mental health Articles

Celebrities impact on teens lives

Matthew Perry's death raises substance abuse awareness Everyone knows it can be hard to voice to the public what you’ve been going through behind the scenes, especially when you have the entire world’s eyes on you. Matthew Perry put that fear behind him and realized...

Fighting tobacco to help mental health

Tobacco’s damage is even more devastating on people struggling with their mental health Commercial tobacco use is literally killing people who are living with mental illness, but they’re not getting the help they need to kick the habit. People with serious mental...

‘Fear, anxiety a wake-up call’

Trauma of Floyd's murder still burdens the Black Community On May 25, 2020, an innocent Black man named George Floyd was murdered in the hands of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin after he kneeled on Floyd's neck for exactly 9 minutes and 29 seconds....

How eating disorders affect athletes

When athletes struggle with food The pressures of sport can trigger eating disorders   "I saw others in my sport who were thinner than me and I wondered why I didn't look like them," said Emma, a student athlete. (Emma is not her actual name but she would like to...
Mental health aid

Mental health aid

Minnesota nonprofit clinic Walk In is working to make counseling a tool accessible to all An estimated 43.7 million...