in therapy, one therapist says, but now they’re feeling more empowered to take action.

Food and mental health are inextricably linked, says Harvard nutritionist and brain expert Dr. Uma Naidoo. Here are the six brain-boosting foods most Americans lack in their diet.

California Governor Gavin Newsom was in Los Angeles Thursday to discuss his new CARE Court program that would create mental health courts in every county, allowing treatment for more homeless people with severe mental health and addiction disorders but also could force some of them into care — a move that’s been criticized.

Concerns over nuclear war and inflation — following two years of a pandemic — have Americans more stressed than ever

State legislators across the country introduced a record number of anti-transgender bills in 2021, many specifically targeting trans youth.

There’s been a shift towards employee well-being since the Covid-19 pandemic and ensuing “Great Reshuffle.” Here is how one company is stepping up.