It’s a well-established fact that children’s and teens’ mental health took a hit during the pandemic. But new research suggests that teen girls in particular are suffering in unprecedented ways.
Black college students who resorted to self-blame when faced with stress were also more likely to experience suicidal thoughts within the past year.
As social workers, we are trained mental health professionals who prioritize social justice. But how do we cope when faced with the collective trauma of a global pandemic and the mental and emotional effects of racism?
The Black young adult women in this study were more likely to seriously think about suicide because they could not live up to the expectations of other people and because they felt lonely and sad.
Tech-triggers are pervasive, yet seemingly innocuous because we’ve learned to click them away or compartmentalize their effects.
Burna Boy seems to be claiming to have created a new genre, Afrofusion, causing much debate.
Let’s look at several types of psychotherapy (also known as talking therapy) that have the potential to help with almost any mental health problem.
988 is not just a shorter, easier-to-remember replacement for the current suicide hotline. Congress and the Federal Communications Commission also established the 988 Lifeline to address longstanding concerns in mental health care.
Clinical depression, or major depressive disorder, occurs in 20% of the population over the lifetime. It can surface and differ from person to person in a variety of ways.
One crucial factor that has received little attention in supporting teen mental health is the role that parents can play.
