by options | May 7, 2020 | Business Insider
Since 1949, Mental Health America and our affiliates across the country have led the observance of May is Mental Health Month by reaching millions of people through the media, local events and screenings. We welcome other organizations to join us in spreading the word...
by options | Apr 23, 2020 | Fast Company
With COVID-19 dominating much of our lives, realities such as social isolation, economic losses, additional responsibilities at home, and increasingly heartrending headlines are all taking their toll on our mental health. As much of the world adopts social distancing...
by options | Mar 19, 2020 | The Conversation
Millions are asking for clear, comprehensive information and guidelines regarding the novel coronavirus. Unfortunately, the U.S. public hasn’t received factual information or future direction from the federal government. Instead, the government has underreported cases...
by options | Feb 2, 2020 | Medscape
Although diet can influence mental health and cognitive function, evidence of benefit for many specific diets is actually quite weak, a new review suggests. In the “most up-to-date overview of the new field of nutritional psychiatry,” investigators with...
by options | Jan 17, 2020 | Medscape
The amount of time teenagers spend on social networking sites has risen 62.5 percent since 2012 and continues to grow. Just last year, the average time teenagers spent on social media was estimated as 2.6 hours per day. Critics have claimed that more screen time is...