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.
Trigger warning: This article mentions self-harm. The average person has about 70,000 thoughts per day (via the Cleveland Clinic). Most of these pass in and out of our heads without much notice. But sometimes, thoughts can be repetitive and disturbing.…
High blood pressure — or hypertension — has become an epidemic, affecting 47% of adults within the United States alone (per Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Aptly nicknamed the silent killer, hypertension was the primary cause of death for…
According to the American Cancer Society, the use of tobacco is the number one cause of preventable death in the U.S. and contributes to nearly 1 in 5 deaths annually. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists several reasons…
If you or someone you love has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), you can empathize with how having the disorder can substantially impact someone’s life. Living with ADHD often means having difficulty concentrating, becoming easily distracted, experiencing restlessness, and struggling……
When the odds are stacked against you, you’ve probably heard somebody refer to your chances as “one in a million.” Yet the likelihood of winning the lottery is even slimmer than that. Rather, CNBC reports that the odds are roughly…
Of the many things that impact our mental health, food is one of them. While research has shown that consumption of inflammation-promoting foods such as soda, red meat, and refined grains can increase one’s risk for depression, foods such as…
Britney Spears shocked the public when she revealed in a 2024 court hearing the horrors of her conservatorship. She recalled that after she had refused to perform at a show in Las Vegas, her therapist pulled her previous medications and…
TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, and Snapchat are the top social media platforms among teens, and 35% of teens say they use social media constantly, according to Pew Research. Although teens typically post on a variety of topics, about a third of…
one-third of the 450 million people worldwide living with a mental illness seek treatment, according to the Anxiety & Depression Association of America (ADAA). That’s why the month of May is dedicated to breaking the mental health stigma by sharing…
People living with depression know it’s not a bad mood. The brain changes associated with depression can make you more susceptible to pain and less interested in sex, according to Advanced Psychiatry Associates. Because depression affects your immune system, it’s…