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Dec 23, 2024 · MindSite News is a new nonprofit, nonpartisan digital journalism organization dedicated to reporting on mental health in America.
Grief in Children: ‘Bereavement Deserts’ Spur Hidden Crisis
17 hours ago · Family photos courtesy of Amanda Joyce Jensen: Top: Jensen family together. Bottom, from left: Marshall Jensen rocking out (his band, the Kismets, won a Battle of the Bands competition in Salt Lake City before his diagnosis); a drawing by Kezman shows how he learned of his father’s death: he came to Kezman as a superhero.
A Surge in Parental Deaths Leaves Many Children Grieving Alone
20 hours ago · Greetings, MindSite News Readers, in our upside-down new American era. In today’s Daily, we bring you another story in our Forgotten Children series, one about the surge of parental deaths during COVID and the grieving children left behind – …
Trump Mental Health Policies May Restrict Access to Coverage
Dec 17, 2024 · Insurance ‘cops’ may be on the chopping block. For those who do have insurance, advocates are bracing for budget cuts to federal agencies charged with enforcing insurance laws and a retreat by the new administration from enforcing the complex rules that govern insurance company practices.
Mental health giving rises a bit but still too low - MindSite News
Sep 25, 2024 · An Interview with Kristen Ward. Ever since some preliminary research in 2018 from the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for High Impact Philanthropy found that only 1.3% of all dollars donated by foundations and philanthropists went to mental health, the sector has been called out for giving too little attention – and too few dollars – to address a critical need.
School Shooting: Beyond Thoughts & Prayers Is Mental Health
Sep 17, 2024 · While it’s common for children and teens who experience a school shooting to have immediate reactions to trauma, such as trouble sleeping or concentrating, only a small portion will go on to develop post-traumatic stress disorder, said David Schonfeld, a developmental-behavioral pediatrician who directs the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
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Sep 27, 2021 · A new, editorially independent, digital publication focused on mental health, resilience and recovery The U.S. and much of the world is in the midst of a deepening and poorly understood mental health crisis – a crisis that was festering long before the COVID-19 pandemic. The enormous increase in mental and psychological suffering during the pandemic […]
After the LA fires: mental health fears - MindSite News
Jan 14, 2025 · Good Tuesday morning! In today’s Daily: The huge fires sweeping through Los Angeles pose big mental health risks, too. Singapore has a vision for mental health tourism. And have children’s mental health issues increased or has their resilience decreased? Plus: More frequent social media use is ...
How Climate Change Anxiety Undermines Youth Well-Being
Jan 16, 2025 · In other news… No Filters: A Mother and Teenage Daughter Love Story, a new memoir from writer Christie Watson and her daughter, Rowan Egberongbe, publishes today. Excerpted in The Guardian the book features both authors recalling the same moments, in near parallel, from independent perspectives. A review in the Times describes Watson’s recollections as “a masterclass in humor and hanging ...