For years, horror—a sort of safe danger I knew had an end—got me through some seriously traumatic situations.
Mental health
Studies show that investments in public art can improve street safety, provide tourism and new jobs, and combat social isolation and anxiety.
Many in this generation are aware of what they have lost by having grown up on social media, so they’re logging off and working to create a safer, healthier future.
“Our job, as human beings, is to learn from our suffering.”
“Could it be that the fragmentation of our relations has been a fundamental cause of our exhaustion?”
Children with chronic medical conditions often suffer multiple blows to their mental well-being. A state program in California aims to provide appropriate treatment for these children and their families.
People are calling for a more nuanced discussion of climate change and mental health—one that centers the experiences of marginalized communities.
“To thrive, we must embrace both our strengths and our vulnerabilities, and give ourselves permission to be human.”
There is no point at which we can no longer strive to make the future better than it otherwise would be.
The remote woods and mountains—accessed on long, challenging thru-hikes—are places of healing for former soldiers who suffer from the trauma of war.
For decades, Americans have been told they should love their jobs. But is this a healthy relationship?
Already facing health and education gaps, refugees in San Diego banded together during the pandemic to define their own challenges and create their own solutions.
Border walls aren’t necessary, and neither are the borders themselves in a world built on justice and equality, says author Todd Miller.
Once a dumping ground for trash and industrial pollution, Platte Farm Open Space now has gardens, trails, and play areas enjoyed by the whole community.
Whenever I am faced with emotional ambivalence, or a sense of duty to others is in competition with my own emotional needs, I ask, “What would a white woman do?”
I was unexpectedly emotional watching the Biden-Harris inauguration. Then I remembered the last time I felt so bowled over by basic decency.
From making comfort food to speaking with ancestors, immigrant families across the U.S. are turning to cultural traditions to cope with the isolation and stress of quarantine.
We all deserve to be celebrated for making it through today.
I managed to rebuild my sense of self and safety starting the day I ran away from my father—only to then watch “him” win the White House in the guise of Donald Trump.
In Canada, as in the U.S., professional orchestras are overwhelmingly White. But Black classical musicians are finding ways to make sure they’re heard.
These daily actions can help heal your nervous system for right action instead of reaction.
In the wake of another police killing of an unarmed Black man struggling with a mental health disability, I asked what cops—and everyone—can do to help.
In California, free bilingual group sessions help people who don’t have access to therapy.
Regardless of schooling situation, these four strategies belong in every child's mental health toolkit.
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