Reading Time: 5 minutes Every one of us has had days where we feel melancholy. Sometimes, the weather or changing seasons can affect our mood. Maybe we are trying to work out some personal issues […]
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6 Happiness Books that Mental Health Experts Trust
Reading Time: 5 minutes Reading as an act of self-care Just as there is no one definition of happiness, there isn’t one type of self-care that works for all people. Landing on a self-care method […]
Pressure Grows to Get Students Back to School as Mental Health Toll Grows
Reading Time: 2 minutes Dr. Danielle Roeske, Newport’s Connecticut Executive Director, sat down with CNBC to talk about the importance of the return to in-person schooling to a child’s mental health and social skills […]
How Pandemic Era Isolation and Anxiety Can Contribute to Substance Abuse
Reading Time: 4 minutes Dr. Barbara Nosal, Newport’s Chief Clinical Officer, sat down with Cheddar to talk about the effects of anxiety and social isolation on teens & young adults battling with substance abuse. […]
13 Mental Health Tips I Learned While Reporting Through the Pandemic
Reading Time: 9 minutes That’s a wrap on 2020 but not on taking care of ourselves. I remember the meeting the SELF health team had before I really grasped that COVID-19 was going to […]
COVID-19 and the Future of Mental Health
Reading Time: 3 minutes While most business sectors are suffering right now, there are a handful of industries—virtual reality, medical devices, touch-free technology—in which the pandemic has catalyzed innovation and growth. Among them is […]
Tiktokers Are Turning Mental Health Into a Trend — But Is That Helpful or Hurtful?
Reading Time: 3 minutes The 15Minutes4Me test has blown up on TikTok, with more than 6.4 million views as of writing on the #15minutes4me hashtag alone. The 15-minute online survey is based around an […]
The Best Homeschooling Tips For Parents
Reading Time: 4 minutes Welcome to 2020: Your apartment is starting to look less like a home and more like a classroom-office hybrid. The kitchen table? Oh, it’s under the chemistry textbooks and science projects. The […]
You vs. 2020
Reading Time: 4 minutes Just 10 months ago, back in The Before Times, when we were planning on New Year’s Eve outfits and Sharing our glow-up goals for the new decade, none of us […]
Laura Berman warns parents of pandemic drug use after son’s overdose. Here’s how to keep tabs on your teen’s mental health
Reading Time: 6 minutes When OWN TV therapist Laura Berman shared news of her 16-year-old son’s death by accidental overdose this week, warning other parents that he had purchased fentanyl-laced Xanax on Snapchat, it likely landed with parents […]
Half of Teens Who Vape Would Like to Stop – Here’s Why It’s Difficult
Reading Time: 4 minutes Nearly half of teenagers who vape would like to quit, according to a study Source published this week in JAMA Pediatrics. Over the past year, 1 in 4 of those same teenagers […]
What Should I Do About My Vaping Addiction? Experts Weigh In
Reading Time: 2 minutes So you vape. You’re not the only one. While vaping hasn’t been proven to be more dangerous than smoking cigarettes, it isn’t totally free of potential harmful short- and long-term consequences to […]