Category: Mental Health
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How to kick back, relax and embrace a less-than-perfect holiday How to kick back, relax and embrace a less-than-perfect holiday
Mental Health December 23, 2024

How to kick back, relax and embrace a less-than-perfect holiday

We all know the stressors: Social obligations. Family discord. Political rifts. Financial ... more

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Young Men Are Dying by Suicide at Alarming Rates — Is Toxic Masculinity to Blame? Young Men Are Dying by Suicide at Alarming Rates — Is Toxic Masculinity to Blame?
Mental Health September 3, 2025

Young Men Are Dying by Suicide at Alarming Rates — Is Toxic Masculinity to Blame?

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide is now ... more

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Rising Risks Behind Declining Teen Drug Use in Los Angeles Rising Risks Behind Declining Teen Drug Use in Los Angeles
Health July 6, 2026

Rising Risks Behind Declining Teen Drug Use in Los Angeles

Vaping remains the most common substance used by Los Angeles teens, while ... more

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Launch plan to assist Californians with mental illness Launch plan to assist Californians with mental illness
Mental Health March 30, 2023

Launch plan to assist Californians with mental illness

Eight California counties are going first in a planned statewide, controversial experiment ... more

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What Social Media Does to the Teen Brain What Social Media Does to the Teen Brain
Mental Health September 22, 2023

What Social Media Does to the Teen Brain

Every generation has its moral panic and for Gen Z — teenagers ... more

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Not a couple, not friends and not sex buddies: What is a ‘situationship’? Not a couple, not friends and not sex buddies: What is a ‘situationship’?
Mental Health February 5, 2024

Not a couple, not friends and not sex buddies: What is a ‘situationship’?

A warning for romantics and fans of Disney love stories: this topic ... more

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Why caffeine might make you anxious Why caffeine might make you anxious
Mental Health June 4, 2024

Why caffeine might make you anxious

Caffeine is a stimulant that affects the sympathetic nervous system — the ... more

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Are children better off when one parent has a job or when both do? Are children better off when one parent has a job or when both do?
Education May 1, 2025

Are children better off when one parent has a job or when both do?

In the United States, 43% of teenagers say children are better off ... more

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Addiction on Trial: How Social Media Ended Up in a California Courtroom Addiction on Trial: How Social Media Ended Up in a California Courtroom
Mental Health January 29, 2026

Addiction on Trial: How Social Media Ended Up in a California Courtroom

As social media addiction lawsuits expand, families and school districts warn of ... more

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Catfishing: Authorities warn about the danger for minors in social networks Catfishing: Authorities warn about the danger for minors in social networks
Mental Health December 1, 2022

Catfishing: Authorities warn about the danger for minors in social networks

Key Points -A catfish is someone who pretends to be someone else online ... more

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How Art can Improve our Mental Health How Art can Improve our Mental Health
Mental Health May 25, 2023

How Art can Improve our Mental Health

When Dr. Frank Clark was in medical school studying to be a ... more

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From Space to Earth: 3 Lessons on Battling Loneliness from Astronaut Christina Koch From Space to Earth: 3 Lessons on Battling Loneliness from Astronaut Christina Koch
Mental Health July 11, 2023

From Space to Earth: 3 Lessons on Battling Loneliness from Astronaut Christina Koch

How do these space pioneers combat the loneliness that often accompanies their ... more

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More Research Questions the “Social Media Hypothesis” of Mental Health More Research Questions the “Social Media Hypothesis” of Mental Health
Mental Health February 23, 2024

More Research Questions the “Social Media Hypothesis” of Mental Health

Conventional wisdom suggests that using social media promotes poor mental health, especially ... more

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Weekly hot yoga reduced depressive symptoms by more than 50 percent Weekly hot yoga reduced depressive symptoms by more than 50 percent
Mental Health October 27, 2023

Weekly hot yoga reduced depressive symptoms by more than 50 percent

New research from Harvard Medical School's Massachusetts General Hospital published in the ... more

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California Care Court initiative will attempt to tackle mental health California Care Court initiative will attempt to tackle mental health
Mental Health March 21, 2024

California Care Court initiative will attempt to tackle mental health

The new initiative, called CARE Court — for Community Assistance, Recovery and ... more

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Study establishes first causal link between anti-trans laws and suicide attempts Study establishes first causal link between anti-trans laws and suicide attempts
Mental Health October 2, 2024

Study establishes first causal link between anti-trans laws and suicide attempts

State laws targeting transgender people made trans and nonbinary young people more ... more

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Welfare Checks: ICE’s Other Tactic for Finding Undocumented Immigrants Welfare Checks: ICE’s Other Tactic for Finding Undocumented Immigrants
Immigration May 19, 2025

Welfare Checks: ICE’s Other Tactic for Finding Undocumented Immigrants

Children have not been left out of the Trump administration's campaign against ... more

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Struggling in Your Relationship? Free Bilingual Help for LA County Couples Struggling in Your Relationship? Free Bilingual Help for LA County Couples
Mental Health May 13, 2026

Struggling in Your Relationship? Free Bilingual Help for LA County Couples

Los Angeles County residents can access a free online relationship program based ... more

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Improve your mental health by cutting time on social media Improve your mental health by cutting time on social media
Mental Health February 28, 2023

Improve your mental health by cutting time on social media

Andrea Graham, co-director of the Center for Behavioral Intervention at Northwestern Universitysays ... more

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