Mental Health

For many Americans who struggle with depression, anxiety or other mood disorders, cost remains a major hurdle to getting treatment, according to a survey published by the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

More Americans Are Reaching Out For Mental Health Support — But Can't Get It

3:03pm August 24, 2021

by Rhitu Chatterjee

The pandemic has made people more open to seeking help, a new survey finds, but cost and difficulty in finding a mental health care provider are still big obstacles.

Johnson gives River a bottle in her home in Discovery Bay. Family members spent isolation together there this summer, after getting sick with COVID-19. Everyone has since recovered.

Health & Safety

Breakthrough COVID Infections Add Even More Chaos To School's Start In 2021

8:58pm August 23, 2021

by Lesley McClurg

Some kids are getting sick or passing the coronavirus to vaccinated family and friends. It's all unnerving to many parents. "It felt like a terrible head cold," one dad says. "My brain was foggy."

The Pressures Of Kicking For An Icon: Xavier Beitia Reflects On His Field Goal Miss

4:41pm August 23, 2021

by Jason Fuller

NPR's Jason Fuller talks with Xavier Beitia, former Florida State University kicker and New York Jet, about persevering through his missed field goal kick against the Miami Hurricanes back in 2002.

Many survivors don't report sexual assaults because they fear no one will believe them. Advocates say better training for police on the neuroscience of trauma could help survivors feel safe while talking with police, making it less likely they experience

How Rape Affects Memory And The Brain, And Why More Police Need To Know About This

7:00am August 22, 2021

by Sammy Caiola

How a sexual assault survivor is questioned by police can greatly influence the ability to access memories of that traumatic incident. Better interview techniques might help solve more cases.

Patients with opioid addiction who show up in a hospital's ER face many barriers to recovery, and so do the doctors trying to help them. Easing those barriers on both sides helps patients get into good follow-up programs that lead to lasting change.

Many ERs Fail People Who Struggle With Addiction. These New Approaches Might Help

7:00am August 21, 2021

by Aneri Pattani

Starting treatment for addiction in the emergency room greatly improves the chances recovery will last, experts say. Cutting red tape, hiring advocates and Uber vouchers can all make a difference.

Health & Safety

New Behavioral Health Center In Guilford County Has Served More Than 1,000

2:19pm August 16, 2021

by Bethany Chafin

How To Deal With Renewed COVID Anxiety

4:28pm August 12, 2021

America's approach to tackling the contagious delta variant has dramatically shifted. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dr. Lucy McBride about the emotional whiplash many in the U.S. are feeling now.

Coping With The Reality Of Climate Change

4:28pm August 12, 2021

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with psychologist Elke Weber about the way individuals deal with the threat of climate change.

California Muslim Mehran Nazir struggled with suicidal ideation.

American Muslims Are 2 Times More Likely To Have Attempted Suicide Than Other Groups

9:01am August 10, 2021

by Dalia Faheid

Nearly 8% of Muslims in a recent survey reported a suicide attempt in their lifetime compared with 6% of Catholics, 5% of Protestants and 3.6% of Jewish respondents.

Annie Kunz in the women's heptathlon 100-meter hurdles during the Olympic trials in Eugene, Ore., in June. Building her training regimen around recent findings from sex-specific sports medicine research has made a difference in her performance, says Kunz,

Sports Science Is Changing How Female Olympians Train. It Could Help You, Too

5:28pm August 03, 2021

by Maggie Mertens

U.S. Olympic heptathlete Annie Kunz says tracking her monthly cycles and learning she needs to eat more and get more naps when she's fatigued has already improved her athletic performance.