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May is Mental Health Awareness Month, but if you're like WCCO, you know it is essential to check in with yourself and your loved ones every month.
Let's be real: life can be overwhelming. Your brain needs a break between emails, errands, board meetings, and your cat's feeding schedule. That's why we're giving it the love it needs this Mental Health Awareness Month. Follow us on your television or streaming device for stories on brain research and chemistry. Hear from local nonprofits working to support you, and receive a reminder to check in with yourself when time seems to go by too fast. Engage with us on social media and share your tips and tricks to having a good day or how you have been a bright spot for someone else.
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And don't forget to join WCCO-TV, Active Minds and MTV for Mental Health Action Day on Thursday, May 15th. You don't have to be an expert to help a friend or loved one when they need you.
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Goldie Hawn appeared on "CBS Mornings" to talk about the mental health program that led to her inclusion on the list.
After veterans went through FDA-approved trials with other psychedelic drugs, two-thirds no longer had PTSD. Several of these trials are happening in the U.S. now.
Sims's store on University Avenue became Minnesota's first- Black-owned bookstore in several years when it opened last October.
A Colorado school district is prioritizing mental health by building a new facility that will double up as a school and a mental health day-treatment center.
"It's here, mental health exists. It's impacting our kids to a degree that we need this embedded in schools," Masters said. "The stressors these kids are facing, many of them are things adults have not faced in their entire lifetime."
A severe shortage of mental health treatment options means kids in crisis increasingly find themselves in emergency rooms for weeks or longer.
There are cries for help like never before from Minnesota's youth, as 29% of students say they've experienced depression, anxiety, and other mental health struggles for six months or more. That's more than ever before recorded by the state.
A California psychology professor has gained a million followers on TikTok by debunking "wellness" advice that could do more harm than good.
Children and teens across the U.S. increasingly face significant mental health challenges and a severe shortage of services to treat them. The result: kids everywhere are in crisis.
A large trial of a 4-day workweek in the U.K. led to more employee happiness, less burnout and higher company revenues.
