Loneliness Damages Not Just Children’s Mental Health, But Their Grades As Well
Children who feel lonely are more likely to leave school with worse grades than classmates who never experience loneliness. Read more ›
Resources Tagged With: mental health
Why Sleep Matters for Kids’ Bodies and Brains
It’s hard to overstate the importance of sleep for our well-being. When our sleep is disrupted, we become become more susceptible to illness and more likely to suffer cognitive impairment, poor work performance, and withdrawal and loneliness.
This is especially true for our children, says Rafael Pelayo, a sleep expert at the Stanford Sleep Medicine Center. Read more ›
Sleep 101: Why Sleep Is So Important to Your Health
Sleep is essential to every process in the body, affecting our physical and mental functioning the next day, our ability to fight disease and develop immunity, and our metabolism and chronic disease risk. Sleep is truly interdisciplinary because it touches every aspect of health. Read more ›
The State of Mental Health in America 2023 [downloadable]
Mental Health America (MHA) released new state rankings in its most recent report, 2023 State of Mental Health in America. Read more ›
Creating a Supportive Learning Environment for Your Students
As an educator, you are in a unique position to positively impact the mental health of your students, especially those with anxiety and anxious tendencies.
Read more ›
Living With Anxiety: Tips for Managing Your Own Anxiety
Everything on this list has the potential to lift your mood and get you back on track.
Read more ›
Gen Z Mental Health: The Impact of Tech and Social Media
A McKinsey Health Institute (MHI) survey finds that Gen Z’s social media engagement can feel negative but can also help with finding mental health support and connectivity. Read more ›
The Truth About Teens, Social Media and the Mental Health Crisis
Back in 2017, psychologist Jean Twenge set off a firestorm in the field of psychology. Twenge warned of a mental health crisis on the horizon. Rates of depression, anxiety and loneliness were rising. And she had a hypothesis for the cause: smartphones and all the social media that comes along with them. Read more ›
Does Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Work for ADHD?
The challenges of living with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) aren’t just limited to kids. The condition often lasts into adulthood, where working professionals and sometimes parents have to contend with symptoms that make it difficult to stay organized, focus, and reign in impulsive behavior. Read more ›
How Does ADHD Medication Work? Your First Questions Answered.
How does ADHD medication work, anyway? Here are straightforward answers. Read more ›
