mental health

The parents of a 19-year-old college student who took his own life rather than risk losing his future as a pilot to seek help for his mental health are trying to address a conundrum facing pilots nationwide.

There’s a wrenching catch 22 that can force some pilots to choose between their mental health and their careers in the cockpit. A Chicago couple shares the heartbreaking story of their son’s final flight in hopes of raising awareness.

Since the pandemic started, experts have warned of a mental health crisis facing American children.

A growing concern for parents is the number of kids and teenagers reporting poor mental health during the pandemic, and a new study points to the scope and size of the problem.

“Goals are dumb,” says Emmanuel Acho, an author and former NFL and Texas Longhorns linebacker. Setting hard goals (get drafted in the first three rounds of the NFL Draft, be married by age 26) was only setting him up for disappointment when things didn’t work out exactly as envisioned. So he developed a new outlook on life and wrote a...

“We’re in the middle of what appears to be a completely unprecedented mental health crisis predating COVID among America’s teens,” says Ed Howard of the Children’s Advocacy Institute. Howard explains how platforms like Instagram and TikTok are designed to keep you scrolling for as long as possible, plus a new California bill that would hold the apps’ developers accountable if...

Maren Morris shares her experience with postpartum depression: “I know that I’m not the only one.”

Want to boost your kids’ confidence and social intelligence? A child psychologist says providing reassurance and validation can make a world of difference. Here’s how parents can do that.

The researchers behind the the 10th annual World Happiness Report say average life evaluations have remained “remarkably resilient during Covid-19.” Here’s what that means.

Finland has been named the world’s happiest country for the fifth year in a row, according to an annual report.

People have always complained about work in therapy, one therapist says, but now they’re feeling more empowered to take action.

Food and mental health are inextricably linked, says Harvard nutritionist and brain expert Dr. Uma Naidoo. Here are the six brain-boosting foods most Americans lack in their diet.

Concerns over nuclear war and inflation — following two years of a pandemic — have Americans more stressed than ever

State legislators across the country introduced a record number of anti-transgender bills in 2021, many specifically targeting trans youth.

There’s been a shift towards employee well-being since the Covid-19 pandemic and ensuing “Great Reshuffle.” Here is how one company is stepping up.

As employers struggle to hire, they’re having to contend with the benefit that their would-be workers want most: time away from work.

In a new interview with “CBS Sunday Morning,” Ryan Reynolds spoke about his battle with anxiety and feeling like he has “two parts of my personality.”

Mental health professionals are sounding the alarm when it comes to dealing with the stress of current events.

Mental health professionals are sounding the alarm when it comes to dealing with the stress of current events. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports.

It can help to focus on what you can do to help people impacted by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, some of whom might be your colleagues.