Mental Health

A collection of mental health news and resources.

February 20, 2021 2:35 PM

A bike. A plane ticket. Or just pants: The things we buy when pining for normal times

Even the most mundane purchases are becoming objects of hope in this period of isolation as we crave — and look forward to — the usual routines and experiences of daily life.

by Kat Lonsdorf

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February 17, 2021 5:20 PM

What growing up in a pandemic is doing to our youngest kids’ brains

Could the stress of the pandemic affect children for years to come? Host Angela Davis talks to a research neurologist and a pediatrician about how early experiences influence brain development.

by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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February 17, 2021 3:40 PM

Comfort in the chaos: EMS workers adapt and persist, amid stress of pandemic

The pandemic has brought new challenges to already strained emergency medical services in Minnesota.

by Evan Frost and Catharine Richert

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February 16, 2021 4:47 PM

Court revives lawsuit over Minnesota family's 2015 killing

Relatives of Brian Short had sued Park Nicollet health system, alleging that doctors did not do enough to treat Short’s mental illness before he fatally shot his wife, their children and himself in 2015.

by The Associated Press

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February 13, 2021 5:50 PM

Music therapy brings solace to COVID-19 patients and healers

Even when forced online by the pandemic, music therapy sessions continue to help patients in some ways talk therapy can't. "Music is this portal — this instrument that the brain connects with," says one therapist and COVID-19 long-hauler.

by Elizabeth Blair

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February 3, 2021 2:30 PM

Mental health providers are struggling, too

About 40 percent of adults in the United States say they have struggled with substance abuse or their mental health issues since the pandemic began. Mental health professionals have been busy providing care and support, but who is helping them?

by Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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January 16, 2021 12:02 PM

Broken New Year's resolutions already? It's OK to give yourself a break

It's a trying time right now, and mental health experts say it's OK to give yourself a break on New Year's resolutions. They offer advice for a kinder, gentler approach to goal-setting in 2021.

by April Fulton

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January 15, 2021 5:02 PM

Did the pandemic give you new habits you want to break or keep?

Behavior science experts Katy Milkman and Wendy Wood talk about habits and how to make positive changes that last.

by Kerri Miller and Maja Beckstrom

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January 9, 2021 8:47 AM

Congressman Jamie Raskin on the life and legacy of his son, Tommy Raskin

On New Year's Eve, 25-year-old Tommy Raskin took his own life. Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland talked with NPR about his son's life: “It wasn't his mind that marked him as so extraordinary. It was his heart. The stories of his love and compassion are absolutely astounding."

by James Doubek

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December 29, 2020 1:39 PM

Wiser resolutions? Lessons from COVID's unfulfilled ones

Remember those early-quarantine resolutions? Those of us lucky enough to have down time imagined tackling big projects and learning new skills. Often those things didn't get done because, well, 2020. Experts say that's to be expected.

by The Associated Press

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