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The Millennial Mental-Health Crisis
Suicides and overdoses among young adults were already skyrocketing before the pandemic started. Now experts fear that the situation is going to get even worse.
The Atlantic, By Olga Khazan READ ARTICLE
Are We Trading Our Happiness for Modern Comforts?
As society gets richer, people chase the wrong things.
The Atlantic, By Arthur C Brooks READ ARTICLE
Mental Illness vs. Autism and Other Developmental Disorders
article
Number of children going to ER with suicidal thoughts, attempts doubles, study finds
By Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN article
Why Are So Many Teen Athletes Struggling With Depression?
By Linda Flanigan article
There’s no evidence that hardening schools to make kids safer from gun violence actually works
By Valerie Strauss article
Why I Don’t Say My Son ‘Committed’ Suicide article
By Desiree Woodland
Teen Depression and Anxiety: Why the Kids Are Not Alright article
By Susanna Schrobsdorff / TIME
It’s Not Stigma, It’s Discrimination article
By Sue Abderholden
Pittsburgh researchers may have found 'cure' for some untreatable depression, article
By Sean D. Hamill / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Binge Breaker • Tristan Harris believes Silicon Valley is addicting us to our phones. He’s determined to make it stop. article
By Bianca Bosker / The Atlantic
Is Your Child a Phone ‘Addict’? article
By Ana Homayoun / New York Times
How (and When) to Limit Kids' Tech Use article
By Melanie Pinola / New York Times
Don’t Retire Too Soon: Parenting During The Adolescent Years article
When the State of the World Overwhelms You article
strategies we can adopt that can help us stay strong and centered
By Carolyn Joyce
Why Borderline Personality Disorder Is Misdiagnosed, article
By Alan E. Fruzzetti, Ph.D.
‘13 Reasons Why’ Through the Lens of A Clinical Psychologist, article
By Amy E. Ellis, Ph.D.
Stop chasing the drug! Focus on ACE's, article
By Jane Stevens
Girls Daring Greatly, article
By Sabrina Marie Hadeed
Going Wild, article
By Bethany Bray
Mental Health In Schools: A Hidden Crisis Affecting Millions Of Students, article
By Meg Anderson & Kavitha Cardoza
Part One – NPR Ed series on mental health in schools.
Staying Connected While Your Child Is Away at Wilderness Camp, article
By Meghan Vivo
Why College Dating Is So Messed Up? article
By Charlotte Lieberman, Cosmopolitan
Ivy League Addiction, article
By Charlotte Lieberman, Cosmopolitan, Sept. 2016
The Coddling of the American Mind, article
By Greg Lukianoff & Jonathan Haidt, The Atlantic
Why Did a Popular, Smart, Athletic College Freshman Kill Herself? article
By NICOLE WEISENSEE EGAN
Suicide on Campus and the Pressure of Perfection, article
By Julie Scelfo, NY Times
How to help someone who is suicidal article
by Jason Cherkis
Are Kids' Sports Too Competitive? article
By Carol Mithers, Parenting
Unfriended; letter from mom to daughter, article
By Amanda Waggener
How Helicopter Parenting Can Cause Binge Drinking, article
By Caitlin Flanigan / The New Yorker
Affirmative Consent: Are Students Really Asking? article
By Sandy Keenan, NY Times
The Struggle with Struggling: Mental Health Awareness Month article
By Allie Marie Smith
A siblings' Guide to Psychosis article
By Sharon Mulder, Elizabeth Lines
Four Steps to Choosing a College Major article
By Nathan Gebhard, NY Times
The Real Skinny on Freshman Year article
By Michelle Slatalla, NY Times
Advice for New Students From Those Who Know (Older Students) article
By NY Times
10 Social Apps Every Parent of a Teen Should Know article
By Megan Maas
Building Resilience in Children, article
By Healthy Children Magazine
Professional Parenting; Raising fully functioning adults, article
By Luis Moro
Shutting Down Five Misconceptions About Depression article
By Caroline Kaufman
Suicide Rates Climb In U.S., Especially Among Adolescent Girls… article & 3 min podcast
NPR
Food For the Brain
Websites with information on how food can make a difference with your moods…