Mental Health

The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear, by Kate Moore

A Woman Is Committed To An Asylum For Thinking In 'The Woman They Could Not Silence'

6:13am June 23, 2021

by Annalisa Quinn

In a new book, The Radium Girls author Kate Moore follows the struggles of Elizabeth Packard who, locked up by her husband in 1860 for having opinions and voicing them, finds she's not the only one.

Dog and cat adoptions grew in 2020. Pets have been constant companions — easing our grief and fears. Now it's our turn to ease dogs' separation anxiety, as we head out into the world.

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COMIC: Adopted Pandemic Dogs Got Us Through. Now They Need Our Help

7:00am June 19, 2021

by Sarah Mirk

Dog and cat adoptions climbed in 2020. Pets have been constant companions — easing our grief and fears. Now it's our turn to ease dogs' separation anxiety, as we head back out into the world.

Reconstructions from the Daynès Studio in Paris depict a male Neanderthal (right) face to face with a human, Homo sapiens.

To Keep Your Brain Young, Take Some Tips From Our Earliest Ancestors

5:00am June 18, 2021

by Bret Stetka

Without a cure for Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia, prevention is paramount. Habits that helped early humans thrive still make sense: a varied diet, exercise and an engaging social life.

Unpaid Caregivers Were Already Struggling. It's Only Gotten Worse During The Pandemic

7:58pm June 17, 2021

by Rhitu Chatterjee

A new CDC study finds that people who provide unpaid care for their children or adult loved ones are twice as likely as noncaregivers to have experienced depression or anxiety, or thoughts of suicide.

Therapist Kiki Radermacher was one of the first members of a mobile crisis response unit in Missoula, Mont., which started responding to emergency mental health calls last year. That pilot project becomes permanent in July and is one of six such teams in

In Montana, Crisis Support Teams Offer Alternatives To Policing Mental Health

5:00am June 10, 2021

by Katheryn Houghton

Montana now has six mobile crisis response teams — up from one in 2019 — with more in the works. Each team has a different makeup, but all use mental health support to diffuse tricky situations.

By the time Victoria Cooper enrolled in an alcohol treatment program in 2018, she was "drinking for survival," not pleasure, she says — multiple vodka shots in the morning, at lunchtime and beyond. In the treatment program, she saw other women in their

Women Now Drink As Much As Men — Not So Much For Pleasure, But To Cope

4:14pm June 09, 2021

by Aneri Pattani

Women aren't just upping their drinking, researchers say. Increasingly they are "drinking to cope," instead of for pleasure — which accelerates the risk of alcohol use disorder and its health damage.

Sports Psychologist Kanyali Ilako On How To Treat Athletes' Mental Health

5:21am June 04, 2021

Noel King speaks with sports pyschologist, Kanyali Ilako about why mental health is just as important as physical health for athletes and should be treated similarly.

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More Kids Struggle With Mental Health Challenges Because Of The Pandemic

6:59am June 02, 2021

by Jenny Brundin

Colorado Children's hospital declared a pediatric mental health emergency as suicide attempts and psychiatric help-calls for children spike. Kids say they feel stress and anxiety on multiple fronts.

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ESPN Columnist Discusses An Athlete's Obligation To The Press That Covers Them

6:25pm June 01, 2021

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with ESPN contributor Howard Bryant about his take on Naomi Osaka refusing to talk to the press then bowing out of the French Open.

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Japan's Naomi Osaka eyes the ball as she serves during the first round of the French Open tennis tournament Sunday in Paris.

Naomi Osaka Reveals Mental Health Struggles — And Other Athletes Rally Around Her

1:27pm June 01, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

Leaving the French Open, the tennis star says she's suffered long bouts of depression since 2018. Top athletes praised her bravery and decried systems that don't give athletes the support they need.