Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ

HEALTH August 31, 2022

US life expectancy fell again in 2021, largely due to COVID-19

According to a recent government report, the national life expectancy in the U.S. fell for the second consecutive year in 2021. It dropped by nearly a year.

Washington August 26, 2022

UW declined to correct misleading info on puberty blocker study after fawning media coverage

Emails from University of Washington staff reveal that the school chose not to respond to "concerning" information in a study critics argued was misleading.

US August 18, 2022

Florida parents sound alarm on mental health crisis after teen daughter commits suicide

Florida parents Cheryl and Hunter Brown are spreading awareness about depression and bullying after their teen daughter McKenna committed suicide one day before starting her senior year of high school.

MENTAL HEALTH July 18, 2022

As new suicide hotline number launches, mental health advocates are hopeful

A new 988 hotline launched July 16; people can call it amid a mental health crisis. Some who lost loved ones to suicide wonder if things would have been different if this 988 hotline had existed.

VIDEO July 18, 2022

New suicide hotline number launches, mental health advocates hopeful

Americans can now call 988 if they’re having a suicidal or mental health crisis. The new hotline that's part of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline network launched July 16 and you can call, text or chat the number.

MENTAL HEALTH July 16, 2022

New US suicide prevention hotline 988 launched

The new Suicide & Crisis Lifeline has launched, transitioning from 10 digits to the shorter 988 on Saturday. The hotline also links to the Veteran Crisis Line.

HEALTH June 23, 2022

Pediatricians recommend all adolescents be screened for suicide risk

The American Academy of Pediatrics added suicide risk screening to its 2022 schedule for preventative care amid skyrocketing rates of depression in young people.

MENTAL HEALTH May 9, 2022

States need more resources to meet expected demand for crisis hotline reboot: report

Approximately 17% of current Lifeline calls last year were abandoned before a caller could get help, while 41% of texts and 73% of online chats were left unanswered.

MENTAL HEALTH May 8, 2022

Family of former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst raises awareness of high-functioning depression after tragic death

Former 2019 Miss USA Cheslie Kryst committed suicide Jan. 30 this year, and her mother, April Simpkins, has opened up about Kryst’s secret struggle with high-functioning depression

MENTAL HEALTH April 30, 2022

Naomi Judd, country music star, 'shone a light in dark corners' about depression

Reacting to the news of the death of country music star Naomi Judd, author and journalist Alanna Nash told Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Digital on April 30, 2022, that the music of The Judds is "eternal, but equally important is the legacy she left in acknowledging her struggles with mental illness."

LIFESTYLE April 30, 2022

Naomi Judd, gone at 76, wrote about her mental illness in recent book

Naomi Judd wrote about her battle with depression in her 2016 book, "River of Time: My Descent into Depression and How I Emerged with Hope."