May 23, 2022
“She was crazy.” That was the immediate reaction of one of Shemene Cato’s neighbors when he found out that she was charged with murdering her 9-year-old daughter, Shalom Guifarro, using an electrical[…]
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May 20, 2022
Children who spend more time engaged in adventurous play involving an element of risk have fewer symptoms of anxiety and depression, according to research that found the effect was more pronounced among children[…]
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May 17, 2022
When B.J. Williams saw his students at Jefferson High School in Los Angeles struggling with their mental health, he came up with a whole new way to offer help. The[…]
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May 15, 2022
At this point in the pandemic, American teens have spent a significant chunk of their formative years isolated from friends and in fractured learning environments. More than 2 in 5[…]
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May 05, 2022
“We are in a state of emergency and we need to address it urgently because this is a matter of life and death,” says Dr. Khadijah Booth Watkins with Massachusetts[…]
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May 02, 2022
“Every minute I wasn’t with the kids, personally, I was beyond treading water with my mental health. I was just drowning.”
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