Mental health

College can be an exciting yet challenging time for many students. With academic pressures, social changes and financial burdens, mental health can take a hit—especially for those without access to healthcare.

College can be an exciting yet challenging time for many students. With academic pressures, social changes, and financial burdens, mental health can take a hit—especially for those without access to healthcare. That’s where Beyond Grey, a local non-profit, is stepping in to provide support. NBC6’s Johanna Torres reports.

Jonathan Haidt, author of “The Anxious Generation,” says parents feel “powerless” to prevent kids from using smartphones because they’re often acting alone.

Tennis legend and civil rights icon Billie Jean King sits down with the founder of Galvanize, Laura Okmin, to discuss how to find self-confidence even when you have to start over.

Working can provide some safeguards that are often overlooked.

There is a local exhibit showcasing untrained artists’ work as they heal through every stroke.

The month of January tends to put health in sharper focus- that includes your mental health. People find healing in various ways and for some that’s through art. Happening in South Florida, there is a local exhibit showcasing untrained artists’ work as they heal through every stroke. NBC6’s Sheli Muñiz reports

Apothékary CEO Shizu Okusa says she doesn’t like working with people who call out their colleagues in front of the rest of the team. Here’s why.

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Communication and setting realistic expectations are two of the ways of solving for anxiety and stress when preparing for the holiday season.

Doctor explains what you need to know about what is informally referred to as “brain fog.”

Exposure to lead in gasoline during childhood resulted in many millions of excess cases of psychiatric disorders over the last 75 years, a new study estimates.

New research shows the vast majority of Gen Z and Millennials are worried about climate change. National climate reporter Chase Cain talked with mental health experts about ways to cope with the difficult emotions.

Award-winning author TJ Klune (“The House in the Cerulean Sea”) on when he felt able to quit his day job and when he first felt like he’d made it as a writer.

Getting a dinner reservation at a restaurant that’s typically hard to book is one idea that therapists have for avoiding stress on election night.

In October 2024, Ron Gutman visited Bhutan to learn more about human happiness. He is an adjunct Stanford professor, inventor, author, entrepreneur and speaker.

“It may seem like every interaction with your kid is an opportunity to mess them up forever. And that’s just not true.”

The viral interaction between Andrew Garfield and Elmo shows how to handle loss yourself and how to comfort someone who is in mourning, one expert says.

Stanford University says the psychologist behind the controversial “Stanford Prison Experiment” has died.

Just over 4% of American adults have a diagnosis of ADHD, but a much larger number of people suspect they also have the disorder.