Jun. 30—Who: Located at 829 Jefferson Ave., Scranton, the Northeast Region PA affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness has served the region for more than 40 years, providing support and education to families, friends and individuals living with mental illness, explained Executive Director Marie Onukiavage. NAMI is “the […]
Read Time : 2 Minutes
The return of the bonsai and why it’s good for your mental health
You do, however need time and dedication to perform the rituals that keep these plants alive: they rely on you entirely to survive. There is great beauty in the simplicity of bonsai, and providing you include their routines as part of your own, caring for bonsai can be calming and […]
Read Time : 11 Minutes
11 Mental Health Resources To Help You Through The COVID-19 Pandemic
A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, caring for our mental health remains as important as ever. While we’ve adjusted our lives in many ways to adapt to our “new normal,” it’s normal to still be having a hard time with the stress and uncertainty of this challenging time. If you’re […]
Read Time : 11 Minutes
A school counselor on the pandemic’s mental health impact for students.
Subscribe to What Next on Apple Podcasts for the full episode. Almost a year after the pandemic forced much of K–12 education online, the new president, Joe Biden, is pushing to get kids back in school, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is saying it can be safe. […]
Read Time : 8 Minutes
How Illinois and Northwestern are tending to their athletes’ mental health during the pandemic
CHICAGO — Abbie Wolf remembers being pulled into the film room with her teammates in mid-March for a meeting. Northwestern was preparing for a deep run into the NCAA women’s basketball tournament. But a few minutes later, the team’s dreams of a national championship were shattered. The NCAA announced on […]
Read Time : 14 Minutes
I Started Putting My Phone in a Different Room at Night, and It Really Improved My Mental Health
The Telegraph Marina Wheeler: ‘I’ll never forget the people who were there when I was in trouble’ Twelfth Night is well and truly over when Marina Wheeler appears on my screen. But over her shoulder, at the far end of her lovely, light-filled living space, stands an enormous, lavishly decorated […]
Read Time : 6 Minutes
How to look after your mental health during coronavirus lockdown
Self isolation. Solitary confinement. Time alone. However you choose to phrase it, the prospect of being shut off from the rest of the world is alarming. And as the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread, lockdown is now the new normal – not just for the UK – but for many people around the world. The latest national lockdown […]
Read Time : 15 Minutes
Teachers’ mental health suffering during pandemic
CLOSE This story was published in partnership with The 19th, a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom reporting on gender, politics and policy. Carly Evans never missed her weekly appointment with her therapist. She called it her “maintenance” — it kept everything in her life running smoothly. That changed in September, when Evans, […]
Read Time : 6 Minutes
What Students Are Saying About Mental Health, Improving Sports and a Dusk-Lit Train
Swimming: Add Mixed Gender Relays My favorite sport, swimming, provides me with a sense of pride and joy. I relate to the professional swimmers I watch on television because I comprehend the amount of work they put into the pool to occasionally drop milliseconds of time in an event. It […]
Read Time : 5 Minutes
4 Questions To Gauge Your Kid’s Mental Health During The COVID-19 Pandemic
Kids have been through a lot since the COVID-19 pandemic began: school closures, massive changes to how they socialize and unrelenting uncertainty about what comes next. Fortunately, mental health experts are quick to note, children are, on the whole, resilient. But there are plenty who are struggling. In one study, […]
Read Time : 8 Minutes
N.J. students may lose mental health services at schools
After giving birth almost two years ago, Nayeli Espinoza agonized over whether to drop out of her high school in Trenton, New Jersey, and get a job to support her newborn son. She credits the School Based Youth Services Program at Trenton Central High School with allowing her to continue […]
Read Time : 9 Minutes
How to manage your mental health during lockdown
The National Domestic Abuse helpline has seen a 25 per cent increase in calls since lockdown began (Getty) On 23 March prime minister Boris Johnson implemented a nationwide UK lockdown, which saw people confined to their homes. Only able to leave the house for a number of essential reasons: getting […]