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Trevor Project CEO Amit Paley Removed From Position After Staff Outcry

He was removed on November 2.

Why Improving Our Mental Health Shouldn't Be a Quest for Perfection

We should expect ups and downs, rather than thinking we've failed when we experience setbacks.

Why It's So Fun to Be Scared

Find out why some people love to be scared — and why others don't.

For Girls With Roots in Latin America, Cultural Pressure Can Mean Mental Health Struggles

"In Latine communities, mental health isn’t really talked about, which is why often we struggle to find ways to cope.”

Selena Gomez Is “Grateful to Be Alive” in New Documentary Trailer

The first full look at My Mind & Me might make you cry.

Teens in Crisis Are Being Housed in Homeless Shelters

These foster kids needed mental health care. New Mexico put them in shelters.

Money From the Anti-Gun Violence Bill Will Go Toward Improving Student Mental Health

Fear of gun violence and anxiety are linked.

What It’s Like to Be a Low-Income Student at an Ivy League School

There’s no handbook to “navigate the rocky terrain of an extremely privileged environment.”

A New Bill Would Reserve $100 Million to Help Heal Survivors of Police Violence

Rep. Cori Bush is introducing a first-of-its-kind bill to get mental health resources to survivors of police violence.

Trying to Seem Perfectly Together Was Eating Me Apart

I felt like I was “running on a treadmill that only goes faster.”

Why Are Prosthetics So Expensive and Inaccessible?

Prosthetic arms and legs typically cost more than $60,000.

How Intergenerational Trauma Impacts the South Asian Community

5 young people weigh in.

Black Women in Sports Chose Themselves This Year

Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka, and Simone Biles are showing that mental health is non-negotiable.
stepping back

Jonah Hill Won’t Promote His Upcoming Movies Because of Anxiety Attacks

“I have spent nearly 20 years experiencing anxiety attacks, which are exacerbated by media appearances and public-facing events,” he wrote.
Apologies

Ezra Miller Is Seeking Treatment for “Complex Mental Health Issues”

“I want to apologize to everyone that I have alarmed and upset with my past behavior.”
Living and Learning

Beyoncé Confirmed She Will Remove an Ableist Slur From a Song on Renaissance

“The word, not used intentionally in a harmful way, will be replaced.”

The Downsides of High Schools Pushing Start Times Later

California mandated that high schools start no earlier than 8:30 a.m.

Why Many Young People Are Rethinking Their Relationship With Alcohol

Sober curious is cool.

What If Schools Took Students’ Individual Needs Seriously?

A growing movement is doing exactly that.