How to ensure children’s mental health
As a pediatric surgeon, I have spent my career giving children a chance to become healthy adults. When children are struck by serious medical conditions, their loved ones and doctors wrestle to...
View ArticleHow Would Better Mental Health Care Reduce Gun Violence?
President Obama’s plan to reduce gun violence includes provisions aimed at shoring up access to mental health care — but is that practical? Host Michel Martin discusses the plan’s mental health goals...
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Iowa struggles to treat children with mental illness
More Iowa children are being diagnosed with mental illness, and officials say the system to help them is inadequate. Cynthia Shouse, 19, feels it is important to talk with others about her mental...
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Is mental health seasonal?
Spring has sprung, at least for most of us, which means sundresses, seersucker and boozy croquet parties on the front lawn. Goodbye happy lamp, hello mimosa. But it’s not just champagne that’s lifting...
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