Content in this category addresses suicide prevention through awareness, early intervention, and supportive responses. The focus is on understanding risk, strengthening protective factors, and promoting compassionate, evidence-informed approaches to crisis prevention.
It’s a sad truth: The things we don’t understand we tend to judge most harshly. A look at human history will undoubtedly show you how dangerous this tendency can be. In the United States, nearly 10% of adults are diagnosed…
Pew Research Center found that 35% of teenagers use their preferred social media platform “almost constantly.” Although social media can connect teens with their friends, express teens’ creativity, or help them find community (per American Academy of Child & Adolescent…
According to the UK’s National Health Service, the medical use of the term “vegetative” means a person lacks consciousness even though they’re awake. Their body responds to reflexes, but their minds don’t respond to their environment. You might assume, therefore,…
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 1 in 5 people in the United States has a mental health disorder. Mental health affects every aspect of our life, from our relationships with others to our ability…
Most people have experienced days when they felt blue and didn’t want to get out of bed. For those living with depression, these days are a common occurrence. Some of these symptoms may seem obvious. However, other signs of depression…
If you feel all jingle-jangly inside during the festive holidays rather than joyously wanting to sing “Jingle Bells,” then you’re not alone. In fact, a 2024 study by OnePoll found that an astonishing 88% of those surveyed found Christmas to…
Psychological well-being influences so much of our lives. It can impact our relationships, work, and our physical health. Mental health deals with internal experiences such as thoughts, emotions, personality, and cognitive function. Behavioral health takes a broader approach by looking…
A mental health crisis isn’t a medical diagnosis, and it doesn’t refer to one particular kind of mental illness or fixed set of symptoms (via PsychCentral). Rather, it’s a general phrase used to refer to an abnormal response to stress…
Although people might joke that they have OCD about cleanliness or grammar, obsessive-compulsive disorder is a serious condition that can disrupt a person’s life. People with OCD can be plagued with frequent, intrusive thoughts about things like hygiene, perfection, or…
We all know how uncomfortable it feels when an upset stomach, abdominal pain, or diarrhea stops us right in our tracks as we’re trying to get through a busy day. In such cases, taking Tums or Pepto Bismol may alleviate…