
COVID Is Driving a Children’s Mental Health Emergency
Deaths of parents and other terrible experiences have hurt hundreds of thousands, so new initiatives are trying to help families in pain

COVID Is Driving a Children’s Mental Health Emergency
Deaths of parents and other terrible experiences have hurt hundreds of thousands, so new initiatives are trying to help families in pain

Expanding Mental Health Care Is a Medical Necessity
The COVID pandemic made a long-standing problem even more urgent


COVID Expanded the Boundaries of Personal Space—Maybe for Good
Our physical safety perimeters have widened, a study suggests

A Strategy for Rescheduling Psilocybin
There are three legal pathways to deregulating the drug under the Controlled Substances Act

Facebook Whistleblower Testified That Company’s Algorithms Are Dangerous: Here’s Why
Frances Haugen confirmed the negative effects caused by attempts to maximize engagement

Experimental Brain Implant Could Personalize Depression Therapy
Symptoms subsided for one woman after a carefully targeted neural circuit was stimulated

Mathematical Modeling and Computer Simulations Guide Better Mental Health Policy
During COVID, Australia has deployed these tools to forecast the impact of economic and social policies on the country’s mental health

Declines in Mental Health Workforce Need to Be Met by More Rigorous Employer Support
Businesses must implement wellness programs that are more than just “mindfulness apps, puppies and yoga”

How Consumers and Health Care Providers Can Judge the Quality of Digital Mental Health Tools
A burgeoning industry of apps and wearables must voluntarily put in place standards to ensure its products and services are based on solid evidence for their effectiveness

Mining Social Media Reveals Mental Health Trends and Helps Prevent Self-Harm
Patterns of word usage in online posts may point to individuals at high risk

Welcome to the Ultimate Neuroscience Lab: Your Smartphone
Digital devices can provide better and more useful information than the typical studies conducted with U.S. college students as participants

Inventive Ways of Delivering Mental Health Care Thrive during the Pandemic
Telehealth and community-based strategies combine to extend the reach of professional services