11.21.2022 More Young Adults are Seeking Mental Health Help We’ve all learned from any number of ridiculous and often dangerous TikTok stunts that not everything that trends with young adults is a good thing. But in a world where what’s cool today is uncool tomorrow, a positive trend has emerged with some staying power.
09.09.2022 Social Media’s Problem With Predatory Algorithms Social media platforms are designed to show content that you’ll like and click on. This is how popular posts become more popular; it’s also how you tend to discover new content. Because social media algorithms will serve up content related to what you’ve already interacted with, this can create a “rabbit hole” effect if left […]
08.15.2022 Teen Treatment’s Troubled History Teen treatment has been in the news recently, and not for good reasons. Celebrities like Paris Hilton, Jenny Pentland, and Paris Jackson are among those who have come forward with stories from their time in treatment facilities and reform schools that were supposed to help troubled teens. They’re stories not of hope and healing, but […]
07.24.2022 Taking Away the Stress from Test-Taking Test-taking — and the anxiety that comes along with it — are part of every school year, whether it’s brought on by final exams, standardized testing, or the dreaded SAT. It’s perfectly normal to have some anxiety around test-taking. Tests are a big deal, after all, and a certain amount of nervousness can spur you on to study and […]
07.01.2022 Pro Athletes Prioritizing Mental Health America’s mental health crisis has necessitated an emphasis on treatment and resources. As it happens, “suffering in silence” is having damaging repercussions across industries, and that includes sports. We admire professional athletes as mentally tough and physically elite individuals, so we don’t often see them as people who would struggle with mental health disorders. But they […]
06.06.2022 Dad Power: Combatting Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Childhood is a delicate and formative time, and children need loving, nurturing environments in order to develop and flourish. Unfortunately, many children experience various forms of adversity and trauma, which research shows can have long-term negative effects on development. Thankfully, there are factors that can mitigate the effects of adverse childhood experiences, and parents, particularly fathers, […]
