Mental Health

4 high school students talk mental health and how the pandemic changed them

5:37am May 14, 2022

by Anya Steinberg

After two years of isolation and uncertainty, many American teens are struggling with mental health problems. But they're also discovering themselves — and their own resilience.

Christina and James Summers were married for 17 years. Now, she's learning to navigate life without him. "Me and my husband really worked like a team," she says. "My teammate's not here to help me, so I'm really feeling a single mom vibe, just trying to g

COVID took many in the prime of life, leaving families to pick up the pieces

1:54pm May 13, 2022

by Maria Godoy

In the U.S., people of color have been more likely to die at younger ages, especially among lower-income communities. That's had a ripple effect on finances, education and physical and mental health.

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Health & Safety

The War Toys project uses photos and art therapy to help kids who lived through war

5:04am May 12, 2022

Brian McCarty uses toys as part of art therapy to help children who have been traumatized by war. The kids meet with a trained art therapist who helps them draw and talk about their experiences.

A buyer shops for flowers at the Southern California Flower Market on Feb. 12, 2021, in Los Angeles.

Mother's Day can be painful. These strategies might help

9:00am May 07, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Mother's Day can be a painful time, especially for people living with loss. Author Rebecca Soffer shares ideas for how to care for yourself or loved ones on a difficult day.

Student Journalists

(Re-Air) Dispatches From Within: The one-hour special

2:50pm May 06, 2022

by Radio 101 class at R.J. Reynolds High School

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An undated photo provided by the Larimer County Sheriff's Office of Austin Hopp in Fort Collins, Colo.

Former policeman is sentenced to 5 years for the rough arrest of a woman with dementia

7:40am May 06, 2022

by The Associated Press

A former Colorado police officer shown on body camera video roughly arresting a 73-year-old woman with dementia and later seen joking about it was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison.

Protesters rally at the Texas State Capitol on May 4, 2021 in Austin to stop proposed medical care ban legislation that would criminalize gender-affirming care.

Nearly half of LGBTQ youth seriously considered suicide, survey finds

6:46pm May 05, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

A survey found rising rates of suicidal thought, as well as significant disparities among trans youth and LGBTQ youth of color.

New report reveals COVID's toll on the mental health of frontline doctors and nurses

5:05pm May 03, 2022

by Rhitu Chatterjee

A new report details the economic, mental and physical health of healthcare workers. Much of the workforce is struggling with symptoms of burnout, anxiety and trauma and want to leave the profession.

Encore: Why you feel so guilty when you're not working

5:12pm April 29, 2022

by Celeste Headlee

For millions of people, working from home has not meant working fewer hours. A recent episode of NPR's Life Kit focuses on how to get more rest.

Rachel Levine, U.S. assistant secretary for health, says, "The language of medicine and science is being used to drive people to suicide." Political attacks against trans young people are on the rise across the country.

Rachel Levine calls state anti-LGBTQ bills disturbing and dangerous to trans youth

4:42pm April 29, 2022

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

The U.S. assistant secretary for health, who will speak at Texas Christian University, says physicians need to be more vocal in fighting politically motivated attacks on vulnerable trans youth.