Seattle Story Project 'Will I die?' Coverage of maternal deaths among Black women cause fear Earlier this year, Black health care providers penned an open letter to Black birthing people acknowledging that America's racist past casts a long shadow over the pregnancy experience. They called out “Black birth trauma porn” as a major contributing factor to the heightened fear around birth.
Lawmakers Push Facebook To Abandon Instagram For Kids, Citing Mental Health Concerns New reporting on Facebook's internal research into the risks of Instagram to teens is fueling pressure from Washington.
Young People Are Anxious About Climate Change And Say Governments Are Failing Them A new study shows more than half of young people say climate change makes them feel afraid, sad, anxious, angry, powerless and helpless. And government inaction in particular makes them worried.
6 Tips For Coping With COVID Anxiety This Fall And Winter It's clear the next couple of seasons won't be the "life as usual" we all hoped for. Rituals, deep breathing and reaching out to friends are just a few ways to manage anxiety when the days grow dark.
Kids In Illinois Will Soon Be Able To Take 5 Mental Health Days From School Starting in January, students will be allowed to use their five mental health days without needing to provide a doctor's note for their absence.
RadioActive What I heard when I returned to school Many students are going back to school for in-person learning. RadioActive youth producer Charlotte Engrav is one of them. She feels mixed emotions. In this creative audio diary told entirely through sound, she shares her experience with anxiety during school after over a year of virtual classes.
KUOW Newsroom Washington attorney general’s office says police can still respond to non-criminal incidents Washington’s new police use-of-force law does not prevent officers from responding to non-criminal calls. That’s the upshot of a legal memo from the Attorney General’s office.
Serious gaps in mental health care in Washington prisons, report warns A new report is sounding the alarm about the state of mental health care in Washington prisons. It finds numerous shortcomings that increase the risk of suicide and contribute to lengthy stays in solitary confinement. The Department of Corrections acknowledges ongoing challenges, but says it's been making improvements and plans to seek additional funds from the Legislature to increase mental health staffing.
Simone Biles Now Realizes She's More Than Her Gymnastics Accomplishments "the outpouring love & support I've received has made me realize I'm more than my accomplishments and gymnastics which I never truly believed before," Biles said in a tweet.
You Don't Have To Be An Olympian To Prioritize Your Mental Health You don't need a gold medal to justify putting your mental health first. Whether you or someone you know is struggling, NPR's Life Kit has a few ways for you to focus on your mental wellbeing.
