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After five months of Therapy (Thursday), UHMP and viewers say it’s working
They gain valuable advice on when and how to seek, give help In May 2021, UHMP introduced “Therapy Thursdays,” half-hour discussions with...
Oct 18, 20212 min read
Missouri high school students recommend ways to improve school safety, student mental health
By Brie Zeltner and Malaya Mason St. Louis, MO - More licensed therapists on campus. Requiring parent or guardian participation in all...
Sep 8, 20215 min read
Borough students talk mental health, racism in local high schools
By Brie Zeltner and Sarah Gandluri For Justin Soyka, the crisis came in middle school. During his 8th grade year, he survived two...
Sep 8, 20214 min read
Staten Island high school students face racial segregation, bullying and mental health issues
By Pamela Rentz and Malaya Mason Youth leaders in high schools across Staten Island say that some of the biggest challenges facing their...
Sep 8, 20213 min read
Missouri high school students call for more mental health services in schools
By Sarah Gandluri and Brie Zeltner St. Louis, Missouri -- Feeling safe in school was a problem in Missouri even before the pandemic...
Sep 8, 20214 min read
Albuquerque Students tackle mental health, racial equity in schools
By Radiah Jamil and Kayla Johnson A group of Albuquerque teens and young adults have big plans to tackle problems they see in area...
Sep 8, 20213 min read
Jacksonville youth face rising rates of trauma, mental health issues
By Angely Pena Agramonte Teens today are under a lot of stress: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported that the...
Sep 7, 20213 min read
Gaffney Middle, High School students aim to reduce stigma around mental health
By Pam Rentz and Sarah Meehan After watching their peers struggle with mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of students in...
Sep 7, 20214 min read
Thrive-U Youth Highlight Mental Health Concerns of South Carolina Students Amid Remote Learning
By Radiah Jamil, Kayla Johnson and Sarah Meehan Students from Gaffney High School and Ewing Middle School are planning to launch a...
Sep 7, 20213 min read
Mental health, racial disparities and technology issues top concerns for New Mexico youth
By Pamela Rentz and Sarah Meehan Mental health issues, racial disparities and lack of technology access were problematic for New Mexico...
Sep 7, 20213 min read
Refuting the stigma behind antidepressants and mental illness
By Pam Rentz Youthcast Media Group ® While great strides have been made toward normalizing the concept of “self-care” and incorporating...
Aug 23, 20212 min read
As Grief Sweeps Nation from Violence, COVID-19 Deaths, Survivors ‘Suffering in Silence’
Josephine Chu, Amora Campbell and Madeleine Voth, Urban Health Media Project This story appeared in the Washington Informer on Jan. 9,...
Jun 17, 20216 min read
Community Work, Gospel Music Helps Grieving Mother Recover from Daughter’s Death
By Amora Campbell Youthcast Media Group ® This article was published in The Washington Informer online publication January 8, 2021. Rita...
Jun 17, 20212 min read
Mental Health Resources and Self-Assessments
Mental Health Resources American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Photo Gallery 4 3 ...
Jun 4, 20211 min read
Got the Pandemic Blues? Go to the (Bowling) Alley
By Maurice Ware Youthcast Media Group® Maurice Ware is shown with a bowling tournament award when he was a senior in high school in 2016....
May 24, 20213 min read
Surviving Trauma: COVID-19 Deaths Only One Trauma Young People of Color Face
BY SAMARAH BENTLEY URBAN HEALTH MEDIA PROJECT NEW ORLEANS -- In one week, a patient of New Orleans clinical psychologist Dr. Baraka Perez...
Jan 22, 20213 min read
Surviving Trauma: She Walks In Her Truth: Washington Woman Works to Help Other LGBTQ+ People of Colo
BY VANESSA FALCON URBAN HEALTH MEDIA PROJECT WASHINGTON, D.C. — Heidi Ellis, 36, was taught to love reading, to love her culture, and to...
Jan 20, 20214 min read
Surviving Trauma: Intergenerational Violence Affects Many in Black Community
BY AJMAANIE ANDRE URBAN HEALTH MEDIA PROJECT MIAMI – Charlene Bouie felt different from other children from an early age. It was decades,...
Jan 19, 20214 min read
Surviving Trauma: Separating Siblings in Foster Care Can Be Cruel
BY IJEOMA OKERE URBAN HEALTH MEDIA PROJECT WASHINGTON, D.C. — Growing up in the city’s foster care system, Lisa Cohen bounced between 13...
Jan 19, 20215 min read
Surviving Trauma: Domestic Abuse, Dulos Killing Motivate Mothers’ Political Activism
By Gillian Lamphere and Samantha Rosengard Youthcast Media Group® GREENWICH, CONN. – It was only in looking back that the southern...
Jan 19, 20216 min read
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