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The Rise of AI Companions and What it Means for Youth Mental Health
More and more young people are turning to AI for something we didn’t really anticipate a few years ago. Not just homework help. Not just curiosity. They’re using it to talk through problems, to vent, to ask questions they’re not ready or embarrassed to ask someone else. In some cases,...
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Supporting Peer Mentoring as a Bridge to Campus Belonging
Across colleges and universities, students are experiencing increasing mental health challenges while simultaneously navigating the social, academic, and developmental demands of campus life. For many students, the transition to college represents their first time living independently, managing...
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From Awareness to Action: How SAFE Workplace Mental Health Training Helps Workplaces Recognize, Respond, and Connect
Workplace mental health challenges are often visible long before they are addressed. Changes in mood, attendance, communication, focus, or behavior may signal that an employee is struggling, yet many workplaces lack a clear and practical way to respond. Supervisors and coworkers are not trained...
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Financial Anxiety is Becoming a Public Health Issue
Economic stress has long been framed as a personal budgeting challenge, or a macroeconomic concern measured in inflation rates, interest hikes, and employment numbers. But for millions of Americans, financial pressure is no longer an abstract concept, it is a daily psychological burden that is...
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Supporting Supervisors and Mid-Level Leaders in Behavioral Health Organizations
More than five years after the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the nation, the behavioral health field continues to undergo profound and lasting shifts. Early in the pandemic, the World Health Organization (2022) reported a global 25 percent increase in anxiety and depressive disorders, a surge that...
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Connecting Workplaces to Wellness: Structural Solutions to Burnout
What percentage of your time at work is spent connecting with others? A central tenet of behavioral and mental health care is how we show up matters. Yet, a desire to care for the wellbeing of others does not directly translate to wellness among our workforces. The National Council for Mental...
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The Impact of Peer-Based Storytelling on Workplace Mental Health
NAMI-NYC participant reflections illustrate why a peer-based approach matters. One participant shared that they did not know anyone in their life who had experience depression and that hearing a peer speak made them feel less isolated, saying, “I don't have anyone who has depression around me, so...
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An Exclusive Interview with U.S. Soccer Legend Carli Lloyd: Advice for High School Athletes on Mental Health and Thriving Under Pressure
Few athletes know pressure like Carli Lloyd. Across two decades on the world’s biggest stages, she not only met it, but she also thrived in it. I wanted to know her secret. With two Olympic gold medals, two FIFA World Cup championships, she’s a National Soccer Hall of Fame member, and two-time...
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Polyvagal Exercises for IBS Symptom Management
It is hard to separate gastric distress from psychological distress due to the connection between the brain and the gut. One can lead to the other, and ultimately, while medications can support managing physiological symptoms, psychological interventions may be needed to reduce ongoing symptoms...
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Cultivating a Trauma-Informed Behavioral Health Workforce
Creating a trauma-informed behavioral health workforce is both a moral imperative and a practical necessity in today’s demanding care landscape. Understanding the concept requires recognizing its foundation: a workforce committed to safety, trust, empowerment, collaboration, peer support, and...
