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We Can't Solve the Youth Mental Health Crisis Without Including Young People
We know first hand what we need.
By Saanvi Arora and Ria Babaria
What It Means if You’re Wholly Numb Right Now — And How to Cope
It’s a normal way of processing a range of big emotions at once, according to experts.
By Erica Sloan
How Fentanyl Took Over the Lives of Two Wisconsin Teens
At 15, Maylia was selling. At 17, Jack couldn't stop using.
By Lizzie Presser
Chappell Roan Says She Has Been Diagnosed With Severe Depression
The Midwest Princess continues to speak openly about the toll that fame is taking on her.
By James Factora
Demi Lovato Speaks on Hope and Recovery at The Center for Youth Mental Health’s Annual Benefit
“I learned the foundation to being of service is sharing your experience, strength, and hope.”
By Skyli Alvarez
AAPI Youth Have Less Resources for Mental Health Issues Like Eating Disorders
A new survey highlights disparities between mental health needs, receiving diagnoses and accessing culturally competent care.
By Angie Jaime
This New Program Offers a Systemic Solution to America’s Youth Mental Health Crisis
The program will provide young people with mental health care, while giving those who are interested in mental health work with training and tangible experience.
By Angie Jaime
35 Sad Quotes for When You’re Going Through It
Sometimes, you just need a good quote to help you feel seen.
By Ashleigh Carter
There’s a New Crisis Call Line Run By Native Youth, for Native Youth
Native youth have one of the highest rates of suicide of any demographic in the country.
By Lillian Mongeau Hughes, The Hechinger Report
Mental Health
10 Things to Try When You’re Too Depressed to Get Out of Bed
People who’ve been there share what actually helps on their worst mornings.
By Anna Borges
How I Found Myself
Actor Karan Brar reflects on reckoning the gap between his public and private personas.
By Karan Brar
This Youth Mental Health Resolution Was Written Entirely By Students
Middle school, high school, and college students drafted the legislation.
By Saanvi Arora
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How to Cheer Someone Up: 49 Ways to Make a Friend Smile
Here's exactly how to make someone feel better.
By Mckenzie Terry
John Fetterman Opens Up About His Hospitalization and Mental Health
“Address your depression. I was skeptical it would make anything better, but it did.”
By Maggie O'Neill
Nicole Chung's A Living Remedy Is a Poignant Look At Grieving Under Capitalism
The bestselling author spoke with Teen Vogue about her newest book.
By Rainesford Stauffer
I Couldn’t Distill My Trauma Into a College Essay
The admissions process assumes it’s easy for students to summarize our lives.
By Emi Nietfeld
Fetterman's Fitness
Senator Fetterman Is Expected To Return To Work After Treatment for Depression
The Pennsylvania senator has been praised for speaking openly about his health.
By Kelly Rissman
How Do I Navigate Mental Health Issues at Work?
Sometimes your job itself can be the problem.
By Rainesford Stauffer
Trying to Seem Perfectly Together Was Eating Me Apart
I felt like I was “running on a treadmill that only goes faster.”
By Caralena Peterson