Mental Health

988 launched a year ago in Philly, but many teens, youth still don’t know what it is

By Zahiya Daniels, Sydney Huynh, Toga Mohamed, Eyitemi Odusola, Lidya Roach and Brie Zeltner Youthcast Media Group™ For the past year,...

Creative writing is good for your mental health

By Michelle Collins Tyron Barnes' path into creative writing inspired him to write several books and reflect on who he is as a person. In...

Mental health days off? Students say yes, please

Byline: Radiah Jamil and Kymani Hughes Youthcast Media Group Marilyn Pani, a 16-year-old senior at Flushing High School in New York,...

Mental health experts weigh in on 988 and its future: Q & A

Byline: Oyewumi Oyeniyi, Youthcast Media Group™ As seen in USA Today On June 5, 2017, Zachary Bear Heels, a 29-year-old Native American...

Together, Philly mom and son cope with mental health issues

By Aileen Delgado and Julianne Hill This article was published in the Philadelphia Tribune on March 29, 2022. At two-and-a-half years...

Foster children at high risk for a multitude of mental health problems

By Yesenia Barrios Lisa Cohen, author, boxer and former foster child Lisa Cohen had to start over 13 times. As a foster kid she needed to...

Correctional facilities: The Band-Aid to mental health

Correctional Facilities: The Band-Aid to Mental Health By Yesenia Barrios Shawanna Vaughn had no choice. She was born in a prison...

Social media: A complex challenge for youth and parents to protect mental health

By Yesenia Barrios Using social media– specifically apps like Instagram and Snapchat--requires tricky negotiation for young people to...

Meet Justin Fernandez: UHMP student journalist and mental health advocate

By Aileen Delgado Justin Fernandez says he got two big things out of the UHMP boot camp on community health storytelling for high school...

Facts and data on mental health and law enforcement

Blacks were 10% of LA’s population, but 44% of those diagnosed with “serious mental illness.” - 2014 report to the Committee on the...

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...

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 suicide...

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...

Missouri high school students call for more mental health services in schools to increase feelings o

St. Louis, Missouri -- Feeling safe in school was a problem in Missouri even before the pandemic added the unprecedented element of fear...

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...

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...