National Institute of Mental Health

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Listening to music or setting aside alone time can help teens manage stress.
May 18, 2023

Teens and stress: When it’s more than worry

Stress—and sometimes feeling anxious—is a natural and normal experience for everyone, including children and teenagers. But when those feelings last...

Anxiety
Adolescence can be a complicated time, especially for mental health, and some teens want their communities to do more in response.
May 16, 2023

Teens are talking about mental health

The prevalence of mental health issues is hard to measure, but federal data show how widespread the challenges are. The...

Mental Health

July 26, 2021

Talk it out: Need-to-know mental health resources

Are you or someone you know dealing with intense depression, anxiety, thoughts of suicide, or another mental health crisis? You...

Mental Health
Exercise helps your body release mood-boosting endorphins.
July 20, 2021

4 strategies for coping with pandemic stress

"We've been emphasizing all along the need to take care of yourself physically, meaning eat right and sleep right...

Mental Health

Participants were part of a larger study on social and emotional development.
July 19, 2021

Pandemic fear: Young adults with past childhood anxiety at greater risk

Could a child's personality hold clues to how well they will handle stressful events as a young adult? A...

COVID-19
Staying connected to others is more important now than ever.
July 09, 2021

Managing the uncertainty of COVID-19

"Coping with the pandemic has changed from a sprint to a marathon," says Joshua Gordon, M.D., Ph.D.,...

Mental Health

Readers, including the Srikonda family, Alyssa and Kevin Gbolie, and Ed Piscitelli, share their pandemic takeaways.
July 05, 2021

How have you managed stress during COVID-19?

During this global pandemic, we have all had to make changes to our daily lives. We asked readers to tell...

Mental Health
July 02, 2021

Children and the pandemic: NIH explores mental health impact on American youth

COVID-19 has likely had some mental health impact on most of us, especially children and adolescents. The National Institutes of...

Mental Health

Virtual exercise classes can combat stress and keep you connected.
February 25, 2021

How to cope with the stress of social isolation

Social isolation, or being physically separated from others, can lead to loneliness and increased stress, especially during a pandemic. Loneliness...

Stress
Providing resources to opioid overdose patients in the ER can help reduce the risk of death by overdose or suicide.
November 26, 2020

ER visits for drug overdose may raise risk of later death

People treated in the emergency room (ER) for an opioid overdose are 100 times more likely to die by drug overdose...

Opioid Overdose

Personal Story

Tracy Sekhon helped support her son Luca, who is now 10, through his autism diagnosis journey.
April 27, 2020

Embracing autism diagnosis helps family take charge

Luca is in fifth grade. He loves playing video games, building things, and learning about space. He can tell you...

Autism Spectrum Disorder, Personal Story
Kevin Delano encourages men to speak out about their mental health.
November 07, 2019

Removing the stigma from men’s mental health

When 46-year-old Kevin Delano was in his early teens, he knew he was different. He was depressed. He constantly had...

Bipolar Disorder, Personal Story, Men