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Parkland Jurors Must Manage Trial Stress on Their Own
The 12 jurors chosen this past week to decide whether Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz is executed will be exposed to horrific images and emotional testimony, but must deal with any mental anguish alone.
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Why This Man Left His Job as a Concrete Pourer to Sell Plants
Jesse Aleman’s job as a concrete pourer was affecting his mental health. So he made a big change: He quit his job and started selling plants from a street cart. And he achieved viral TikTok fame in the process.
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Biden Signs Landmark Bipartisan Gun Measure, Says ‘Lives Will Be Saved'
President Joe Biden on Saturday signed the most sweeping gun violence bill in decades, a bipartisan compromise that seemed unimaginable until a recent series of mass shootings, including the massacre of 19 students and two teachers at a Texas elementary school.
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Family Honors Soldier Who Died by Suicide by Looking Out for Vets' Mental Health
The family of Army Spc. Michael Wargo keeps his memory alive while grieving Wargo’s death by suicide. Wargo’s family is helping heroes deal with PTSD and hopefully save lives.
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New National Suicide Hotline Set to Launch Next Month Lacks Funding in Most States
People in crisis and those trying to help them will have a new phone number — 988 — to reach the national suicide prevention network starting next month, but some mental health professionals worry they will not be ready to handle the anticipated flood of calls.
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Carson Daly Finds Friendship, Mental Health Advocate in Peloton Instructor
TODAY’s Carson Daly speaks to NBC10’s Lucy Bustamante about a friendship formed with his Peloton instructor is helping shine a light on mental health struggles of young people.
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Officials Work to Prevent Teen Suicides in Downingtown Area School District
NBC10 and the Today Show are focusing on the mental health of teenagers in our ongoing “Mind Matters” series. NBC10’s Lucy Bustamante shows us how teen suicides have devastated the Downingtown Area School District and what’s being done to stop it.
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Ruby Barker of ‘Bridgerton' Shares Mental Health Struggles and Hospitalization
“I’ve been struggling since ‘Bridgerton,’ this is the truth,” Ruby Barker wrote alongside a video posted to Instagram on May 26. “Thank you all for supporting me, your love holds me up.”
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Navy Vet Finds Purpose, Urges Others to Seek Mental Health Help After Leaving Service
More military veterans have died by suicide than in combat over the past two decades. NBC10’s Lucy Bustamante speaks to Navy vet Jimmy White about how he lost his way and struggled mentally after leaving military service and his message to other vets that help is available....
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Jill Biden, Selena Gomez Lead Talk on Youth Mental Health
Selena Gomez joined first lady Jill Biden and U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy at the White House on Wednesday for a conversation about youth mental health. The singer/actor has been public about her own struggles. In 2020, Gomez revealed that she had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Gomez, Biden and Murthy held a conversation with a group of young people...
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Home-Like Support for Adults With Chronic Mental Illness
A first-of-its-kind home in our area is providing a family-like setting for adults with chronic mental illness in Elwyn, Pennsylvania. Charles Widger explains why funding Clark’s Manor was so important to his family.
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With Some Students in Turmoil, US Teachers Train in Mental Health
Since the pandemic started, experts have warned of a mental health crisis facing American children.
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Emmanuel Acho Wants You to Live an ‘Illogical' Life
“Goals are dumb,” says Emmanuel Acho, an author and former NFL and Texas Longhorns linebacker. Setting hard goals (get drafted in the first three rounds of the NFL Draft, be married by age 26) was only setting him up for disappointment when things didn’t work out exactly as envisioned. So he developed a new outlook on life and wrote a...
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Are Kids Addicted to Social Media? This State Wants to Make Platforms Pay
“We’re in the middle of what appears to be a completely unprecedented mental health crisis predating COVID among America’s teens,” says Ed Howard of the Children’s Advocacy Institute. Howard explains how platforms like Instagram and TikTok are designed to keep you scrolling for as long as possible, plus a new California bill that would hold the apps’ developers accountable if...
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Maren Morris Reflects on Her Struggle With Postpartum Depression After Welcoming Son Hayes
Maren Morris shares her experience with postpartum depression: “I know that I’m not the only one.”
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A Psychologist Says Parents Who Raise Resilient, Socially Intelligent Kids Always Do 5 Things During ‘Hard Times'
Want to boost your kids’ confidence and social intelligence? A child psychologist says providing reassurance and validation can make a world of difference. Here’s how parents can do that.
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The U.S. Moved Up in This Year's World Happiness Ranking — Here's Where It Ranks Now
The researchers behind the the 10th annual World Happiness Report say average life evaluations have remained “remarkably resilient during Covid-19.” Here’s what that means.
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This Country Has Been Named the World's Happiest for the Fifth Year in a Row
Finland has been named the world’s happiest country for the fifth year in a row, according to an annual report.
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How People Have Changed the Way They Think About Work, According to Their Therapists
People have always complained about work in therapy, one therapist says, but now they’re feeling more empowered to take action.
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A Harvard Nutritionist Shares the 6 Best Brain Foods: ‘Most People Aren't Eating Enough Of' These
Food and mental health are inextricably linked, says Harvard nutritionist and brain expert Dr. Uma Naidoo. Here are the six brain-boosting foods most Americans lack in their diet.